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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (14TH EDITION)

BY R. WAYNE MONDY – JOSEPH J. MARTOCCHIO

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 BOOK INFORMATION

Book Title: Human Resource Management

Author: R. Wayne Mondy
Co-Author: Joseph J. Martocchio
Edition: 14th Global Edition
Year: 2016
Pages: 432
ISBN: 9781292094373
Price: Rs.950/-
 BOOK REVIEW

The book human resource management (HRM) is written in a convincing, everyday real-
world, and inspiring manner. The book focuses that how human resource is and can be
practiced in the modern world. Examples that how organizations are practicing different
functions of HRM is given as well as the strategic role of HR is apparent in the discussion of
each major HRM function, this book also discussed as how HR topics can be related to other
HR functions like as stated in book, when companies are performing inadequate HRM
practices for example every firm focus on hiring top quality employees neglecting the
impact of compensation because of which will result in high employee turnover. This
interrelationship will become more obvious as these topics had been addressed throughout
the book. These interrelationships are also shown to be important as organizations work
within the global environment.
This book has been divided into 6 sections for the better understanding of students and
readers. This book has enriched content with major practical approached, examples,
samples and cases. Authors had provided reader regarding the overview of HR and HR
related activities by giving concepts to reader like, primary HR roles such as outsourcing
and HR shared services but the major discussion was of that how HR can as strategic
business partner for the firms by discussing some major problems and issues along with
practical examples. In chapter 2, authors emphasized on importance of ethics in HRM by
providing sufficient material regarding social audit which is relatively getting more
importance in today’s era. In this chapter students/ readers are also encouraged by
providing details regarding corporate social responsibility and competing in global
environment. This chapter basically revolves that why firm should create ethical culture.
The introduction compares and contrasts equal employment opportunity (EEO) and
workforce diversity. The order of presentation of the two main topics has been changed.
EEO precedes diversity management to better correspond with the unfolding of societal
changes. Discussions on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 and
role of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)to explain and give
proper understanding of the concept author had provided the cases. Affirmative Action and
Workforce Diversity has been discussed in detail. In chapter 4, author has emphasized on
the importance of taking HRM as strategic partner and strategic planning process by which
companies can or had designed competitive and sustainable strategies. This chapter mostly
deals with staffing related quarries like workforce requirement, requirement of conducting
job analysis, how to write a job description, how to manage talent and why it is important
to manage it. In chapter related to recruitment, all aspects of recruitment has been
discussed specially problems or issues related to them. Special focus on contingency
workers has been made and explained in detail. Selecting right employee is one of the
biggest and most important phase for any organization or institution. Several discussions
of selection norms and selection test reliability have been quoted in the book as well as
what should be included in selection process has also been discussed like importance of
drug test as well. Chapter 7 addresses performance management and appraisal, whereas
Chapter 8 focuses on HR development and training. Author had emphasized on the
importance of performance appraisal methods by dividing them into four different
categories as well as samples of different methods are also included in the book .Evaluation
is one of the primary tool to check the efficiency of anything, in this book author has a view
point that training provided to employee must be assessed. Team training, its type and
application of team training is also included in the book separately examples and cases like
Management Development at Trends Apparel gives reader a clear picture about the issue
and its solution. In compensation part, major components with respect to compensation
system design has been discussed in detail as well as factors that must be focused for
compensation and pay policy is also discussed as pay policy is an important element for
HRM. Different approaches and thoughts related to wages are also discussed such as Inter-
industry wage differentials for further explanation by which reader/ student can
understand reason for which pay are differ, for better understanding of students brief
history regarding employee benefit offer and their requirement with respect to law is
discussed. Health care plan are also discussed in detail. Chapters 11 and 13 emphasize on
the role of labor unions, internal employee relations (Chapter 12), and employee safety,
health, and wellness (Chapter 13) are also discussed in detail. To give better
understanding about unionization author had given brief overview of historical
background of unionization, economy and nature of workplace. Reasons why unionization
has raised and what are the major challenges related to it and its possible solutions are also
discussed in the book by giving case of Stopping Unionization at Packer Industries. The
discussion of employment at will has been focused with complete explanation of the three
exceptions. Concept of new HR is discussed with more detail and is organized into four
different areas such as legal, political, country cultural norms and dynamics of workforce
and their characteristics.
HRM is one of the most stirring area in business and had got primary attention in strategic
decision making. This books debates about the current issues and their practical solutions
of it. This book has focused on the strategic importance of HRM since the modern way of
business had evolved a lot as well as keeping good balance in between theories and reality.
It has been noted that much continues to be done regarding who performs the HR tasks
such as Outsourcing of HR, and related HR services and HR shared HR services and the
level of assistance that can be provided by the line managers to accomplished HR activities
due to this shift HR department is in evolution and is getting more smarter and is also
getting shrink because of which HR is now getting more aligned towards mission oriented
activities. Dr. Joseph J. Martocchio, a professor of HR at the University of Illinois, Urbana–
Champaign for 25 years, has joined Dr. R. Wayne Mondy as a co-author.
This book has been written with the theme of global prospective and as far as Authors are
concerned Mr R. Wayne Mondy had written a two part special edition of book which was
written for Asian countries specially for Pakistan, India and Nepal, he had mostly included
his own business experience, since the matter written in this book is mostly is in global
prospective but major part of the book/ examples are quoted of US based and Middle
eastern companies, this book can be relate with HRM practices in Pakistan in only case that
all other factors which are there in Pakistani firms are not impacting on it such as
proprietorship of owners in private limited firms as well as cultural similarity and
economic development and geographical proximity (Qamar Ali & Brandl, 2017). Asian
firms specially in Pakistan have a culture of holding complete power in the owners hands
making it bit difficult to practice western concepts of HRM as well as problem may be
similar but the way to cope up with them is entirely different, although this book provides a
complete insights and way of doing things in HR in every possible manner (LeeCooke &
Wood, 2018).
References:

LeeCooke, F., & Wood, G. (2018). How far has international HRM travelled? A systematic
review of literature on multinational corporations. Human Resource Management
Review, 59-75. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2018.05.001
Qamar Ali, & Brandl, J. (2017). HRM Research in Pakistan: Existing Approaches and Future
Directions. Research Gate.