Strategic Human Resource Management or Principles and Applications of Economic Geography

Strategic Human Resource Management

Author: Charles J Frombrun

The first book to examine the strategic and planning importance of the management of human resources. Prominent authors address current trends and business responses, the practices and methodology of human resource systems, and those issues likely to be of greatest importance in the future. Chapters detailing the use of HRM by companies such as Chase Manhattan, GM, GE, and Westinghouse point out the implications and limitations of the concepts discussed.

Table of Contents:

ENVIRONMENT, STRATEGY, AND ORGANIZATION.
The External Context of Human Resource Management (C. Fombrun).
The Organizational Context of Strategic Human Resource Management (N. Tichy, et al.).
A Framework for Strategic Human Resource Management (M. Devanna, et al.).
THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF THE HUMAN RESOURCE SYSTEMS.
Strategic Staffing (E. Miller).
Strategic Staffing at Chase Manhattan Bank (C. Borucki and A. Lafley).
The Appraisal System as a Strategic Control (G. Latham).
STRATEGIC ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
Bringing Human Resources into Strategic Planning: Systems Design Considerations (P. Lorange and D. Murphy).
Managing Human Resources in a Declining Context (T. Gimore and L. Hirschhorn).
Human Resource Policies for the Innovating Organization (J. Galbraith).
HUMAN RESOURCES: THE CEO's PERSPECTIVE.
An Interview with Reginald Jones and Frank Doyle (C. Fombrun).
An Interview with Edson Spencer and Doston Boyle (N. Tichy).
References.
Index.

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Principles and Applications of Economic Geography: Economy, Policy, Environment

Author: Dean M Hanink

This book explores the basic principles of economic geography concerning location and spatial interaction. It addresses the economic geography involved in making both public and private location decisions and examines a variety of issues of general public concern.

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Introduces undergraduate students to basic principles of economic geography concerning location and spatial interaction, taking into consideration the political, historical, and especially environmental contexts in which location decisions are made. Contains chapters on location principles and land use, global patterns of land use, transportation, location of manufacturing and services, urban and regional growth, and international trade, featuring numerous brief cases and discussion questions, plus a glossary. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.