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Human Resource Management

By Sean Valentine, Patricia Meglich, Robert L. Mathis, John H. Jackson

17th Edition © 2025
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Take a current look at HR and its impact on today's organizations using the best-selling, most authoritative resource for HR management -- Valentine/Meglich/Mathis/Jackson's HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 17th EDITION. Updates include new opening headlines and closing cases, as well as updated content on ethics and the ethical process, HR leadership, use of social media, technology, and the impact of current economic conditions on the profession. This edition addresses all major topics for professional examinations by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Human Resource Certification Institute. It provides an overview of the SHRM Basic Applied Skills and Knowledge Model. Reorganized and streamlined topics in each chapter demonstrate how HR impacts organizational strategy. The authors blend theory and practice to highlight emerging trends in technology, globalization and HR metrics and to demonstrate how current events shape HR today.

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Take a current look at HR and its impact on today's organizations using the best-selling, most authoritative resource for HR management -- Valentine/Meglich/Mathis/Jackson's HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 17th EDITION. Updates include new opening headlines and closing cases, as well as updated content on ethics and the ethical process, HR leadership, use of social media, technology, and the impact of current economic conditions on the profession. This edition addresses all major topics for professional examinations by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Human Resource Certification Institute. It provides an overview of the SHRM Basic Applied Skills and Knowledge Model. Reorganized and streamlined topics in each chapter demonstrate how HR impacts organizational strategy. The authors blend theory and practice to highlight emerging trends in technology, globalization and HR metrics and to demonstrate how current events shape HR today.

THOROUGHLY UPDATED COVERAGE PREPARES INDIVIDUALS FOR PROFESSIONAL EXAM SUCCESS. A leading resource in preparing for professional HR certification, this text addresses all major topics for the various professional examinations given by the Society for Human Resource Management and the Human Resource Certification Institute.

"HR HEADLINE" OPENING VIGNETTES AND END-OF-CHAPTER CASES INTRODUCE CURRENT EVENTS. These unique and engaging depictions of challenges and situations drawn from business today introduce each chapter and demonstrate how events are affected or arise from HR. These concise examples illustrate the chapter's topics as they highlight contemporary HR problems, situations or practices from actual organizations.

"HR ETHICS" AND "HR PERSPECTIVE" FEATURES HIGHLIGHT ETHICAL CHALLENGES AND CURRENT HR DILEMMAS. Students examine issues that today's HR and business professionals face with these examples of diversity, ethics, research, international challenges and company practices. “HR Highlight” features explore specific HR issues and practices in depth to help you to more easily teach this content.

"HR APPLIED SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE" FEATURES ILLUSTRATE THE PRACTICALITY AND RELEVANCE OF WHAT STUDENTS ARE LEARNING. Students clearly see how various HR concepts apply or impact the workplace. This HR professional focus highlights competencies in business leaders and links these to specific HR competencies on the SHRM competency framework.

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Chapters

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part 1. The Environment of Human Resource Management
Part 2. Jobs and Labor
Part 3. Talent Development
Part 4. Compensation
Part 5. Employee Relations and Global Human Resource Management
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
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Part 1. The Environment of Human Resource Management

