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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 23<br />

CHAPTER CONTENTS OVERVIEW<br />

Following is a brief overview of the chapters and their content.<br />

Part 1: Introduction<br />

Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Resource Management. The manager s<br />

human resource management jobs; crucial global and competitive trends; how<br />

managers use technology and modern HR measurement systems to create highperformance<br />

work systems.<br />

Chapter 2: Equal Opportunity and the Law. What you should know about equal<br />

opportunity laws and how they affect activities such as interviewing, selecting<br />

employees, and evaluating performance.<br />

Chapter 3: Human Resource Management Strategy and Analysis. What is<br />

strategic planning; strategic human resource management; building highperformance<br />

HR practices; tools for evidence-based HR.<br />

Part 2: Recruitment, Placement, and Talent Management<br />

Chapter 4: Job Analysis and the Talent Management Process. How to analyze a job;<br />

how to determine the human resource requirements of the job, as well as its specific<br />

duties, and what is talent management.<br />

Chapter 5: Personnel Planning and Recruiting. Human resource planning;<br />

determining what sorts of people need to be hired; recruiting them.<br />

Chapter 6: Employee Testing and Selection. Techniques you can use to ensure<br />

that you re hiring the right people.<br />

Chapter 7: Interviewing Candidates. How you can interview candidates<br />

effectively.<br />

Part 3: Training and Development<br />

Chapter 8: Training and Developing Employees. Providing the training and<br />

development to ensure that your employees have the knowledge and skills<br />

needed to accomplish their tasks.<br />

Chapter 9: Performance Management and Appraisal. Techniques you can use for<br />

appraising employee performance.<br />

Chapter 10: Employee Retention, Engagement, and Careers. Coaching<br />

employees; managing careers; techniques such as career planning and<br />

promotion from within; talent management methods.<br />

Part 4: Compensation<br />

Chapter 11: Establishing Strategic Pay Plans. How to develop equitable pay plans<br />

for your employees.<br />

Chapter 12: Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives. Pay-for-performance<br />

plans such as financial incentives, merit pay, and incentives that help tie<br />

performance to pay.<br />

Chapter 13: Benefits and Services. Providing benefits that make it clear the<br />

firm views its employees as long-term investments and is concerned with their<br />

welfare.<br />

Part 5: Employee Relations<br />

Chapter 14: Ethics and Employee Rights and Discipline. How you can ensure<br />

ethical and fair treatment through grievance and discipline processes.

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