This collection of a dozen research essays explores issues in human resource management in light of advances in communication media and the advent of social media. They are structured for easy digestion, with an abstract at the beginning of each that outlines purpose, methodology, findings, and the originality or value of the study. They consider the pros and cons of using social networks to screen employees, the future of employer branding through social media, a delphi study, insights from the Italian labor market on recruiting "generation y" folks through social media, using social media for job searching and how to advertise jobs through social media, the need for managerial reconfiguration of online face-to-face social networking, crowdsourcing, a social information systems research model, and more. The contributors are mostly academics from Europe, particularly France, managerial studies, economics and business. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
