The fast paced world of human resources (HR) management, development, and utilization requires HR professionals to fill many roles and speak many "languages." The Human Resources Glossary answers the demand for a single authoritative source that compiles and explains the vocabulary of HR practitioners. This glossary defines HR terms and explains th

The fast-paced world of human resources (HR) management, development, and utilization requires HR professionals to fill many roles and speak many "languages". Finally, the demand for a single authoritative source that compiles and explains the vocabulary of HR practitoners is answered in the Human Resources Glossary. The Glossary defines HR terms and explains their context, use, and managerial implications in 56 of the most important HR areas including:

A Dictionary of Human Resource Management contains more than 2,000 precise and easy-to-understand definitions that are used in the fields of Human Resource Management and Employment Relations. The dictionary covers all areas of HRM, including recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, reward, industrial relations, and the design of work and organizations. Theoretical terms and concepts are clearly explained and the main institutions, legal terms, and public policies that are relevant to HRM are all defined. This new edition of the dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in vocabulary and usage. New entries to this edition include bonus culture, brain gain, corporate sustainibility, critical HRM, decent work, employee value proposition, gamification, male, pale, and stale, modern slavery, positive psychology, precariat, protected characteristics, resilience, talent pool, and virtual on-boarding. A Dictionary of Hyman Resource Management is a vital companion for students and practitioners in the fields of HRM and Employment Relations. It is an essential resource for anyone studying or working in this important area of management practice.

This is an accessible source of definitions of words, terms, and phrases that are encountered in the fields of human resource management, personnel, and industrial relations.