Human Resource Management: Key Concepts and Skills
Author: Phil B Beaumont
"The style of presentation of the book is unique since a good deal of the information has been presented in a tabular form. The text includes a number of examples drawn from interviews and discussions carried out in organizations which makes it interesting.... The book would be useful to students and practitioners." --Vikalpa Meeting the clear need for a substantial but accessible introduction to Human Resource Management (HRM), this major new textbook addresses the practice of HRM within the context of the key literature, research, and debates of the field. Human Resource Management focuses on what is most relevant and useful to line managers at the policy/strategic and day-to-day level; combines knowledge- and research-based material with an introduction to key skills and techniques; contains numerous discussion question appendices; and draws on international material to consider HRM development in Europe, America, and elsewhere. The first part of the book looks at the origins of HRM and what is meant by "strategic" HRM; HRM and personnel management; competitiveness and international differences in approaches to HRM; and organizational culture, change, and HRM. Succeeding chapters explore the implementation of an HRM approach in such areas as selection, appraisal, career management, and employee participation. The book concludes with a final overview of current key concerns and debates about HRM, and considers some of its likely future developments.
Table of Contents:
| Acknowledgements | ||
| Introduction | 1 | |
| 1 | Competitive Strategy and Human Resource Management | 9 |
| 2 | Organizational Culture and Change | 34 |
| 3 | The Selection Decision | 56 |
| 4 | Appraising Employees | 74 |
| 5 | Reward and Compensation Systems | 102 |
| 6 | Career Management and Development | 129 |
| 7 | Employee-Management Communications | 155 |
| 8 | Employee Participation, Small Group Activities and Team Working | 176 |
| 9 | Squaring the Circle? | 203 |
| Appendix: Teaching Material | 218 | |
| Index | 221 |
Principles of Business Economics
Author: Joseph Nellis
Based on the successful book The Essence of Business Economics by the same authors, this new text provides a forum for detailed discussion of the core principles of microeconomics and shows how these concepts are implemented in business decisions.
User-friendly, jargon-free and comprehensive in its approach, it takes an in-depth look at the principles of business decision making, demonstrating how managers can apply economics in the workplace.
Key features
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• technical jargon and mathematical treatment are kept to a minimum and discussion is supported by clear graphical analyses.
• Integrated applications in each chapter reinforce and test the reader's understanding of key concepts.
• Topics for Discussion in each chapter stimulate thinking and encourage the practical application of the subject.
• A detailed glossary is included at the end of the book for easy reference.
• A downloadable web supplement is available for lecturers and students at www.booksites.net/nellisparker. This includes Guidance Notes on answering the Topics for Discussion in each chapter and a set of Overhead Transparency Masters, using PowerPoint, to support the book.Principles of Business Economics is an ideal foundation for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels studying economics on a wide range of degree and professional programmes, such as the Master of Business Administration (MBA), MSc in Management and Business Studies, Diploma in Management Studies (DMS) and BA Business Studies. In addition,the book is a useful resource for managers wishing to understand and react appropriately to the dynamics of their competitive environment. Joseph G. Nellis is Professor of International Management Economics at Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University. David Parker is Professor of Business Economics and Strategy at Aston Business School, Aston University.
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