Human Resource Management Essentials You Always Wanted To Know - (Self-Learning Management) by Vibrant Publishers & Jaquina Gilbert (Paperback)

About the Book

The core of every company is its people, and Human Resources Management (HRM) is the key to handling all the complexities of human relations, compensation, conflict resolution, and much more.

Book Synopsis

This book guides readers through the challenges of human resource management and provides tools to address those challenges. It provides an understanding of areas including:

• The concept of HRM
• Performance management strategies
• Legal and regulatory compliance
• Organizational development
• Conflict management
• Payroll and compensation
• Information technology in HRM
• Health and safety
• Personnel development

The core of every company is its people. For a company to function effectively at all levels, the management and guidance of its human resource personnel is paramount. Human Resources Management (HRM) is designed to help students, new managers, career switchers and entrepreneurs learn essential HR management lessons. This book is the key to handling all the complexities of human relations, compensation, conflict resolution, and much more. It contains essential strategies and tactics that companies need to effectively manage their human resource potential and drive their organization to profitability and success.

About the Series

The Self-Learning Management Series is designed to address every aspect of business from HR to Finance to Marketing to Operations, be it any industry. Each book includes basic fundamentals, important concepts, standard and well-known principles, and practical ways of application of the subject matter. The distinctiveness of the series lies in that all the relevant information is bundled in a compact form that is very easy to interpret.

Review Quotes

Human Resource Management Essentials is a clear and comprehensive foundational overview of the purpose and multifaceted role of the Human Resources function within an organization. Ms. Gilbert builds upon the history of the nature of work, pre and post-Industrial Revolution, building an important chronology that depicts how 'work' and 'workers' have evolved in response to shifting societal needs and how effectively managing human resources is a business imperative for organizational success and sustainability. Through a compelling integration of theoretical and conceptual content, relevant process models, and real-world practices and resources, Ms. Gilbert offers both a strategic and tactical resource for developing a sound knowledge base and skill set in human resource management that can be leveraged for more advanced deep-dive examination of each HR topic as well as applied in actual professional settings and contexts.

--Dr. Carrie A. Picardi, University of Bridgeport

The book on Human Resource Management Essentials provides strong functional knowledge of HRM and will enable students to clearly understand the purpose, practice and procedures attributed to HRM. The author has a comprehensive knowledge of the field and shares excellent real world examples. This book will be a desk reference both for the HRM major as well as for the business major with a different concentration, long after they graduate and embark upon their careers.

--Fernán R. Cepero, YMCA OF GREATER ROCHESTER - ASSOCIATION OFFICE

This book gives a complete perspective of the entire gamut in Human Resources. On reading this book, you will get a comprehensive understanding of the Employee Lifecycle - right from hiring to exit from the organization. This textbook serves as a guide to understand the fundamentals on every aspect of Human Resources. Its principles can be applied while functioning as a human resource professional in any organization.

--Rhea Doshi, BASF India Ltd