Human Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach, 6th Edition

The expert authors of this leading text present a thorough introduction to HRM by exploring a variety of perspectives, styles and arguments. It takes a rigorous, critical approach that makes contemporary developments in Human Resource Management accessible to students. They explore the most pressing and topical themes and debates of today the effects of HRM on organisational performance, management and leadership development, performance management and employee reward whilst covering in depth the theory and practice of the operational aspects of HRM. The final part of the text compares trends in HRM around the world, with a particular focus on India and China, as well as the influence of multinational corporations. Human Resource Management is written for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students, as well as those studying for the CIPD qualifications.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Human Resource Management And Its Organisational Context
Chapter 1. An introduction to human resource management
Chapter 2. Strategic human resource management
Chapter 3. Contextualising HRM: developing critical thinking
Part 1 Case study: How well are we doing at work?

Part 2: Resourcing The Organisation
Chapter 4. Human resource management and the labour market
Chapter 5. Talent management
Chapter 6. Managing equality and diversity
Part 2 Case study: Teacher shortages

Part 3: Developing The Human Resource
Chapter 7. Learning and development
Chapter 8. Human resource development: the organisational and national framework
Chapter 9. Management and leadership development
Part 3 Case study: Transforming Anglian Water

Part 4: The Employment Relationship
Chapter 10. The employment relationship and employee rights at work
Chapter 11. Establishing the terms and conditions of employment: changing forms of voice and influence
Chapter 12. Performance management
Chapter 13. Employee participation and involvement
Part 4 Case study: Malone Superbuy Ltd

Part 5: International Human Resource Management
Chapter 15. Trends and prospects in HRM systems: a comparative perspective
Chapter 16. Human resource management in China and India
Chapter 17. International HRM
Part 5 Case study: Global and local: the case of the inoperable HRM strategy