Managing Human Resources

Learning Path:

Self-Assessment Activity - These activities help increase student engagement in management. These activities introduce chapter content in a way that allows students to reflect on their own opinions and personalities, making the chapter content more relevant to students.

Chapter Reading- This is where the core text content lives. It is an interactive e-book with integrated tools for students and instructors. This includes interactive figures that help bring concepts to life. Students can search, jump to sections, highlight, take notes, have the text read aloud, define words and more

Assignment- Students start to 'think like managers' after completing this exercise. 88% of instructors say these homework assignments lead to higher grades. (Cengage Learning, 2013) Questions progress students through the following levels:

CONNECT ' connect management concepts to real-world organizations

PERFORM ' show what a manager would do in a given situation

LEAD ' analyze complex situations and find solutions.

Videos- Detailed animations teach core concepts with narrated audio as well as video vingettes highlighting real businesses and issues they face related to Human Resources Management concepts. Students gain understanding from alternative media-rich explanations of core concepts.

Quiz- Multiple choice questions that test students on terminology, key concepts, and applied managerial problems

Study Tools- Flashcards for studying, and practice quizzes that don't count towards their grades.

You Make The Decision- These NEW activities put students in the shoes of a manager and challenge them to think critically about the decisions they need to make. Students will experience the outcome of their decisions allowing them to experience what it's like to act like a manager in the real world.

Integrated Cases Assignments- Open-ended questions following short cases from the core text help students synthesize multiple learning outcomes and concepts to real-world scenarios and improve critical thinking skills. Assignment grading is easy within MindTap and link directly to grade book for submission and organization of scores.

Experiential Exercise Assignments- Group projects and role play activities powered by YouSeeU allow students to work together online; they can create videos, documents, and even meet virtually- all to help improve their management skills. Exercises include rubrics to easily facilitate grading.

Preface. Part I: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN PERSPECTIVE. 1. The Challenge of Human Resources Management. 2. Strategy and Human Resources Planning. Part II: MEETING HUMAN RESOURCES REQUIREMENTS. 3. Equal Employment Opportunity and Human Resources Management. 4. Job Analysis and Job Design. Part III: DEVELOPING EFFECTIVENESS IN HUMAN RESOURCES. 5. Expanding the Talent Pool: Recruitment and Careers. 6. Employee Selection. 7. Training and Development. 8. Performance Management and the Employee Appraisal Process. Part IV: IMPLEMENTING COMPENSATION AND SECURITY. 9. Managing Compensation. 10. Pay-for-Performance: Incentive Rewards. 11. Employee Benefits. 12. Promoting Safety and Health. Part V: ENHANCING EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT RELATIONS. 13. Employee Rights and Discipline. 14. The Dynamics of Labor Relations. Part VI: EXPANDING HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT HORIZONS. 15. International Human Resources Management. 16. Creating High-Performance Work Systems. Integrated Cases