Managing human resources

Managing human resources: issues, trends and current practices is aimed at employers, managers and students who want to gain a better understanding of the dynamics of human resources management within an organization. Human resources management calls on a wide range of skills and aptitudes. Business owners and managers alike need to be good planners, organizers and evaluators of their human resources, as well as excellent motivators if they are to optimize employee participation and involvement in order to achieve the organization's objectives. Most books dealing with human resources management cover the full range of personnel-related activities, and demonstrate the complexity of this type of management. In Manager la ressources humaines: enjeux, tendances et pratiques actuelles, the author takes stock of the complexity of human resources management in companies undergoing transformation and operating in highly turbulent and volatile environments.