Now you can develop a solid, practical understanding of today's human resource management (HRM) concepts and principles with this single source for contemporary cases, exercises, incidents, and skill builders. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS: CASES, EXERCISES, INCIDENTS, AND SKILL BUILDERS offers a hands-on approach to learning HRM with cases drawn from actual events in real organizations, and unique skills builders and exercises that focus on the practical abilities most important in HRM today. This book is the perfect complement to your primary human resource text in any introductory HRM course. A fresh emphasis on problem solving and critical analysis equips you with long-term skills that are important for success at any level of study. Timely examples are drawn from a variety of organizations, including today's growing service sector to provide you with a diversity of experience. The book's timely topics prepare you for traditional HRM situations as well as today's more controversial issues, such as telecommuting, alcohol and drug abuse on the job, and discrimination. With exercises designed for a single class period and a new comprehensive term project, you'll find opportunities to apply and refine your HRM skills for success within your introductory course and your career that follows.

This textbook contains cases, exercises, mini-cases, and skill builders in human resource management. Nkomo et al. (U. of South Africa, U. of Central Florida, and Old Dominion U.) provide it as a supplement for basic texts on the topic at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Topics address traditional applications, diversity, the legal and regulatory environment, recruitment and selection, orientation and training, compensation and benefits, issues such as AIDS, telecommuting, phased retirement, alcohol and drug abuse on the job, and labor relations, using actual events from a wide variety of organizations with an emphasis on the service sector. A term project rounds out the book. There is no index. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

"The variety of activities allows the professor to pick and choose cases depending on topic, time, type of students, or prior use. This is a strong point to this text."

"This text is useful to the students. It is the bridge between theory and practice. Students often perceive that theory has not use beyond the classroom. Your textbook provides the occasion to apply theory to real workplace problems. It also offers students the opportunity for collaborative work as well so that they can work as a team solving a problem. Because the cases, exercises, and other activities are based on real work situations, the students gain practical experience in using HR concepts and principles. Beyond the pedagogic component, students enjoy the applications. They become spirited and lively, especially in role play exercises. They develop insights through the simulations. The textbook is useful to the instructor on many levels. It is well organized and the material is just superior to what is out there in the marketplace."

"I feel that this is the best case book for HRM available à I plan on continuing to use the book in the future and have no plans on changing. I feel the authors have put a lot of effort and work into the text and appreciate its availability."

Stella M. Nkomo is a professor of business leadership at the University of South Africa's Graduate School of Business Leadership. She is the former chair of the Department of Management at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina. She holds a doctorate in business administration from the University of Massachusetts. Professor Nkomo is a former Scholar-in-Residence at the Mary Ingraham Bunting Institute of Radcliffe College and Harvard University. Her nationally recognized work on race and gender in organizations, managing diversity, leading change, and human resource management appears in numerous journals, edited volumes, and magazines. Professor Nkomo has made numerous presentations to both academic and practitioner audiences. She is or has served on the editorial board of several management journals including the Organization, Academy of Management Review, Work and Occupations, Organization, and the Journal of Management Education. She is the author of three books including the Harvard Business School Press book, Our Separate Ways: Black and White Women and the Struggle for Professional Identity. She is a former member of the executive board of the Human Resource Management Division of the Academy of Management. Most recently, she completed a term as a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Management. Professor Nkomo is listed in the Who's Who in the Managerial Sciences. She is the recipient of many honors. During her tenure at the University of North Carolina, she received the Belk College of Business Research Excellence Award and the Bank of America Teaching Excellence Award. Professor Nkomo also served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Center for Creative Leadership.Myron D. Fottler is Professor of Health Care Administration and Director of Programs in Health Administration at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. He was previously Professor and Director of the Ph. D. Program in Administration-Health Services at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He received his M.B.A. from Boston University and his Ph. D. in Business from Columbia University. His research interests include all areas of health services administration as well as strategic human resources management, job design, and the impact of organizational restructuring. His most recent books include Strategic Leadership for Medical Groups, Strategic Management of Human Resources in Health Services Organizations, Essentials of Human Resources Management in Health Services Organizations, and Applications in Personnel / Human Resources Management.R. Bruce McAfee is a Professor of Management at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He has an MBA from the University of Michigan, an MA from the University of Detroit, and a Ph.D. from Wayne State University. He has written 10 books, including Organization Behavior, Effectively Managing Troublesome Employees, Productivity Strategies, and Applications in Human Resource Management. He has also written over 50 articles and conducted more than 50 in-house training sessions for different corporations.

Part One: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN PERSPECTIVE: FUNCTION, DIVERSITY, AND LEGAL ISSUES. 1. The HRM Function/Environment. 2. Diversity Issues. 3. The Legal and Regulatory Environment. Part Two: MEETING HUMAN RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS: JOB ANALYSIS/DESIGN, PLANNING, RECRUITMENT, AND SELECTION. 4. Job Analysis/Planning/Outsourcing/Mergers/Layoffs. 5. Recruitment and Selection. Part Three: DEVELOPING EFFECTIVENESS IN HUMAN RESOURCES: TRAINING, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL. 6. Orientation/Training/Career Development. 7. Performance Appraisal. Part Four: IMPLEMENTING COMPENSATION SYSTEMS AND SECURITY: COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND SAFETY AND HEALTH. 8. Compensation. 9. Benefits. 10. Safety Issues. Part Five: ENHANCING EMPLOYEE RELATIONS: MOTIVATION, EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND DISCIPLINE, LABOR RELATIONS, AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. 11. Motivation and Discipline. 12. Labor Relations, Collective Bargaining, and Contract. 13. Administration. Part Six: INTERNATIONAL HR AND TERM PROJECT. 14. International HR Issues. 15. Term Project.