Human Resource Management
A Contemporary Approach
by Julie Beardwell, Amanda Thompson
8th Edition
Publisher: Pearson
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781292119564 |
| eText ISBN | 9781292204468 |
| Publisher | Pearson |
| Publishing Year | 2017 |
| Edition | 8th Edition |
| Language | English |
Human Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach, 8th Edition, is an academic textbook that pairs research-informed theory with practical workplace insights. The volume builds critical awareness of foundational concepts, strategic choices, and operational challenges across the discipline.
The text addresses core workplace practices, including strategic human resource management, labour market dynamics, and talent management. Readers explore organizational functions such as learning and development, performance management, employee reward, and employee voice mechanisms.
Designed for undergraduate, postgraduate, and MBA students, this volume also serves as a reference for students taking CIPD Advanced qualifications. Discussions examine influential contemporary pressures, including globalisation, Brexit, and the green agenda.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Human Resource Management
Chapter 2: Strategic Human Resource Management
Chapter 3: Contextualising HRM
Chapter 4: HRM and the Labour Market
Chapter 5: Talent Management
Chapter 6: Managing Equality and Diversity
Chapter 7: Learning and Development
Chapter 8: Leadership and Management Development
Chapter 9: Organisational Development
Chapter 10: The Employment Relationship and Employee Rights at Work
Chapter 11: Employment
Chapter 12: Performance Management
Chapter 13: Employee Reward
Chapter 14: Employee Voice
Chapter 15: Comparative HRM in the Context of Financialization, Financial Crisis and Brexit
Chapter 16: Employment Relations in Emerging Economies: China and India
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