Baker College
Research Guides
PSY 6410: Psychology of Personnel and Human Resource Management
E-Books
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Appraisals: Simple Ideas for Painless Reviews by Publication Date: 2012 -
Business-Focused HR: 11 Processes to Drive Results by "...provides the latest in best practices to effectively implement various human resources (HR) processes in organizations of all sizes." (Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) website)Publication Date: 2011 -
The Complete Guide to Recruitment: A Step-by-step Approach to Selecting, Assessing and Hiring the Right People by Publication Date: 2011ACCESS IS LIMITED TO THREE USERS AT A TIME -
Cultural Change and Leadership in Organizations: A Practical Guide to Successful Organizational Change by "...outlines the conditions and factors necessary for an organization’s positive strategic and cultural transformation...explores the relationship between culture and leadership, and details ways to effectively combine and organize diverse approaches for strategic and cultural change within organizations." (Wiley website)Publication Date: 2013 -
Effective Succession Planning: Ensuring Leadership Continuity and Building Talent from Within (5th ed.) by "...covers every base of how to address future talent needs before a crisis hits..." (HarperCollins Leadership website)Publication Date: 2016 -
Electronic HRM in the Smart Era by "...focuses on the progression from e-HRM to digital (d-HRM) – towards smart HRM." (Emerald Publishing website)Publication Date: 2017 -
Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management: Short Entries by "...covers an A-Z spectrum of all the key topics and issues related to human resource management, labor, and workplace policy." (Wiley website)Publication Date: 2012 -
The Essential Guide to Training Global Audiences: Your Planning Resource of Useful Tips and Techniques by "...a groundbreaking book that offers a much-needed guide for anyone who must design and deliver excellent learning experiences for people from a culture other than their own." (Wiley websitePublication Date: 2008 -
Extraordinary Outcomes: Shaping an Otherwise Unpredictable Future by "...provides an alternative outlook on business strategy and people management for leaders navigating uncertain waters, where the future is anything but guaranteed." (Wiley website)Publication Date: 2014 -
Handbook for Strategic HR: Best Practices in Organization Development from the OD Network by "...introduces readers to core organization development strategies and skills--providing creative approaches, practical tips, and proven methods to help them succeed." (HarperCollins Leadership website)Publication Date: 2013 -
High-Impact Human Capital Strategy: Addressing the 12 Major Challenges Today's Organizations Face by "...examines 12 critical forces that must also be evaluated and maximized if a company is to continue its success, including: globalization, changes in workforce demographics, skill shortages and mismatches in labor markets, environmental matters, and more." (HarperCollins Leadership website)Publication Date: 2015 -
Leadership-Driven HR: Transforming HR to Deliver Value for the Business (2nd ed.) by "...challenges the traditional view of HR as a service function and replaces it with a new vision of HR as an internal business accountable for the return on investment of essential corporate assets—people and organizational processes." (Wiley website)Publication Date: 2013 -
Leading Continuous Change: Navigating Churn in the Real World by "...offers a four-part model and four mindsets that allow leaders to deal with multiple changes simultaneously without drowning in the churn." (Berrett-Koehler Publishers website)Publication Date: 2015 -
Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay (5th ed.) by "...offers twenty-six simple strategies—from A to Z—that managers can use to address their employees’ real concerns and keep them engaged." (Berrett-Koehler Publishers website)Publication Date: 2014 -
The Manager's Guide to HR: Hiring, Firing, Performance Evaluations, Documentation, Benefits, and Everything Else You Need to Know (2nd ed.) by "...covers all the key areas and brings readers up to speed on current developments..." (HarperCollins Leadership website)Publication Date: 2013 -
Managing Human Resources (3rd ed.) by "...combines a high academic standard with an applied approach to the challenges facing managers today, which will appeal to both line mangers and human resource managers." (Routledge website)Publication Date: 2011 -
Painless Performance Conversations: A Practical Approach to Critical Day-To-Day Workplace Discussions by "...presents actionable and practical communication and management strategies for any manager looking to effectively influence employee performance." (Wiley website)Publication Date: 2013 -
Personnel Psychology and Human Resources Management: A Reader for Students and Practitioners by "...covers key topics at the interface of human resourcemanagement (HRM) and Industrial/Organizational Psychology." (Wiley website)Publication Date: 2001 -
Predicting Success: Evidence-Based Strategies to Hire the Right People and Build the Best Team by "...provides guidance toward implementing tools like the Predictive Index®, behavior analytics, hiring assessments, and other practical resources to build your best team and achieve the best outcomes." (Wiley website)Publication Date: 2015 -
The Psychology of Organizational Change: Viewing Change from the Employee’s Perspective by "In this volume, we undertake a micro perspective, focusing on the individual and, more specifically, the importance of the employees and their reactions to organizational change. This focus expands our understanding of why change initiatives frequently fail." (Cambridge University Press website)Publication Date: 2013 -
Staffing Forecasting and Planning by "...shows the importance of understanding an organization’s business strategy, goals, and competitive environment to identify what talents the firm will need." (Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) website)Publication Date: 2012 -
