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Strategic Human Resource Management: A General Managerial Approach (2nd Edition)
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by:
Greer, Charles R.
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Publisher:
Prentice Hall
Published: December 15, 2000
ISBN: 0130279501
Format:Paperback
Pages:300
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(Pearson Education) Uses a managerial perspective to deal with the interaction between strategy and human resources. Offers extensive examples of applications of strategic human resource management in specific companies. Features a specific
conceptual framework comprised of a mission statement and nine corresponding chapters. Softcover. DLC: Personnel management.
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Preface
This book deals with the interaction between strategy and human resources,
as approached from a general managerial perspective. This approach has been adopted for its relevancy to managers in general, as opposed to only human resource specialists. Major features of the book include an investment orientation toward human
resources and comprehensive discussions of the environment of human resources, strategy formulation, human resource planning, strategy implementation, the performance impact of human resource practices, and human resource evaluation. Extensive examples
of applications of strategic human resource management in specific companies are provided throughout the book.
This book is designed for use by MBA and Executive MBA students, graduate students in specialized human resource management
programs, and other graduate students focusing on administration. The book is also suitable for advanced undergraduate courses focusing on the strategic aspects of human resource management. In keeping with the general managerial perspective, discussions
are presented from a practical point of view. The cases at the end of each chapter are designed to stimulate thought and discussion of important strategic issues.
The conceptual framework for this book is composed of a mission statement and
nine components corresponding to individual chapters that draw from the principles of human-capital theory, strategic management, strategic planning, environmental analysis, human resource planning, strategy implementation, and principles of evaluation.
It also incorporates principles of rational and comprehensive strategic planning. The framework begins with an assumption that the company has a mission of obtaining an appropriate rate of return for shareholders while complying with the interests of the
company's other stakeholders, including employees and governmental agencies. Assuming such a mission, the framework of this book begins with development of an investment perspective for guiding managerial decisions regarding strategic human resource
issues. The investment perspective is consistent with mission statements of economically rational organizations. This perspective provides a rational, financially justifiable basis for analyzing the value of alternative human resource strategies,
policies, and practices.
A thorough understanding of the investment perspective is critical for human resource executives and managers who wish to play a strategic role in their organizations. As will be discussed in Chapter 1, senior mangers
are accustomed to evaluating returns on investments in various endeavors. Human resource executives are being required to provide better justifications for the resources devoted to human resource programs. Just as financial outlays for plant and
equipment are evaluated from an investment perspective, expenditures on human resource activities, such as training and development, also should be evaluated in terms of return on investment. Additionally, the investment perspective provides a valuable
general managerial framework for evaluating programs, policies, and activities in terms of their ability to enhance and preserve the organization's investment in its human resources.
The second and third components of the conceptual framework
are the general environment and legal environment of human resource management, respectively. An informed awareness of environmental trends and developments is required before managers can examine intelligently the potential opportunities and threats to
which strategies must be directed. Because the environment of human resource management and the broader econom
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