Chapter 1. Human Resource Management in Organizations
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1-1. What Is Human Resource Management? ↗
1-1a. Why Organizations Need HR Management ↗
1-2. Managing Human Resources in Organizations ↗
1-2a. Human Resource Management as a Core Competency ↗
1-2b. Employees as a Core Competency ↗
1-3. HR Management Functions ↗
1-4. Roles for Human Resource Departments ↗
1-4a. Administrative Role for Human Resources ↗
1-4b. Operational and Employee Advocate Role for Human Resources ↗
1-4c. Strategic Role for Human Resources ↗
1-5. Human Resource Management Challenges ↗
1-5a. Competition, Cost Pressures, and Restructuring ↗
1-5b. Globalization ↗
1-5c. A Changing Workforce ↗
1-5d. Human Resources and Technology ↗
1-6. Organizational Ethics and Human Resource Management ↗
1-6a. Ethical Culture and Practices ↗
1-6b. Ethics and Global Differences ↗
1-6c. Role of Human Resources in Organizational Ethics ↗
1-7. Human Resource Management Competencies, Knowledge, and Careers ↗
1-7a. Human Resource Competencies ↗
1-7b. Human Resource Management as a Career Field ↗
1-7c. Human Resource Professionalism and Certification ↗
Summary ↗
Critical Thinking Challenges ↗
Case. Extinguishing the Cultural Fire at Traeger ↗
Supplemental Cases ↗
Chapter 2. Human Resource Strategy and Planning
2-1. Organizational Strategic Planning
2-1a. Strategy Formulation
2-1b. Managing in Turbulent Conditions
2-1c. Triple Bottom Line, Sustainability, and Corporate Social Responsibility
2-2. Human Resources and Strategy
2-2a. Human Resource Contributions to Strategy
2-2b. Human Resources Strategies for Global Competitiveness
2-3. Human Resource Planning
2-3a. Human Resources Planning Process
2-3b. Environmental Analysis
2-3c. Planning for External Workforce Availability
2-3d. Planning for Internal Workforce Availability
2-4. Forecasting HR Supply and Demand
2-4a. Forecasting Methods and Periods
2-4b. Forecasting the Demand (Need) for Human Resources
2-4c. Forecasting the Supply (Availability) of Human Resources
2-5. Workforce Imbalances
2-5a. Managing a Talent Surplus
2-5b. Legal Considerations for Workforce Reductions
2-5c. Managing a Talent Shortage
2-6. Human Resources Planning in Mergers and Acquisitions
2-6a. Before the Deal
2-6b. During Integration
2-6c. Post-Integration
2-7. Measuring the Effectiveness of Human Resources and Human Capital
2-7a. HR Metrics and Analytics
2-7b. Human Resources and Benchmarking
2-7c. Human Resources and the Balanced Scorecard
2-7d. Human Capital Effectiveness Measures
2-7e. Human Resources Audit
Summary
Critical Thinking Challenges
Case. Shortages of Health Care Professionals Challenge OurHealth
Supplemental Cases
Chapter 3. Equal Employment Opportunity
3-1. The Nature of Equal Employment Opportunity
3-1a. Sources of Regulation and Enforcement
3-2. Theories of Unlawful Discrimination
3-2a. Equal Employment Opportunity Concepts
3-3. Broad-Based Discrimination Laws
3-3a. Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII
3-3b. Civil Rights Act of 1991
3-3c. Executive Orders 11246, 11375, and 11478
3-3d. Managing Affirmative Action Requirements
3-3e. Managing Racial and Ethnic Discrimination Issues
3-4. Sex and Gender Discrimination Laws and Regulations
3-4a. Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Disability Laws
3-4b. Pay Equity and Equal Pay Laws
3-4c. Managing Sex and Gender Issues
3-4d. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
3-4e. Consensual Relationships and Romance at Work
3-4f. Sexual Harassment
3-5. Disability Discrimination
3-5a. Rehabilitation Act
3-5b. Americans with Disabilities Act and ADA Amendments Act
3-5d. ADA and Job Requirements
3-5e. Claims of Discrimination
3-6. Age Discrimination Laws
3-6a. Age Discrimination in Employment Act
3-6b. Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
3-6c. Managing Age Discrimination
3-7. Religion and Spirituality in the Workplace
3-7a. Managing Religious Diversity
3-8. Managing Other Discrimination Issues
3-8a. National Origin
3-8b. Immigration Reform and Control Act
3-8d. Military Status Protections
3-9. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I)
3-9a. Challenge Organizations Face in Addressing DE&I
3-9b. Diversity Training
3-9c. Improving DE&I Efforts
Summary
Critical Thinking Challenges
Case. Diversity Efforts at Coca-Cola Fizzle
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