Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management

This book advances educational understanding and practice in Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management (OSHRM). It develops new theoretical perspectives on learning in OSHRM and introduces and evaluates a range of educational approaches, methods and techniques to advance teaching and assessment and student learning in the field.

Chapters are evidence-based and provide practical advice for enhancing the effectiveness of OSHRM programmes and courses in universities, colleges and human resource development settings globally. With contributions from leading educators in OSHRM, the book both advances understanding and provides practical guidance for the design of programmes, courses and classes. Importantly, it illustrates innovative classroom and virtual learning experiences that will secure student engagement; cultivate critical and creative thinking; and enhance students’ employability, leadership and enterprise capabilities. A distinctive contribution of the book lies in the inclusion of student viewpoints on the understandings and educational advances proposed by the authors. Significantly, the book demonstrates how recent changes affecting higher education, such as globalisation, mass participation and marketisation, and, most recently, the pandemic crisis, can be embraced as opportunities to advance both educational understanding and educational policy and practice in OSHRM.

This book will be invaluable for university educators internationally in the fields of OSHRM and for HR developers working in management and leadership development, and the book has relevance to both groups whatever their career stage, from absolute beginners through to advanced practitioners.

Kate Black is Associate Professor at Northumbria University, UK. Kate is a qualified teacher, Principal Fellow of the UK’s Advance HE, and has over thirty years’ experience as an educator and experience within organisational human resource development (HRD). As Director of Education, Kate leads on learning, teaching and the student experience.

Russell Warhurst is Associate Professor at Northumbria University, UK. Russell is a highly experienced educator and HR developer, having been teaching and researching in higher education and working in adult education roles for four decades. Russell has published widely in the fields of adult education, human resource development (HRD) and managerial learning.