Cases in Human Resource Management by David Kimball

By:

David Kimball [Author]

Publication details: Sage 2016 New DelhiDescription: xiv, 85 pages; Illustrations: 22 cmISBN:

9781506332147

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

658.3 KIM

Contents:

Part 1: 21st-Century Human Resource Management Strategic Planning and Legal Issues Chapter 1: The New Human Resource Management Process Case 1.1 The Changing Role of Human Resources in Organizations: The Curious Case of Zappos Case 1.2 HRM Careers: Five Growing Areas of Human Resources Chapter 2: Strategy-Driven Human Resource Management Case 2.1 The External Environment: When State Government Offers Early Retirement Case 2.2 HR Strategy: Employees Matter at Costco Chapter 3: The Legal Environment and Diversity Management Case 3.1 Major Employment Laws: How Does an Increase in State Minimum Wage Impact an Organization? Case 3.2 Diversity and Inclusion: What’s the Difference? Part 2: Staffing Chapter 4: Matching Employees and Jobs: Job Analysis and Design Case 4.1 HR Forecasting: Visier – Workforce Forecasting Case 4.2 Succession Planning: Developing Leaders at General Electric (GE) Chapter 5: Recruiting Job Candidates Case 5.1 The Recruiting Process: The Growth of E-Recruitment in Recruiting Job Candidates Case 5.2 Internal Versus External Candidates: Which Candidate Is More Valuable? Chapter 6: Selecting New Employees Case 6.1 The Selection Process: Searching for a New Faculty Member . . . What Step in the Selection Process Are We in Today? Case 6.2 Looking for “Organizational Fit”: Walter’s Unstructured Interview at Google Part 3: Developing and Managing Chapter 7: Training, Learning, Talent Management, and Development Case 7.1 The Need for Training and Development: Should You Use Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Such as Coursera and Udacity to Recruit and Retain Talent? Case 7.2 Talent Management and Development: The Talented Harry Saunders's Career Development at the Big Buy Supermarket Chapter 8: Performance Management and Appraisal Case 8.1 Why Do We Conduct Performance Appraisals? Jennee LeBeau and the Case of the Missing Performance Appraisal System Case 8.2 Performance Appraisal Problems: The Trouble With Performance Systems

Abstract: Cases in Human Resource Management provides students with insights into common challenges, dilemmas, and issues human resource managers face in the workplace. Using a wide variety of well-known companies and organizations, author David Kimball engages students with original, real-world cases that illustrate HRM topics and functions in action. Each case is designed to encourage students to find new solutions to human resource issues and to stimulate class discussion. Case questions challenge students to think critically, apply concepts, and develop their HRM skills. The contents are organized using the same topical coverage and structure as most HRM textbooks, making Kimball the ideal companion for any introductory HRM course.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam General Stacks	Non-fiction	658.3 KIM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		001274

Part 1: 21st-Century Human Resource Management Strategic Planning and Legal Issues
Chapter 1: The New Human Resource Management Process
Case 1.1 The Changing Role of Human Resources in Organizations: The Curious Case of Zappos

Case 1.2 HRM Careers: Five Growing Areas of Human Resources

Chapter 2: Strategy-Driven Human Resource Management
Case 2.1 The External Environment: When State Government Offers Early Retirement

Case 2.2 HR Strategy: Employees Matter at Costco

Chapter 3: The Legal Environment and Diversity Management
Case 3.1 Major Employment Laws: How Does an Increase in State Minimum Wage Impact an Organization?

Case 3.2 Diversity and Inclusion: What’s the Difference?

Part 2: Staffing
Chapter 4: Matching Employees and Jobs: Job Analysis and Design
Case 4.1 HR Forecasting: Visier – Workforce Forecasting

Case 4.2 Succession Planning: Developing Leaders at General Electric (GE)

Chapter 5: Recruiting Job Candidates
Case 5.1 The Recruiting Process: The Growth of E-Recruitment in Recruiting Job Candidates

Case 5.2 Internal Versus External Candidates: Which Candidate Is More Valuable?

Chapter 6: Selecting New Employees
Case 6.1 The Selection Process: Searching for a New Faculty Member . . . What Step in the Selection Process Are We in Today?

Case 6.2 Looking for “Organizational Fit”: Walter’s Unstructured Interview at Google

Part 3: Developing and Managing
Chapter 7: Training, Learning, Talent Management, and Development
Case 7.1 The Need for Training and Development: Should You Use Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Such as Coursera and Udacity to Recruit and Retain Talent?

Case 7.2 Talent Management and Development: The Talented Harry Saunders's Career Development at the Big Buy Supermarket

Chapter 8: Performance Management and Appraisal
Case 8.1 Why Do We Conduct Performance Appraisals? Jennee LeBeau and the Case of the Missing Performance Appraisal System

Case 8.2 Performance Appraisal Problems: The Trouble With Performance Systems

Cases in Human Resource Management provides students with insights into common challenges, dilemmas, and issues human resource managers face in the workplace. Using a wide variety of well-known companies and organizations, author David Kimball engages students with original, real-world cases that illustrate HRM topics and functions in action. Each case is designed to encourage students to find new solutions to human resource issues and to stimulate class discussion. Case questions challenge students to think critically, apply concepts, and develop their HRM skills. The contents are organized using the same topical coverage and structure as most HRM textbooks, making Kimball the ideal companion for any introductory HRM course.

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