Human resource management
Derek Torrington (Author), Laura Hall (Author), Stephen Taylor (Author), Carol Atkinson (Author)
For three decades, this text has been the leading introduction to HRM for students at all levels, including those on CIPD-accredited courses. It is renowned for its readable and engaging style making studying more efficient. Comprehensively covering all major areas of the field, this edition has been updated with the issues and debates facing HRM today. Its key features include: Case studies that contextualise theory in well known organisations such as Rolls Royce, McDonald's and the BBC World Service ; Integrated activity and discussion boxes to encourage deeper thinking and understanding of each chapter ; Skills content to help develop the specific employability skills necessary for a successful HR practitioner
xxi, 673 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
9780273786634, 9781306463775, 9780273786689, 0273786636, 0273786687, 1306463777
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Human resource management in changing times (Nature of human resource management ; Global context for human resource management ; Strategic human resource management ; Workforce planning and metrics0
Resourcing : getting people in the right places to do the right things (Organisation design and flexibility ; Recruitment ; Selection methods and decisions ; Engaging and retaining people ; Ending the contract)
Performance : success through individual and collective achievement (Employee performance management ; Leadership ; managing attendance and absence)
Development (Organisational change and development ; The contxt of employee learning and development ; Learning and development ; Talent and career development)
Employee relations (Employee voice ; Legal framework of work ; Equal opportunities and diversity ; Grievance and discipline)
Reward : the contract for payment (Setting pay ; Incentives ; Pensions and benefits)
Contemporary issues (Ethics and corporate social responsibility ; Managing the human resource function ; Health and well-being ; The international dimension)
Selected human resource skills (Skills set 1: Face-to-face and othr communication skills ; Skills set 2 : skills for analysis and decision making)
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