Whether you are studying at undergraduate or postgraduate level, our stellar team of expert authors will guide you through the key topics of human resource management from strategic and international perspectives.
Starting with the fundamentals of each topic and progressing through to critical evaluation, the 3rd edition includes:
- Even more international case studies from across Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East – which bring the theory and academic underpinning to life
- A wide range of Reflective Activities that encourage you to consider the real-world implications of what you have learnt
- An updated companion website featuring a wealth of resources for lecturers and students, including an Instructor’s Manual, Power Point slides, a Testbank, recommended journal articles and additional business cases
Table of Content
PART ONE – THE ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND STRATEGY
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Organization, its Environment and Human Resource Management – Paul E. Smith and Gary Rees
Chapter 2 Human Resource Management Through a Strategic Perspective – Alison Rieple, Marco Pironti, Paola Pisano and Valentina Cillo
Chapter 3 Concepts, Practices and Trends in SHRM – Geoffrey Wood and Zsuzsanna Kispál-Vitai
Chapter 4 The Added Value Debate – Gary Rees and Charles Leatherbarrow
PART TWO – THE FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF HR
Chapter 5 Recruitment and Selection – Stephen Taylor
Chapter 6 Flexible Working – Sue Hutchinson
Chapter 7 Reward Strategy and Managing Performance – Sarah Jones and Geoff White
Chapter 8 Managing the Employment Relationship – Monika Huesmann and Moira Calveley
Chapter 9 Equality and Diversity in the Workplace – John Neugebauer
Chapter 10 Developing Employees and Managers – Jim Stewart
PART THREE – SHRM AND THE “BIGGER PICTURE”
Chapter 11 Organizational Culture – Crystal Zhang and Paul Iles
Chapter 12 Managing in a Global Context – Kate E. Rowlands and Paul Iles
Chapter 13 The Future of HR – Linda Holbeche
About the author
Paul Smith is Principal Lecturer in HRM and Programme Tutor for MSc Global Business at the University of Hertfordshire Business School. He teaches People Management and Strategic Human Resource Management, primarily on the MBA and MA HRM programmes. He is also a guest lecturer at universities in Germany and Russia. Paul has edited books and contributed chapters and case studies to a number of texts in the field of HR and Organizational Behaviour for Routledge, Butterworth-Heinemann and CIPD Publishers. He is a member of the Work and Employment Research Unit at Hertfordshire Business School and has contributed to a number of conferences, journal articles and reports. His research interests encompass diversity in organizations, leadership and Strategic HRM. Paul is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.