Human Resource Management

Endorsed by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) — the national association representing human resource and people management professionals — Human Resource Management, 8th edition, presents a comprehensive coverage of key HRM topics. Ray Stone’s Human Resource Management is the longest running and most successful Australian textbook ever produced in the field of HRM. The 8th edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the impact of the Fair Work Act on the relationship between employers and employees, as well as on the work of HR professionals. Numerous practical examples throughout the text highlight contemporary HR issues, such as: employee engagement flexible working arrangements work–life balance generational issues in the workplace skills shortages in various industries the importance of effective employee recruitment and training the cost of involuntary staff turnover increasing diversity in the workplace outsourcing corporate social and ethical responsibility globalisation negotiation change management. In addition to a thorough analysis of the contemporary HR landscape in Australia, the text provides useful comparisons with HR practices in regional countries such as India, China and Japan. A more concise version of this text is also available, Managing Human Resources, 4th edition (ISBN 978 0 730 302 551).

About the author xiii About the contributors xiii Preface xiv AHRI student membership xiv How to use this book xvi Acknowledgements xix PART 1 Introducing HRM 1 1 Strategic human resource management 3 2 Human resource planning 61 3 Human resource information management systems 95 4 Human resource management and the law 121 PART 1 CASE STUDY 158 PART 2 Determining, attracting and selecting human resources 161 5 Job analysis, job design and quality of work life 163 6 Recruiting human resources 207 7 Employee selection 251 PART 2 CASE STUDY 300 PART 3 Developing human resources 303 8 Appraising and managing performance 305 9 Human resource development 355 10 Career planning and development 397 PART 3 CASE STUDY 433 PART 4 Rewarding human resources 435 11 Employee motivation 437 12 Employee remuneration 465 13 Employee benefits 507 PART 4 CASE STUDY 537 PART 5 Managing human resources 539 14 Industrial relations 541 15 Managing change 595 16 Negotiation 629 17 Employee health and safety 661 18 Managing diversity 707 PART 5 CASE STUDY 748 PART 6 Human resources in a changing world 751 19 International human resource management 753 20 Managing international assignments 789 PART 6 CASE STUDY 816 PART 7 Evaluating human resource management 819 21 Assessing HRM effectiveness 821 PART 7 CASE STUDY 848 Glossary 850 Name index 864 Subject index 867

Raymond J. Stone , BA, BCom, DipSocStud (Melb), MA (Ottawa), PhD (Hong Kong), CMAHRI. Raymond J. Stone has more than 30 years experience in international HRM and has held senior positions in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. His work experience covers compensation and benefi ts, recruitment and selection, psychological appraisal, industrial relations, HRM research, training and development, and strategic human resource planning and policy development. He has taught at Australian, Japanese, Hong Kong and British universities. His articles about negotiation and international HRM have been published in leading academic and business journals in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.