Human resource management in a business context

It is possible to establish a clear link between good human capital management and enhanced financial performance. In other words, effectively dealing with people is of major importance for all organizations. Human Resource Management in a Business in Context locates HRM and other perspectives of people management in a framework focused on the needs of business studies students. It provides a thorough and comprehensive overview of all the key aspects of people management using numerous real examples from actual business situations. The practical, rather than prescriptive, approach allows students to understand the issues without getting lost in operational details. The new edition has been strengthened to make this our key offering in HRM and an ideal core text for most courses, fully able to compete with the comprehensive competition.

Benefits:

• NEW! Updated and expanded throughout including new material on knowledge management, flexible working, competences and ethics
• NEW! New 2-colour page design and increased number of illustrations to enhance navigation and visual appeal, along with more student-centered features such as learning outcomes and review case studies
• Emphasises HRM as a managerial discipline within the business context rather than dwelling on the details of professional practice - more appealing and motivating to students who can see the subject's relevance; clearly links HRM and business strategy
• Takes a broad international perspective with examples from around the globe
• Written in an accessible style, utilizing textbook features, case studies, discussion examples and annotated further reading
• NEW! Increased international context including comparative material for the UK, Australia, Canada, the EU and South Africa
• NEW! Radical rewrite of the developing people chapter incorporating human capital, development and diversity and e-learning
• NEW! Related websites with separate UK, International, Australian and Canadian resource sections
• NEW! Increased critical perspective throughout by the use of critical reflection features
• NEW! New chapters on Communication (including intranets etc), Job analysis and design, Flexibility, Reward Management and Discipline/Grievance Handling. [details to be confirmed by market research
• NEW! New lecturer support material provided online including overviews, suggested answers to questions, PowerPoint slides, new case studies and updates
• NEW! New website references to facilitate further exploration of the subject and cross-references from the book to updates on the web
• NEW! New glossary of terms for ease of reference

Contents

• Introduction to HRM
  • Managing People
  • The Concept of HRM
  • HRM and Business Effectiveness
• HRM and the Business Environment
  • Human resources and the global economy
  • HRM and the state
  • The Employment Market
• Organisational HRM
  • HRM in large organisations
  • HRM in small and medium-sized organisations
  • Organisational culture
  • Commitment and employer branding
• Strategic HRM
  • People strategies
  • Change strategies
  • Resourcing strategies
• The Employee Resourcing Process
  • Recruitment and preliminary candidate information
  • Employee selection
• Managing Diversity
  • Equality of opportunity
  • Race, disability and age
• Performance and Compensation
  • Performance management
  • Reward Management
• Learning and Developing
  • Human resource developement
  • Learning in organisations
• Employee Relations
  • Unions and collective bargaining
  • Conflict, bargaining, involvement and well-being
  • Conclusion
• Glossary
• References
• Index