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Understanding Human Resources Management A Canadian Perspective 3rd Edition by Melanie Peacock 9781778417931 (USED:GOOD) *28d [ZZ]

Understanding Human Resources Management A Canadian Perspective 3rd Edition by Melanie Peacock 9781778417931 (USED:GOOD) *28d [ZZ]

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Empower your students with a comprehensive, current and practical introduction to human resources management in Canada. Authored by award-winning educators and seasoned HR professionals, Understanding Human Resources Management offers a uniquely Canadian perspective that bridges theory and practice across diverse industries and organizational contexts.

This third edition is fully updated to reflect the evolving HR landscape, including the rise of remote and hybrid work, and the growing importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). With real-world Canadian case studies, Indigenous perspectives and a running case that integrates key HRM concepts, this resource prepares students to understand and apply HRM principles in any workplace setting.

What's New

  • ​DEI and AI Integration: Expanded content on DEI training and the implications of artificial intelligence across HR functions.
  • All Indigenous-related topics are thoroughly revised and updated, ensuring a more accurate and respectful representation.
  • Implications of artificial intelligence on various components of HRM and the complexities of return-to-work mandates, including remote and hybrid work, are addressed throughout the text.

Features

  • ​Strategic and Practical Focus: Covers essential human resource management systems, processes and policies with a clear emphasis on their strategic role in organizational success.
  • ​Canadian Relevance: Features current Canadian examples, legal considerations and industry-specific insights.
  • The Cengage Canada Teaching Advantage delivers research-based instructor resources that promote student engagement and higher-order thinking to enable the success of Canadian students and educators. With a focus on quality, all of our resources are copyedited and questions are reviewed to ensure the content is accurate and relevant to the new edition.
  • COVID-19 implications on HRM practices are included throughout each chapter. This includes multiple case studies providing students the opportunity to engage with the resulting complexities of ongoing changes in the work landscape.
  • A running case appears at the end of each part of the book, highlighting the complex and integrated application of human resources management topics and issues.
  • Strategic and Practical Focus: Covers essential human resource management systems, processes and policies with a clear emphasis on their strategic role in organizational success.
  • Canadian Relevance: Features current Canadian examples, legal considerations and industry-specific insights.
  • Engaging Pedagogy: Includes application questions, Excel-based exercises and opportunities to explore professional human resources designations.
  • Instructor Support: Includes a robust suite of teaching resources including PowerPoint slides, test banks and instructor guides, developed by the authors to support active, student-centered learning.