THE PLAN THIS BOOK
Here we present an overview of Chapters 1-17 , but do not think of these as indecent-
Dent, unrelated topics: Each topic interacts with and affects the others, and all should fit
With the employer’s strategic plan. Figure 1-8 summarizes this idea. For example, how
You test and interview job candidates (Chapters 6 and 7) and train and appraise job
Incumbents (Chapters 8 and 9) depends on the jib’s specific duties and responsibilities
(Chapter 4) . How good a job you do selecting (Chapter 6) and training (Chapter 8)
Employees will affect how safely do their jobs (Chapter 16). An employee’s performance and thus his or her appraisal (Chapter 9) depends not just on the person’s motivation, but on how well you identified the job’s duties (Chapter 4), and screened and
trained the employee (Chapters 6 and 7). Furthermore, the firm’s HR strategies, and
specifically the HR policies in each area-for instance, how you recruit, select, train,
appraise, and compensate employees-should make sense in terms of the company’s