Human Resources for the NonHR Manager appeals to anyone interested inmanagement issues. The book explains why human resource issues are increasingthe responsibi... » 

Human Resources for the NonHR Manager appeals to anyone interested inmanagement issues. The book explains why human resource issues are increasingthe responsibilities of frontline managers rather than the HR department.Chapters present the basics of HR including the fundamentals of hiringperformance appraisal reward systems and disciplinary systems so that anymanagerregardless of his or her background or functional areacan approachthese parts of the job with confidence. The book also covers the latestdevelopments in equal opportunity law and describes the managersresponsibilities in controlling sexual harassment and managing diverseemployees including older workers and employees with disabilities. Eachchapters material is firmly grounded in the current HR academic literaturebut the books friendly conversational tone conveys basic principles of goodpractice without technical jargon.Designed to make the material more accessible and personally relevant the bookincludes the following special featuresManagers Checkpointsa series of questions that help the reader apply thematerial to his or her own organizational contextBoxes that describe reallife examples of how companies respond to HRchallengesFor Further Readingreferences to articles published in outlets that bridgethe academicpractitioner divideManagers Knotspresented in a questionandanswer format these describetypical managerial problems take the reader into some of the gray ambiguousareas of HR and suggest ways to apply the chapter material to reallifemanagerial dilemmas andAn Instructors Manual available to instructors who adopt the bookforclassroom use. «