The Oxford Handbook of Human Resource Management (Oxford Handbooks) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199547025 ISBN 13: 9780199547029

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

HRM is central to management teaching and research, and has emerged in the last decade as a significant field from its earlier roots in Personnel Management, Industrial Relations, and Industrial Psychology. People Management and High Performance teams have become key functions and goals for manager at all levels in organizations. The Oxford Handbook brings together leading scholars from around the world - and from a range of disciplines - to provide an authoritative account of current trends and developments. The Handbook is divided into four parts: * Foundations and Frameworks, * Core Processes and Functions, * Patterns and Dynamics, * Measurement and Outcomes. Overall it will provide an essential resource for anybody who wants to get to grips with current thinking, research, and development on HRM. About the SeriesOxford Handbooks in Business & Management bring together the world's leading scholars on the subject to discuss current research and the latest thinking in a range of interrelated topics including Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Public Management, International Business, and many others. Containing completely new essays with extensive referencing to further reading and key ideas, the volumes, in hardback or paperback, serve as both a thorough introduction to a topic and a useful desk reference for scholars and advanced students alike.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Boxall is a Professor of Human Resource Management at the University of Auckland. John Purcell is a Research Professor in the Industrial Relations Research Unit at Warwick Business School. Patrick Wright is a Professor of Strategic Human Resource Management at Cornell University.

Review:

This is a sophisticated and scholarly volume. It provides an excellent overview of HRM for those seeking to learn more about the field and a valuable resource for those teaching or researching in the area. * Work and Occupations * Many contributors go beyond the usual remit of summarizing theory and research as it currently exists and contribute new theoretical insights and directions. * Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations * ...a superb collection of up-to-date chapters on the evolving subject of HRM... it debates the ideas of HRM viewed through numerous academic disciplines... the chapters offer a comprehensive investigation of HRM and a much needed discussion of how it contributes to organisational performance. * Industrial Relations Journal * This excellent Handbook provides a valuable insight into the main issues that currently preoccupy the field of human resource management ... the book is remarkable. It contains many first-rate chapters written by leading authorities. * British Journal of Industrial Relations *

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199547025
• ISBN 13: 9780199547029
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 680
• Editor: Boxall Peter, Purcell John, Wright Patrick