Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

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Welcome

HR is an exciting and expanding field, arguably one of the most exciting and rewarding potential careers. In addition, regardless of your future career plans (whether in the field of HR or not), you will continually be involved with HR issues as an employee and as a manager, interviewing and being interviewed, performing and evaluating performance, training and being trained. HR is something everyone needs to learn about. The purpose of this course is to help you gain familiarity with a broad array of techniques, facts, theories, and research results in human resource management (HRM). The increasing importance of human resource management in virtually all aspects of businesses will be emphasized. Further, new HR issues and findings are continually developing, and HR activities are often in the news.

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An Introduction
What is Human Resource Management? At the core, human resource managment (HRM) is the function within an organization that manages all people-related issues. Human resource professionals face many challenges like retaining and rewarding the best employees, developing the next generation of corporate leaders, and creating a culture that attracts the best employees.
Apr 20, 2021
Overview
Notes About this Book This book is in development. More content will be added weekly. Resources San Jose State University Students Additional information on the Human Resource Management major: Business Administration, Human Resource Management Concentration Requirements SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP Credential Popular Organizations The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) American Society for Training and Development World at Work Human Resource Certificate Institute Silicon Valley Compensation Association Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
May 5, 2019