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Sage 800.818.7243 or 805.499.9774 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. pt fax: 805.375.5291 42 TexTbooks humAn reSource mAnAgement: Functions, Applications, Skill Development Robert N. Lussier, Springfield College • John R. Hendon, University of Arkansas at Little Rock This text provides a clear understanding of traditional HRM concepts and functions, as well as the current trends and challenges facing HR managers. Students are engaged with a wide variety of activities and tools that allow them to apply HR functions and concepts. Six types of high-quality applications and four types of skill-building exercises offer students the opportunity to hone critical thinking skills and HR management skills that they can utilize in their professional and personal lives. The book is structured around the Society for human resource management's (Shrm) major HRM functions, which are clearly identified throughout the text. CONTENTS PART I: 21 ST CENTURY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING AND LEGAL ISSUES / 1. The New Human Resource Management Process / 2. Strategy Driven Human Resource Management / 3. The Legal Environment and Diversity Management / PART II: STAFFING / 4. Matching Employees and Jobs / 5. Recruiting Job Candidates / 6. Selecting New Employees / PART III: DEVELOPING AND MANAGING / 7. Training, Learning, Talent Management and Development / 8. Performance Management and Appraisal / 9. Rights and Employee Development / PART IV: COMPENSATING AND PROTECTING / 10. Employee and Labor Relations / 11. Compensation Management / 12. Variable/Incentive Pay / 13. Benefits / 14. Safety and Health and Workplace Security PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4129-9242-8 •©2013 • 696 PAgeS • • grouP dynAmIcS for teAmS fourth edItIon Daniel Levi, California Polytechnic State University PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4129-9953-3 • ©2014 • 424 PAgeS • • See alSo PerSonAlIty & SocIAl PSychology: grouPS Section, Page 47 Work motIvAtIon: History, Theory, Research, and Practice Second edition Gary P. Latham, University of Toronto, Canada This book provides a unique behavioral science framework for motivating employees in organizational settings. Drawing upon his experiences as a staff psychologist and consultant, Gary Latham writes in a "mentor voice" that is highly personal and rich in examples. The book includes anecdotes about the major thought leaders in the field of motivation, together with behind-the-scenes accounts of research and the researchers. It offers a chronological review of the field, and a taxonomy for the study and practice of motivation. Controversies of theoretical and practical significance such as the importance of money, the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance, and the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are discussed. CONTENTS PART I: THE 20th CENTURY: UNDERSTANDING THE PAST 1. 1900. – 1925. Biology, Behavior, and Money / 2. 1925. – 1950. Dust Bowl Empiricism / 3. 1950. – 1975. The Emergence of Theory / 4. 1975. – 2000. The Employee Is Immersed in Thought / 5. 20th-Century Controversies PART II. THE 21st CENTURY: ExAMINING THE PRESENT: 2000 – 2010. 6. Needs: The Starting Point of Motivation / 7. Personality Traits: Distal Predictors of Motivation / 8. Values: Trans-Situational Goals / 9. Cognition: Goals, Feedback, and Self-Regulation / 10. Social Cognitive Theory / 11. Affect/Emotion: The Employee Has Feelings Too / PART III. FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND POTENTIAL MISDIRECTIONS / 12. Boundaryless Psychology / PART IV. EPILOGUE / 13. The Art of Practice PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4129-9093-6 • ©2012 • 456 PAgeS • organizational ethicS: A Practical Approach Second edition Craig E. Johnson, George Fox University Scarcely a day goes by without revelations of an organizational scandal in business, government, or other institutions. We are all constantly faced with ethical decisions, and the choices we make determine success or failure in our careers. Craig Johnson shows how we can develop our ethical expertise, just as we develop our abilities to manage or oversee operations. Organizational Ethics: A practical Approach, Second Edition provides opportunities for readers to practice problem-solving and to defend their decisions. CONTENTS PART I: LAYING AN ETHICAL FOUNDATION / 1. Ethical Perspectives / PART II: PRACTICING INDIVIDUAL ETHICS IN THE ORGANIZATION / 2. Personal Ethical Development / 3. Ethical Decision Making and Action / PART III: PRACTICING INTERPERSONAL ETHICS IN THE ORGANIZATION / 4. Ethical Interpersonal Communication / 5. Exercising Ethical Influence / 6. Ethical Conflict and Negotiation / PART IV: PRACTICING GROUP, LEADERSHIP, AND FOLLOWERSHIP ETHICS / 7. Improving Group Ethical Performance / 8. Leadership Ethics / 9. Followership Ethics / PART V: PRACTICING ETHICS IN ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS / 10. Building an Ethical Organization / 11. Managing Ethical Hot Spots in the Organization / 12. Promoting Organizational Citizenship in a Global Society PAPerbAck ISbn: 978-1-4129-8796-7 • ©2012 • 480 PAgeS • •

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