Appropriate for Human Resource Management and Personnel courses. This comprehensive review of essential HRM concepts and techniques is complemented by the authors' highly readable style. The text provides extensive coverage of all essential HRM topics such as job analysis, recruitment, selection, orientation, training, compensation and benefits, performance appraisal, health and safety, and union-management relations.

With increasing globalization comes the need to understand human resource management (HRM) more broadly across countries, cultures, institutions, and organizational types. Designed to help readers explore and understand the key concepts and latest research behind the strategic management of people in organizations that operate in a global context, this accessible book provides concise coverage of HRM concepts, balancing comparative approaches and US and non-US schools of thought. Not limited to the multinational firm, the book reflects the most current knowledge in the field and considers all types of organizations embedded in the global context. Chapter-opening vignettes (short cases) exemplify the chapter’s core topics and show readers how chapter content can be applied. Extensive references make it easy for readers to explore concepts in more depth.

Dessler: Preparing today's students to be tomorrows HR Professionals Management of Human Resources: The Essentials, Fourth Canadian Edition, brings both human resources and non-human resources students into the current and comprehensive discussion on the ways in which human resources are among the most important assets in organizations today. The Canadian fourth edition provides extensive coverage of all HRM topics, such as job analysis, HR planning, recruitment, selection, orientation and training, career development, compensation and benefits, performance appraisal, health and safety, and labour relations. Note: If you are purchasing an electronic version, MyManagementLab does not come automatically packaged with it. To purchase MyManagementLab, please visit www.MyManagementLab.com or you can purchase a package of the physical text and MyManagementLab by searching for ISBN 10: 0133807339 / ISBN 13: 9780133807332.