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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 10th Edition

November 2009, ©2010
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When organizations face challenges such as an economy in recession, they depend on thoroughly trained professionals to react quickly to changes and create strategies for success.  Fundamentals of Human Resource Management offers a concise and practical approach to selecting and training people with the skills necessary to pursue strategies effectively.  This engaging text offers a managerial decision-making context through a wealth of real-world applications, including real-world cases and hands-on interactive scenarios.

Bestselling authors David DeCenzo and Stephen Robbins have channeled their significant industry experience for students throughout the U.S. and across the world.  For every element of HRM—recruitment, training, motivation, retention, safety, employment law, globalization, and compensation—the new 10th Edition contains content, cases, and questions both broad and thorough enough to equip all students with a solid foundation to achieve professional success.

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Table of Contents
PART 1 UNDERSTANDING HRM.

Chapter 1 The Dynamic Environment of HRM.

Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Strategic HRM.

PART 2 THE LEGAL AND ETHICAL CONTEXT OF HRM.

Chapter 3 Equal Employment Opportunity.

Chapter 4 Employee Rights and Discipline.

PART 3 STAFFING THE ORGANIZATION.

Chapter 5 Human Resource Planning and Job Analysis.

Chapter 6 Recruiting.

Chapter 7 Foundations of Selection.

PART 4 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT.

Chapter 8 Socializing, Orienting, and Developing Employees.

Chapter 9 Managing Careers.

PART 5 MAINTAINING HIGH PERFORMANCE.

Chapter 10 Establishing the Performance Management System.

Chapter 11 Establishing Rewards and Pay Plans.

Chapter 12 Employee Benefits.

Chapter 13 Ensuring a Safe and Healthy Work Environment.

PART 6 LABOR-MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTS.

Chapter 14 Understanding Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining.

Endnotes.

Glossary.

Company Index.

Subject Index.

New To This Edition
New and updated topics in every chapter:

  • Chapter 1:  International Diversity, HRM Challenges
  • Chapter 2:  The link between HR and business strategy, HR careers, and Outsourcing HR
  • Chapter 3:  Small business and the USERRA and VIBA, Recruiting Diversity, English-Only Rules, EEOC, and younger workers
  • Chapter 4:  Reorganized to include Employee Discipline, Employee Dismissal; Company Monitoring of Employees; Workplace Romance, and Fraternization Policies
  • Chapter 5:  Department of Labor O*NET Database and Content Model, Turnover at Transportation, and Communication Skills Activity
  • Chapter 6:  Employment Branding
  • Chapter 7:  Acceptable and Unacceptable Interview Questions, social networking sites including Facebook and LinkedIn, Effective Interviewing, Creating Effective Interview Questions Activity
  • Chapter 8:  Addition of Employee Handbook and Communication sections
  • Chapter 9:  Career, Growing and Declining Jobs
  • Chapter 10:  Technology in the Appraisal Process, Creating a Performance Appraisal team activity, How to Write Effective Appraisal Comments
  • Chapter 11:  Salary Negotiation and Discrimination, Violations of Fair Labor Standards Act, Merit Pay learning activity
  • Chapter 12:  Social Security and the “Silver Tsunami,” Reducing Healthcare Costs for Employers, Decline of Defined Benefit Retirement Plans, Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Chapter 13:  OSHA Assistance to Employers, OSHA’s Top Ten Violations
Hallmark Features
Concise, thorough coverage. 

Clear, conversational style.

A practical look at the most critical issues in human resource management.

Features proven to facilitate learning:

  • Learning Outcomes, Chapter Summaries, Key Terms, Review and Discussion Questions
  • The HRM Workshop: End-of-chapter sections promote analytical, diagnostic, team-building, investigative, presentation, communication, and writing skills.  These experiential exercises provide opportunities to work with real cases, short research papers, or class presentations.
  • Examples and cases from real companies such as the Major League Baseball Players Association, UPS, General Electric, OSHA, and more.
  • Integrated theme boxes: HRM Skill Boxes, HRM Ethical Situations, Meet an HRM Professional.

Available Versions

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 10th Edition
by David A. DeCenzo, Stephen P. Robbins
ISBN 978-0-470-16968-1
November 2009, ©2010
Paperback, 432 pages
US $190.95 Add to Cart
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, Tenth Edition Binder Ready Version
by David A. DeCenzo, Stephen P. Robbins
ISBN 978-0-470-55668-9
November 2009, ©2010
Paperback, 448 pages
US $125.95 Add to Cart
E-book
Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 10th Edition
by David A. DeCenzo, Stephen P. Robbins
ISBN 978-0-470-57171-2
June 2010, ©2010
Wiley E-Text, 432 pages