Fundamentals of Human Resources Management supports human resources training for all students of management—not just HR managers. The text presents a wide range of HR topics within a single semester of material and a wealth of functional examples and applications. Fundamentals is also the first text of its kind to make talent management processes a core study. This fourth edition has been updated with practical personnel techniques, real company examples and new material on business sustainability—and each chapter now touches on important recurring themes in management, including employee engagement tactics, small/global business management, employment law features and positive employee relations.FeaturesEmployee engagement guide for managers sections in Chapters 3–14 to show how managers use human resource activities to improve employee engagement.Building Your Management Skills features throughout the book show students and managers how to apply what they’ve learned, for example, conducting an effective employment interview, creating an actual pay scale/pay plan for a company and disciplining an employee.Students and instructors will find many more actual company examples in this edition.Social Media and HREnd-of-Chapter Exercises.\nTable of Contents Part 1. Introduction\n1. Managing Human Resources Today\n2. Managing Equal Opportunity and Diversity\n3. Human Resource Strategy and AnalysisPart \n2. Staffing. Workforce Planning and Enforcement\n4. Job analysis and talent management\n5. Personnel planning and recruiting\n6. Selecting employeesPart 3. Training and Human Resource Development\n7. Training and Developing Employees\n8. Performance Management and Appraisal\n9. Managing CareersPart 4. Compensation and Total Rewards\n10. Developing Compensation Plans\n11. Pay for Performance and Employee BenefitsPart 5. Employee and Labour Relations\n12. Maintaining Positive Employee Relations\n13. Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining\n14. Improving Occupational Safety, Health and Risk ManagementPart 6. Special Issues in human resource managementModule A. Managing HR GloballyModule B. \nManaging Human Resources in Small and Entrepreneurial FirmsAppendix A. PHR and SPHR Knowledge BaseAppendix B. Comprehensive Cases.