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Human Resource Management
People, Data, and Analytics

Second Edition
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November 2023 | 640 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Human resources is rapidly evolving into a data-rich field but with big data comes big decisions. The best companies understand how to use data to make strategic workforce decisions and gain significant competitive advantage.

Human Resource Management: People, Data, and Analytics, Second Edition introduces students to the fundamentals of talent management with integrated coverage of analytics in every chapter. Features tied to SHRM competencies and data exercises give students hands-on opportunities to practice the analytical and decision-making skills they need to excel in today’s job market.

Whether your students are future managers or future HR professionals, they will learn best practices for managing talent across the lifecycle in the changing workplace.

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Part I: HRM in Context
 
Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Resource Management
 
Chapter 2: Strategic HRM, Data-Driven Decision Making, and HR Analytics
 
Chapter 3: Data Management and Human Resource Information Systems
 
Chapter 4: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), and Equal Employment Laws
 
Chapter 5: The Analysis and Design of Work
 
Part II: Managing the Talent Life Cycle
 
Chapter 6: Workforce Planning and Recruitment
 
Chapter 7: Selection Processes and Procedures
 
Chapter 8: Training, Development, and Careers
 
Chapter 9: Performance Management
 
Chapter 10: Managing Employee Separations and Retention
 
Part III: Reward System
 
Chapter 11: Developing a Pay Structure
 
Chapter 12: Rewarding Performance
 
Chapter 13: Managing Benefits
 
Part IV: Special Topics in HR
 
Chapter 14: Employee and Labor Relations
 
Chapter 15: Employee Safety, Well-Being, and Wellness
 
Chapter 16: Opportunities and Challenges in International HRM
 
Glossary
 
Notes
 
Index

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"The text offers useful and appropriate examples of the use of analytics in HRM."

Gwendolyn M. Combs
University of Nebraska Lincoln

"An interesting and novel approach to teaching HRM."

Michael W. Hill
University of Georgia

"[This] is a good, comprehensive Human Resource Management textbook for the Undergraduate level or for Graduate students with a concentration in HR."

Patricia A. Ippoliti
Rutgers University

"Excellent data-driven text."

Kevin J. Hurt
Columbus State University

"A state-of-the-art textbook on HRM....A refreshing approach to HRM that highlights the importance of HRM in maintaining and building the bottom line for companies and enhancing work environments."

Robert W. Halliman
Austin Peay State University

"…adds elements of currency and insight based on business and industry trends. The book purports to focus on data analysis and improving HR decision making skills based on data, objectivity, ethics, and legal frameworks."

Jalane Meloun
Barry University

"This [HRM] textbook does a much better job of acknowledging the importance of data and gives students a chance to work with data–a big plus."

Brian D. Webster
Ball State University

"This textbook is an all-encompassing book that covers in detail, the critical performance areas of human resource management and how information technology is used for decision making and in creating a competitive advantage."

Benjamin B. Yumol
Claflin University

"[Human Resource Management] is a well written, well organized textbook with current cases taken from today’s headlines, laid out in an instructor and student friendly way. If our college wants to emphasize data driven analytical HRM strategic decision making, this is the perfect introductory text."

Otha Carlton Hawkins
Alamance Community College

"With the recent changes to the HR field as a whole to be a more integrated discipline, Bauer et al's text does a spectacular job of expanding upon core content from organizational behavior, business law, business analytics, leadership, and management and frames that content in an HR lens…this text provides in-depth integration of those topics fused with current case studies and references to popular culture."

Lou L. Sabina
Stetson University
Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
  • The new edition is available in Sage Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. Learn more.
  • 15 new chapter-opening case studies illustrate timely HR topics and trends through real world organizations such as Costco, Credit Karma, and the Data and Trust Alliance.
  • Updated to reflect the 2022 SHRM competency model along with new cases, examples, and references throughout.
  • Includes more coverage of HR trends such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, the Great Resignation, COVID-19 and remote work, and the return to the office.
  • Significantly updated Chapter 4 on DEI and equal employment laws, including a new section on creating inclusive environments for neurodiversity and the moral case versus business case for diversity.
KEY FEATURES:
  • An emphasis on data analytics permeates the text and exercises.
    • Spotlight on Data and Analytics provides real-world examples of how companies have collected and analyzed HR data to inform decision making.
    • A unique Data Management and HRIS Chapter explores the pivotal role of data along with the challenges and opportunities of managing data.
    • Data Analytics Exercises and Excel Extensions offer hands-on opportunities for students to practice using data in Microsoft Excel to make decisions.
  • Case Studies and real-world examples highlight real organizations using innovative HR practices. Examples include Costco, Mars Inc., Igloo, Mercy Corps, and PwC.
  • Spotlight on Ethics provides examples of both ethical and unethical situations and best practices for dealing with ethical challenges.
  • Spotlight on Legal Issues explores the different ways HRM is influenced by law and how legal issues will continue to shape the HRM landscape.
  • Spotlight on Global Issues provides glimpses into HRM from an international perspective and the impact of globalization on the way that work is done.
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