Human Resource Management- Vantage Learning Platform

People, Data, and Analytics

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KEY FEATURES OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: PEOPLE, DATA, AND ANALYTICS, SECOND EDITION

New to this Edition:

• 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.