(BQ) Part 1 book "Human resource management" has contents: Human resource management - present and future; information technology for human resources; equal employment opportunity - the legal environment; implementing equal employment opportunity,.and other contents. | Byars−Rue: Human Resource Management, Seventh Edition Front Matter Preface © The McGraw−Hill Companies, 2004 Preface The slowing economy of recent times has emphasized the importance for organizations to operate efficiently. Even more today than in the past, an organization’s efficiency is impacted by the effectiveness of its human resource management. The most effective and successful companies today find ways to motivate, train, compensate, and challenge their employees. This is true for all companies, whether they are manufacturing or service companies, large or small, domestic or international. Since the publication of the sixth edition of Human Resource Management, the world has changed. The human resource components of most organizations have become more diverse and more sophisticated. In addition, other significant changes continue to occur in the HRM area. Changing government and legal requirements, increased awareness for security issues, new information systems, downsizing, demands for a more skilled work force, and intensifying global competition are just a few of the factors that have contributed to the complexity of HRM issues for today’s companies. FEATURES OF THE BOOK • The seventh edition of Human Resource Management continues to present both the theoretical and practical aspects of HRM. The theoretical material is presented throughout the text and highlighted via a marginal glossary. Students are assisted in learning complex HRM terminology through these concise definitions placed in the margins. They provide a valuable study tool for students. The practical aspects of HRM are presented through lively and pedagogically effective examples woven throughout the text and end-of-chapter materials. • There are detailed learning objectives for each chapter. • Multiple “HRM in Action” boxes are included in each chapter and provide current examples that illustrate how actual organizations apply concepts presented in the chapters. • A .
