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This book provides a concise, engaging, and accessible introduction to human resource management which is academically rigorous and appropriate for students taking courses in HRM, business studies and related areas. In addition to covering the core issues relating to human resource management, such as recruitment and selection, training and development, and reward, the book also includes material devoted to new and emerging issues, like talent management and the effective management of staff on international assignments. It features a wide range of pedagogic features designed to enhance your knowledge of human resource management issues, including boxed skills exercises and learning activities, section summaries, suggestions for further reading, assignment and discussion questions, and a guide to key concepts.
Written by a team of experts who have extensive experience of teaching, researching, and consultancy activity, the book is an essential companion when it comes to helping you to develop your understanding of human resource management topics. This new edition features a new chapter entitled `Utilizing human resources`, covering areas such as flexibility, talent management and health and safety. Adopting lecturers receive a copy of a DVD featuring video interviews with practitioners, filmed specially for the textbook.
The text is designed for students taking a module in human resource management at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Case material has been fully revised and updated throughout to reflect the social, political and legal changes in HRM since the previous edition published in 2009.
New chapter on Utilizing Human Resources in Organizations, including discussion of talent management.
New material on resolving workplace conflict has been added to chapter 13.
New international focus boxes and skills exercise boxes have been added to every chapter, to help students contextualise HRM in a global context and consolidate their learning through real-world examples.
Part One. The nature of human resource management
Chapter 1. Introducing Human Resource Management
Chapter 2. The Strategic Dimensions of Human Resource Management
Part Two. The external and internal contexts of human resource management
Chapter 3. The Business Environment of Human Resource Management
Chapter 4. Human Resource Management in an Organizational Context
Part Three. The essence of human resource management
Chapter 5. Recruiting and selecting staff in organizations
Chapter 6. Developing human resources
Chapter 7. Rewarding people at work
Chapter 8. Utilizing human resources in organizations
Chapter 9. Redundancy and human resource management
Part Four. Challenges and controversies in human resource management
Chapter 10. Equality, diversity, and dignity at work
Chapter 11. Managing performance and absence
Chapter 12. Employment relations
Chapter 13. Managing grievances, discipline, and workplace conflict
Part Five. Human resource management in broader perspective
Chapter 14. Ethics and human resource management
Chapter 15. International human resource management
Chapter 16. Conclusions
ISBN 9780198717638
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Pages : 404
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