Introducing Human Resource Management (Modular Texts in Business & Economics) - Softcover

Foot, Margaret; Hook, Caroline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273651439 ISBN 13: 9780273651437

Publisher: Ft Pr, 2002

Synopsis

"Modular Texts in Business and Economics "are a series of books tailored to the needs of hard pressed students and lecturers. They offer a fresh and innovative approach to business and economics textbooks in a fast-changing education marketplace. Each book provides a lively and accessible introduction to the core disciplines of modern business and management degrees. Each text is rich in pedagogy with answering questions sections and interactive learning boxes to engage student interest. Each book is tailored to meet the needs of one semester courses and is flexibly structured to meet the needs of individual lecturers. Each text is accompanied by an instructors manual, providing further material to aid teaching.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"An excellent introduction to the subject - I have not found a comparable

text at this level."

Ron Fisher, Manchester Metropolitan University

 

"Up to date and pitched at exactly the right level ... clear, interesting, well structured and easy to follow."

Norma D'Annunzio-Green, Napier University

 

 

Introducing Human Resource Management presents all the core HRM topics in a clear and lively style, exploring the latest developments in areas such as employment law and strategic HR as well as current applications of HR practice in the workplace.

 

Including a wide range of activities, exercises, case studies and real life examples, this book really involves the reader, helping you gain a good understanding of the theory and of how it applies in practice.

 

This edition includes:

• A thorough update on equality legislation,
• A new ¿What next?¿ feature to point you in the right direction if you want to deepen your knowledge of a topic,
• ¿Did you know¿ and ¿Pause for thought¿ boxes to get you thinking,
• Review and self-check questions (with answers) to test your understanding,
• A wealth of extra activities, quizzes and multiple choice tests online to help you to check your knowledge and revise

 

This book is ideal for a first course in human resource or personnel management at undergraduate or professional level, including courses that lead to a CIPD qualification. 

 

Margaret Foot and Caroline Hook have extensive work experience in the field of HRM. They are both Senior Lecturers in Human Resource Management at Huddersfield University Business School and are founding members of the CIPD Huddersfield Geographical Group.

 

About the Author:

Margaret Foot and Caroline Hook have extensive work experience in the field of HRM. They have both been Senior Lecturers in Human Resource Management at Huddersfield University Business School and were founding members of the CIPD Huddersfield group.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ft Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0273651439
• ISBN 13: 9780273651437
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 484