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This book compiles readings by thought leaders in the fields of human resource management and communication, covering the foundations of strategic HRM, and offering a critical review and analysis of relevant research.
List of contents
Part I: Introduction 1. Communication and Human Resource Management: Historic Ties and New Relationships
2.
The Importance of Communication in Fulfilling the Strategic Role of HRM
Part II: Staffing 3.
Employee Recruitment
4.
The Role of Communication in Intuitive and Analytical Employee Selection 5.
Effective New Employee Socialization: A Review of the Critical Role of Communication 6. Promotions and Transfers 7. Disclosure and Deception: Communication Issues in Organizational Disengagement
8. How Staffing Functions Communicate to Organization Members and the Public
Part III: Developing 9. Meeting the Communication Challenges of Training 10. The Appraisal Interview: Finding the Right Words
11. Leadership, Ingratiation, and Upward Communication in Organizations 12. Change Management
13. Implications of Communication Research for Improving Developing Policies, Procedures, and Functions
Part IV: Conserving 14. Attitude Surveys 15. How Communication Affects Employee Knowledge of and Reactions to Compensation Systems 16. The Role of Communication in Employee Safety and Health Management
17. Managing Diversity through Effective Communication
18. Work-Life Issues
19. Media Management: The Integration of HRM, Technology, and People
20. Global Operations
21. Implications of Communication Research for Improving Conserving Policies, Procedures, and Functions
Part V: Epilogue 22. Mapping the 'Trading Zones' of Communication and Human Resource Management
About the author
Vernon D. Miller is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication and Department of Management at Michigan State University, USA.
Michael E. Gordon is a Professor at the Rutgers Business School - New Brunswick, USA.
Summary
This book compiles readings by thought leaders in the fields of human resource management and communication, covering the foundations of strategic HRM, and offering a critical review and analysis of relevant research.
