This best selling textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to human resource management, covering all the main areas of HRM practice as well as the key skills that HR practitioners will need. The book is written from a practical perspective in a clear and engaging style. It includes full coverage of operational issues and introduces the major academic debates of relevance to the field. It is written as an introduction for students of HRM at all levels, including those on CIPD courses.
This best selling textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to human resource management, covering all the main areas of HRM practice as well as the key skills that HR practitioners will need. The book is written from a practical perspective in a clear and engaging style. It includes full coverage of operational issues and introduces the major academic debates of relevance to the field. It is written as an introduction for students of HRM at all levels, including those on CIPD courses.
Guided tour xviPreface xixAcknowledgements xxi Part 1 Human resource management inchanging times 11. The nature of human resource management 32. The context of human resource management 303. Strategic human resource management 574. Organisation design and flexibility 775. Workforce planning 1036. The international dimension 127Part 1 Case study problem 152 Part 2 Resourcing: getting people in the rightplaces to do the right things 1557. Recruitment 1578. Selection methods and decisions 1789. Staff retention 20410. Ending the contract 223Part 2 Case study problem 242 Part 3 Performance: success through individualand collective achievement 24511. HRM, employee engagement and organisational performance 24712. Employee performance management 26313. Leadership 28714. Managing attendance and absence 306Part 3 Case study problem 326 Part 4 Development 32915. Organisational change and development 33116. Knowledge management and organisational learning 35017. The context of employee learning and development 37418. Learning and development 392Part 4 Case study problem 422 Part 5 Employee relations 42519. Employee voice 42920. The legal framework of work 44321. Equal opportunities and diversity 46922. Discipline and grievance 488Part 5 Case study problem 508 Part 6 Reward 51323. Setting pay 51824. Incentives 54825. Pensions and benefits 569Part 6 Case study problem 589 Part 7 Contemporary issues 59126. Talent management 59327. Ethics and corporate social responsibility 61128. The changing HR function 63429. Information technology and human capital measurement 65730. Health and well-being 679Part 7 Case study problem 693 Part 8 Selected HR skills 69531. Skills set 1: Face-to-face and other communications skills 69732. Skills set 2: Skills for analysis and decision making 769Part 8 Case study problem and exercises 792 Glossary 794Index 802
A comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of human resource management (including content specifically designed to develop practitioner skills), written from a practical perspective in a clear and engaging style.
Derek Torrington is Emeritus Professor of Management, University of Manchester. Laura Hall and Stephen Taylor are both Senior Lecturers in HRM at Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as National Examiners for the CIPD. Carol Atkinson is Senior Lecturer in HRM at Bradford University Business School.
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