Description
This title is ideal for HRM majors, graduates, and MBAs. It provides students with the background to be successful HRM professionals, to manage human resources
effectively, and to be knowledgeable consumers of HRM products. Managers must be able to identify effective HRM practices to purchase these services from a
consultant, to work with the HRM department, or to design and implement them personally. Human Resources Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage, 13th
edition, emphasizes how a manager can more effectively manage human resources and highlights important issues in current HRM practice. In addition to
comprehensive coverage of HRM concepts, students will learn how to strategically overcome challenges and gain a competitive advantage for their companies.
Based on the authors’ diverse research, teaching and consulting experiences, this product has unmatched depth and breadth that is current in research and practice
simply not found in other texts.
New to This Edition: The COVID-19 pandemic brought even greater attention to the important role that human resource management practices in creating
competitive advantage for companies while at the same time insuring a safe and positive work experience for employees. New in-text company examples, chapter
openers, box features, and end-of chapter cases highlight how human resource practices helped companies and workers cope and thrive during the pandemic.
Also, they show how HR practices help companies manage the current challenges they are facing such as how to best utilize the talents of a diverse workforce and
effectively use emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence for identifying and developing talent.
All examples, figures, and statistics have been updated to incorporate the most recently published human resource data. Each chapter was revised to include
current examples, research results, and relevant topical coverage. All of the Exercising Strategy, Managing People, and HR in Small Business end-of-chapter cases
are either new or updated. In addition to the content updates, we’ve made digital updates in McGraw Hill Connect®, including new matching and multiple choice
activities covering a variety of topics including HR responsibilities, strategic types, understanding job specifications, labor supply, unions, and benefits; new video
cases featuring managers from well-known organizations; new role-playing Application-Based Activities on employee selection, development, onboarding, global
HRM, and HR planning.