Strategic Human Resources: Frameworks for General Managers James N. Baron

By:

Baron, James N

Contributor(s):

Kreps, David M

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Wiley, 1999.Edition: 3rd EdDescription: xxi, 602 p. 24 cmISBN:

9788126524914

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

363.286 BAR

Contents:

The Five Factors Consistent HR Practices: The Whole Can Be More Than the Sum of the Parts Employment and Economics Employment as a Social Relation Voice: Unions and Other Forms of Employee Representation Employment, Society, and the Law Internal Labor Markets High-Commitment HR Performance Evaluation Pay for Performance Compensation Systems: Forms, Bases, and Distribution of Rewards Job Design Staffing and Recruitment Training Promotion and Career Concerns Downsizing Outsourcing HRM in Emerging Companies Organizing HR

Summary: Human Resources are the most important resource that a firm commands and should be regarded as capital, a factor of production in which managers invest today in order to realize future profits. This book deals with the strategic implications of Human Resource Management as an important strategic asset and emphasizes its importance within the overall strategy of the firm. The book covers issues such as job design, evaluation, recruitment, training, career concern, and outsourcing and downsizing. The linkage between the various pieces of HRM policy are stressed and how the policies are related to management issues such as TQM, just-in-time manufacturing, and others. The book is aimed at the general manager, not the HRM practitioner and it stresses conceptual frameworks, not procedural methodology.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	363.286 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33829
General Books	CUTN Central Library Social Sciences	Non-fiction	363.286 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		33830

The Five Factors

Consistent HR Practices: The Whole Can Be More Than the Sum of the Parts
Employment and Economics

Employment as a Social Relation

Voice: Unions and Other Forms of Employee Representation

Employment, Society, and the Law

Internal Labor Markets

High-Commitment HR

Performance Evaluation

Pay for Performance

Compensation Systems: Forms, Bases, and Distribution of Rewards

Job Design

Staffing and Recruitment

Training
Promotion and Career Concerns

Downsizing

Outsourcing

HRM in Emerging Companies

Organizing HR

Human Resources are the most important resource that a firm commands and should be regarded as capital, a factor of production in which managers invest today in order to realize future profits. This book deals with the strategic implications of Human Resource Management as an important strategic asset and emphasizes its importance within the overall strategy of the firm. The book covers issues such as job design, evaluation, recruitment, training, career concern, and outsourcing and downsizing. The linkage between the various pieces of HRM policy are stressed and how the policies are related to management issues such as TQM, just-in-time manufacturing, and others. The book is aimed at the general manager, not the HRM practitioner and it stresses conceptual frameworks, not procedural methodology.

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