The Global Human Resource Management Handbook

Human resources is the set of people who make up the workforce of an organization or industry. These can be freelancers, part-time, contractual, or full-time employees. Human resource management is the practice of managing these employees and optimizing their performance in order to better achieve company goals. A few of its basic functions are aligning HR strategy with business strategy and re-engineering organization processes. The key elements of human resource management are recruitment and selection, performance management, learning and development, succession planning, compensation and benefits, and human resource information systems. This book is a valuable compilation of topics, ranging from the basic to the most complex advancements in the field of human resource management. It will also provide interesting topics for research which interested readers can take up. Researchers and students in this field will be assisted by this book.