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Synopsis
The second edition of this extensively revised text provides a critical evaluation of current developments in human resource management (HRM) through a fresh user-friendly and international approach. It balances a comprehensive overview of HRM theory--the latest ideas, theories, and research findings--with a close examination of developing HRM practices illustrated by numerous case studies.
Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, was written specifically to fulfill the need of introductory undergraduate and graduate courses for a rigorous analysis of HRM. For some time there has been a tendency of textbooks on personnel/human resource management to be much more prescriptive than analytical. This edition's purpose is to provide the reader with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the latest relevant theories, practices, and functional activities of HRM on a global basis.
This book is divided into five major parts: Part I introduces the nature and role of HRM and addresses some of the controversial theoretical issues surrounding the HRM discourse; Part II reviews the external contexts that affect HRM policies and actions inside the organization; Parts III and IV examine the key human resource practices that comprise the HRM cycle; and Part V addresses some of the developments in communications and employee relations.
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About the Author
JOHN BRATTON is Associate Professor of Human Resource Management and Leadership at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. - JEFFREY GOLD is Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Leeds Business School, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.
Review
A highly comprehensive yet accessible text which successfully presents a critical evaluation of current developments in the subject. This second edition includes an excellent fresh chapter on strategic HRM.
—Stephen Wood
London School of Economics, UK
In a globalising world, Bratton and Gold's new edition narrows the gap between teachers of HRM and the 'Holy Grail' of HRM in a truly international contemporary textbook suitable for both graduate and undergraduate students.
—Bruce McCallum
University of Western Australia
This book provides the most comprehensive textbook in HRM I have seen so far...it should be a 'must' for every course in HRM in the UK and continental Europe and overseas.
—Povl Erik Jensen
Copenhagen Business School
Clearly written, accessible, interesting, and well-referenced with up-to-date sources...
—Jane Thompson
Humberside University, UK
In a word, one of my very favourite texts for the opening of the next millennium.
—Carlos Sanchez-Runde
IESE-University of Navarra, Spain
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- PublisherPsychology Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0805838627
- ISBN 13 9780805838626
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages432
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