Staffing to Support Business Strategy by "shows that a firm’s talent philosophy and business creed determine its employment needs and explains that a company’s choice and execution of hires directly relates to its overall business sense and competitive edge." (Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) website)Publication Date: 2012 -
Strategic Human Resource Development: A Journey in Eight Stages by "...takes the reader on a tour of the eight stages of HR development, introduces the critical factors, and highlights many practical recommendations for strategic HR development practice in business." (Springer website)Publication Date: 2013 -
The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Training, Development, and Performance Improvement by "...uses a psychological perspective, and a uniquely global focus, to review the latest literature and research in the interconnected fields of training, development, and performance appraisal." (ProQuest Ebook Central record)Publication Date: 2015
Performance Management:
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HBR Guide to Performance Management by "...provides a new multi-step, cyclical process to help you keep track of your employees' work, identify where they need to improve, and ensure they're growing with the organization." (Harvard Business Review website)Publication Date: 2017
Global/Cultural:
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Cross Cultural Competence: A Field Guide for Developing Global Leaders and Managers by Publication Date: 2015 -
Culture Crossing: Discover the Key to Making Successful Connections in the New Global Era by "You'll learn to sidestep the knee-jerk reactions that can get you into trouble and develop the agility to adjust your behaviors and expectations as needed." (Berrett-Koehler Publishers website)Publication Date: 2017 -
The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business by "...INSEAD professor Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain in which people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together." (PublicAffairs website)Publication Date: 2014 -
Global HR: Challenges Facing the Function by "...explores the key issues of building an international brand, culture and talent pool, whilst contributing to business and functional transformation, drawing on examples from multinationals in telecoms, fast-moving consumer goods, manufacturing, software, services and commodities." (Ashgate Publishing website)Publication Date: 2012 -
Global Trends in Human Resource Management: A Twenty-Year Analysis by "...tracks changes in a global sample of firms that shows how HR differs across Europe, the U.S., and Asia, providing an international benchmark against which to measure a company's practice and shows how HR can adapt in a rapidly changing landscape." (Stanford University Press website)Publication Date: 2015 -
Managing Expatriates: A Return on Investment Approach by "...provides a practical 'insider's' guide that reveals why expatriates seek and accept international assignments; how they feel impacted by new forms of remuneration and other working conditions; how international assignments fit in with their longer-term career aspirations; and what complications arise in terms of their families." (Business Expert Press website)Publication Date: 2013 -
Moving Families: Expatriation, Stress and Coping by "This study is a detailed exploration of how families cope both individually and as structures with the stresses of moving to a new culture." (Routledge website)Publication Date: 2001
Diversity:
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Diversity Beyond Lip Service: A Coaching Guide for Challenging Bias by Publication Date: 2019 -
Managing the Multi-Generational Workforce: From the GI Generation to the Millennials by Publication Date: 2011 -
The Multicultural Mind: Unleashing the Hidden Force for Innovation in Your Organization by "...makes a powerful business case for recognizing and cultivating a new dimension of diversity—the diversity within individuals!" (Berrett-Koehler Publishers website)Publication Date: 2016 -
The Multigenerational Workplace: Communicate, Collaborate, and Create Community by "...the authors demonstrate how educators can look past their own generational filters to reap the benefits of seeing through a new lens." (SAGE Publications website)Publication Date: 2014
Ethics:
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The Right Thing: An Everyday Guide to Ethics in Business by Publication Date: 2010ACCESS IS LIMITED TO THREE USERS AT A TIME
Employee Selection:
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Ask the Right Questions, Hire the Best People (4th ed.) by "...shows you how to write a concise and accurate job description, identify key competencies, and how to translate them into a realistic set of search criteria." (Open Road Integrated Media website)Publication Date: 2018 -
The Handbook of Strategic Recruitment and Selection: A Systems Approach by "This is a theory-based text with unique features that distinguish it from other books in the field." (Emerald Publishing website)Publication Date: 2013 -
Managing Talent: Recruiting, Retaining, and Getting the Most from Talented People by "...outlines how companies such as Google, Apple, Santander, Mars, Unilever, PepsiCo, Nokia, Olam International, Tata Chemicals and Bank of America are facing the challenge of recruiting and developing the talent they need." (PublicAffairs website)Publication Date: 2014 -
Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting and Orienting New Employees (5th ed.) by "...offers even more in the way of step-by-step guidelines on every aspect of the hiring process, specific interview and reference questions to ask (plus ones to avoid), and information on the latest recruiting strategies and orientation programs." (HarperCollins Leadership website)Publication Date: 2012 -
The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Recruitment, Selection and Employee Retention by "...makes a unique contribution to the fields of organizational psychology and human resource management by providing comprehensive coverage of the contemporary field of employee recruitment, selection and retention." (Wiley website)Publication Date: 2017
