Steve Werner

Clear and well-integrated, Managing Human Resources uses the authors' well-established Integrative Framework for Managing Human Resources to describe specific human resource (HR) activities including recruitment, training, performance management, and compensation. An important learning objective for students using Managing Human Resources is to develop an understanding of how the many specific HR activities can work together as a system that improves organizational effectiveness. This edition is a significantly revised and improved version of a title previously published by Cengage Learning.

Many factors set oil and gas apart from other industries and make unique demands on its human resource management, including its global nature, the importance of safety, the involvement of governments, proactive stakeholders, a multifaceted workforce, and project focus. Managing Human Resources in the Oil & Gas Industry provides an in-depth look at human resource management for all aspects of the oil and gas sector. The authors provide a full picture of human resource management and its role in staffing, training, performance management, compensation, and labor. This book is relevant to all human resource management department employees and all managers in the oil and gas industry and is suitable for workshops, seminars, and courses in human resource management in the oil and gas industry.