This text adopts a diagnostic approach to human resources management, setting up a diagnostic model consisting of four phases: assess conditions, set objectives, choose activities and evaluate results. The book examines how to make effective decisions about human resources by analyzing the prevailing pressures and issues facing managers. The new features of this edition includes discussion on external recruitment reflecting the latest developments using the World Wide Web to hunt for jobs and the latest data on growth of contingent workers, internal staffing and careers, and a new chapter providing the history of HRM.
COMPENSATION, 8th Edition, by Milkovich and Newman is the market-leading text in this course area. It offers instructor's current research material, in depth discussion of topics, integration of Internet coverage, excellent pedagogy, and a truly engaging writing style. George Milkovich and Jerry Newman are leading authorities in the field of Human Resource Management and Compensation. They consult with leading businesses, have won teaching awards, publish in the leading journals. Milkovich received a career contribution award from WorldatWork (formerly American Compensation Association) in 2000.COMPENSATION, 8th Edition, examines the strategic choices in managing total compensation. The total compensation model introduced in chapter one serves as an integrating framework throughout the book. The authors discuss major compensation issues in the context of current theory, research, and real-business practices. Milkovich and Newman strive to differentiate between beliefs and opinions from facts and scholarly research. They showcase practices that illustrate new developments in compensation practices as well as established approaches to compensation decisions. Time after time, adopters relay stories of students getting job offers based on the knowledge they learned from this book.
