1st Edition

Meeting the Challenge of Human Resource Management A Communication Perspective

Edited By Vernon D. Miller, Michael E. Gordon Copyright 2014
282 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

While communicating is a vital skill for managers at all organizational levels and in all functional areas, human resource managers are expected to be especially adept communicators, given the important interpersonal component of their roles. Practitioners and scholars alike stand to benefit from incorporating an updated and more nuanced view of communication theory and practice into... Read more

Part I: Introduction  1. Communication and Human Resource Management: Historic Ties and New Relationships Michael E. Gordon and Vernon D. Miller  2. The Importance of Communication in Fulfilling the Strategic Role of HRM Sue Hutchinson  Part II: Staffing  3. Employee Recruitment James Breaugh  4. The Role of Communication in Intuitive and Analytical Employee Selection Robert L. Dipboye  5. Effective New Employee Socialization: A Review of the Critical Role of Communication Talya N. Bauer, Berrin Erdogan, and Lauren Simon  6. Promotions and Transfers  Michael W. Kramer and Carrisa S. Hoelsher  7. Disclosure and Deception: Communication Issues in Organizational Disengagement Michael E. Gordon  8. How Staffing Functions Communicate to Organization Members and the Public  Neal Schmitt  Part III: Developing  9. Meeting the Communication Challenges of Training Jeremy P. Fyke and Patrice M. Buzzanell  10. The Appraisal Interview: Finding the Right Words Michael E. Gordon and Vernon D. Miller  11. Leadership, Ingratiation, and Upward Communication in Organizations Dennis Tourish  12. Change Management Laurie Lewis  13. Implications of Communication Research for Improving Developing Policies, Procedures, and Functions Patricia M. Sias  Part IV: Conserving  14. Attitude Surveys Paul M. Leonardi, Jeffrey W. Treem, William C. Barley, and Vernon D. Miller  15. How Communication Affects Employee Knowledge of and Reactions to Compensation Systems Ingrid Smithey Fulmer and Yan Chen  16. The Role of Communication in Employee Safety and Health Management Robert R. Sinclair, Kyle R. Stanyar, Anna C. McFadden, Alice M. Brawley, and Yueng-Hsiang Huang  17. Managing Diversity through Effective Communication Eddy S. Ng and James R. Barker  18. Work-Life Issues Caryn E. Medved  19. Media Management: The Integration of HRM, Technology, and People Keri K. Stephens, Eric D. Waters, and Caroline Sinclair  20. Global Operations William D. Schneper and Mary Ann Von Glinow  21. Implications of Communication Research for Improving Conserving Policies, Procedures, and Functions Gary P. Latham  Part V: Epilogue  22. Mapping the ‘Trading Zones’ of Communication and Human Resource Management Vernon D. Miller and Michael E. Gordon

Biography

Vernon D. Miller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Department of Management at Michigan State University, USA.

Michael E. Gordon is a Professor at the Rutgers Business School – New Brunswick, USA.