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Human Resource Management

This textbook is aimed at students of management and at working professionals who need to understand how people are recruited, managed and kept. Its four authors draw on years of teaching undergraduates, MBA students and experienced managers, and they treat human resources as a tool that can give a company an edge over rivals. Strategic thinking runs from the opening chapters through the rest of the text, showing how decisions about staffing, pay and development connect to a firm's goals. Current concerns receive attention too, including social media, talent management, workforce diversity and employee engagement. The book also looks at how new technologies can make HR work more efficient, and at how organizations measure whether their practices are actually worth the cost.

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