Human Resource Management
A Critical Approach
by David G. Collings, Geoffrey Wood, Leslie T. Szamosi
3rd Edition
Publisher: Routledge
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781032625614 |
| eText ISBN | 9781040377758 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Publishing Year | 2025 |
| Edition | 3rd Edition |
| Language | English |
Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach, 3rd Edition, is a textbook that evaluates the core functions of the discipline through a critical lens, exploring organizational complexities alongside its darker sides.
The volume critiques foundational concepts while systematically analyzing the organizational context, practical applications, and international dimensions of human resource management. The discussion addresses core subjects such as strategic planning, performance management, reward structures, and industrial relations, while also considering how global value chains adapt during economic crises.
This textbook is intended for advanced and inquisitive students of human resource management and for professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of the field's practical and theoretical challenges.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Human Resource Management: A Critical Introduction
Chapter 2: HRM in Changing Organisational Contexts
Chapter 3: Strategic HRM: A Critical Review
Chapter 4: HRM and Organisational Performance
Chapter 5: HRM: An Ethical Perspective
Chapter 6: Substance or Smokescreen: A Critical Evaluation of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Agenda in Organisations
Chapter 7: HRM and Global Value Chains: Reconfiguration and Regulation in Times of Economic Crisis
Chapter 8: Knowledge and Organisational Learning and Its Management through HR Practices: A Critical Perspective
Chapter 9: HRM in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Chapter 10: Recruitment and Selection: The Age of Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 11: HR Planning: Institutions, Strategy, Tools and Techniques
Chapter 12: Performance Management
Chapter 13: Reward Management
Chapter 14: Human Resource Development
Chapter 15: Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
Chapter 16: International Human Resource Management
Chapter 17: HRM – From Digitalisation to AI
Chapter 18: The End of Jobs: How Gig Work and Job Deconstruction Are Transforming the World of Work
Chapter 19: Sustainable HRM – A Critical and Commons-Centric Perspective
Chapter 20: Worker Well-Being in the Context of Human Resource Management
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