Title:
Human resource management
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Edition:
7th ed.
Publication Information:
Harlow, England : Prentice Hall/Financial Times, 2008
Physical Description:
xxi, 882 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN:
9780273710752
Subject Term:
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Summary
Summary
This text provides a comprehensive, practical description and discussion of the functions of personnel management, supported by extensive illustrative material and evidence from current practice.
Author Notes
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.
Table of Contents
| Part I Introduction |
| 1 The nature of Human Resource Management |
| 2 Strategic Human Resource Management |
| 3 Planning: jobs and people |
| 4 The international dimension |
| Part I Focus on skills |
| Part II Resourcing |
| 5 Strategic aspects of resourcing |
| 6 Contracts, contractors and consultants |
| 7 Recruitment |
| 8 Selection methods and decisions |
| 9 Staff retention |
| 10 Ending the contract |
| Part II Focus on skills |
| Part III Performance |
| 11 Strategic aspects of performance |
| 12 Organisational performance: knowledge and learning |
| 13 Employee Performance Management |
| 14 Leadership and change management |
| 15 Managing absence and attendance |
| Part III Focus on skills |
| Part IV Development |
| 16 Strategic aspects of development |
| 17 Context, competence and competencies |
| 18 Learning and development |
| 19 Career development |
| Part IV Focus on skills |
| Part V Employee relations |
| 20 Strategic aspects of employee relations |
| 21 Employee involvement |
| 22 Health, safety and welfare |
| 23 The legal framework for equality |
| 24 Equal opportunities and diversity |
| 25 Grievance and discipline |
| Part V Focus on skills |
| Part VI Reward |
| 26 Strategic aspects of reward |
| 27 Salaries |
| 28 Incentives |
| 29 Pensions and benefits |
| Part VI Focus on skills |
| Part VII Emerging Issues |
| 30 Ethics and corporate social responsibility |
| 31 Work-life balance |
| 32 The changing HR function |
| 33 Information Technology and Human Capital Measurement |
| 34 The future of work |
| Part VII Focus on skills |
