Human Resource Management

Functions, Applications, and Skill Development

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

• The Fourth Edition is available as a digital option through SAGE Vantage, an intuitive digital platform that offers auto-graded assignments and interactive multimedia tools—including video—all designed to enable students to better prepare for class. Learn more.
• Self-Assessments available on SAGE Vantage help students understand themselves better by integrating their preferences and styles with real-world HRM.
  
• Updated chapters reflect the 2018 Curriculum Guidebook from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), with more than 80% of the primary undergraduate guidelines included, as well as many secondary. The complete guidebook is included in the appendix.
• New and expanded content covers key and timely topics such as people analytics and metrics; increasing use of AI; employee engagement; high-performance work systems; pay equity; diversity and inclusion; the changing marijuana laws; the changing process of performance appraisal; and new exempt-employee regulations.
• A streamlined organization includes updated headings that better align with revised learning objectives.
• Additional end-of-chapter cases further illustrate how specific organizations use HRM functions, with critical thinking questions that challenge students to identify and apply the chapter concepts demonstrated in each case.
• New examples include some of today’s best companies to capture student interest.

• A balanced, three-pronged approach that brings together concepts/functions, applications, and skill development helps students master the concepts, apply them, and build essentials workplace skills.
• Chapter-opening learning objectives identify what students should be able to do after reading the chapter and include page numbers where the relevant content can be found.
• Trends and Issues in HRM sections cover the latest developments in the field, particularly trends related to data analytics, social media, ethics, privacy, and working in diverse, global organizations.
• Work Application boxes in the margin pose open-ended questions that prompt students to explain how the HRM concepts apply to their own work experience.
• Applying the Concept features ask students to determine the most appropriate HRM concept to be used in a specific example.
• Behavior Modeling features present step-by-step actions to follow when implementing HRM functions, such as how to conduct a job interview and performance appraisal.
• Chapter-ending learning resources include summaries tied back to chapter-opening learning objectives, lists of key terms along with key term review questions, and communication skills questions.
• End-of-chapter cases illustrate how specific organizations use the HRM functions; accompanying critical thinking questions challenge students to identify and apply the chapter concepts demonstrated in each case.
• Skill Builder exercises help students develop HRM skills that they can use in their professional and personal lives.