Handbook of Human Resource Management

Gerald R. Ferris is Professor of Labor and Industrial Relations, of Business Administration, and of Psychology, and Caterpillar Foundation University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also Director of the Center for Human Resource Management at the University of Illinois.

The Handbook of Human Resource Management has been specifically designed to bridge the divide between academic research and professional practice. It reflects comprehensive coverage of traditional and contemporary HRM subject matter, as well as new issues and challenges for the future.

1. Towards Business University Partnerships in Human Resource Management. 2. The History and Evolution of Human Resource Management. 3. Business Strategy and Human Resource Management. 4. Strategic Industrial Relations. 5. Analytical Financial Tools and Human Resources Management. 6. A Power and Politics Perspective on Human Resources Management. 7. Strategic Change: A New Dimension of Human Resource Management. 8. The Legal Context of Human Resource Management. 9. Managing the Impact of Information Technology on Human Resources Management. 10. Accountability in Human Resource Management. 11. Ethical Issues in Human Resource Management. 12. Juggling on a High Wire: The Role of the International Human Resource Manager. 13. International Industrial Relations. 14. Workforce Diversity. 15. Implications of Organizational Downsizing for the Human Resource Practices. 16. Preserving and Realizing Acquisition Value Through Human Resource Practices. 17. Organizational Culture and Human Resource Management. 18. Grievance Procedures and Dispute Resolution. 19. High Involvement Organizations and Industrial Democracy. 20. Empowerment and Work Teams. 21. Work Force Governance. 22. The Ultimate Human Resource Planning. 23. Organizational Staffing. 24. Performance Appraisal Design, Development and Implementation. 25. Promotion, Succession and Career Systems. 26. Management Development in a New Business Policy. 27. Employee Compensation. 28. Executive Compensation. 29. Human Resources Management and Employee Attitudes. 30. The Management of Absence. 31. Human Resources Management and Employee Turnover and Transfer. 32. Human Resources Management and Organizational Effectiveness.