The Handbook Of Human Resource Management Education: Promoting An Effective And Efficient Curriculum

The Handbook of Human Resource Management Education, the first handbook written on HRM education in the United States, clears up the confusion about the nature, content, and source of human resource management expertise. Stressing the importance of effective educational requirements to prepare students to work as professionals in the HRM function of organizations, this Handbook takes a giant leap forward in advancing the reputation and esteem of the HRM field.

Taking a three-tiered approach, the chapters in this Handbook are written by top HRM educators and include thought-provoking pieces, empirical research results, and suggested teaching methods. A review of the Handbook's key topics will provide insight into understanding the complex, and sometimes misunderstood, discipline of HRM:

- Evolution of HRM and HRM education

- HR Master's programs in industrial relations and industrial/organizational psychology

- HR education in business schools

- New emphasis on international HRM education

- Neglected topics in HRM education

- Views of executives and labor leaders about the need for and content of formal HRM education

- HR success constraints

- HR success factors

- The future of HRM education

Intended AudienceHRM educators and professionals, graduate students, business executives, and anyone interested in effective and efficient management of human resources or in advancing the HRM field will find the Handbook of Human Resource Management Education" "an invaluable reference tool.

The Handbook of Human Resource Management Education provides a good first step to understanding the development of the field of Human Resources Management (HMR), the nature of HRM educational programs which evolved from that development, and current issues which dominate discussion in academic HRM programs and in HRM practice. This is the first handbook written on HRM education in the United States. The contributors are top HRM educators.

Intended Audience: This book is primarily a reference book intended to enhance knowledge about HRM along a wide range of issues and for a wide range of purposes (such as curriculum choice, curriculum revision, university faculty hiring in HRM, organizational hiring of HRM executives, staffs, and consultants) Given its scope the book should prove valuable to all HRM educators, graduate students, business school deans, college accreditation boards, business executives interested in effective and efficient management of the organization's human resources, practicing HRM professionals, and anyone who wants to know what HRM is in the United States.