1st Edition

Human Resource Management Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

Edited By Rae Simons Copyright 2011
324 Pages
by Apple Academic Press

324 Pages
by Apple Academic Press

324 Pages
by Apple Academic Press

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Human resource management is the strategic approach to management of an organization’s most valuable asset—its people. It covers the recruitment, management, and direction of people who work for the organization and deals with employee compensation and benefits, hiring and training, performance management, organization development, safety... Read more

Corporate Social Responsibility: The Key Role of Human Resource Management
Assessment of Human Resources Management Practices in Lebanese Hospitals
Turnover and Heterogenity in Top Management Networks: A Demographic Analysis of Two Swedish Business Groups
Change Management: Getting a Tuned Up Organization
Challenges at Work and Financial Rewards to Stimulate Longer Workforce Participation
The Effects of Human Resource Practices on Firm Growth
Common Factors Between Swedish and Chinese Entrepreneurial Leadership Styles
Paris on the Mekong: Using the Aid Effectiveness Agenda to Support Human Resources for Health in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Strategic Human Resources Management: Aligning With the Mission
What Impact do Global Health Initiatives Have on Human Resources for Antiretroviral Treatment Roll-Out? A Qualitative Policy Analysis of Implementation Processes in Zambia
Biting the Hand that Feeds: Social Identity and Resistance in Restaurant Teams
Looking to the Future: Human Resource Competencies

Biography

Rae Simons is a successful business manager in Binghamton, New York, who is well acquainted with the demands and details of management. With degrees earned in both psychology and education (from the State University of New York), she brings practical and wide-ranging insights to the field of business management. She has written extensively for numerous publications on business and other topics, including publishers such as Barbour Books, Greenwood, and Facts on File.