Essentials of Human Resource Management (Hardcover, 6th edition)

The field of Human Resource Management has changed rapidly following the aftermath of the financial crisis and the recession. New approaches are now needed to succeed in a highly competitive global market place and HR staff are being asked to draw on disciplines outside their traditional comfort zone such as: marketing, information systems, corporate social responsibility and business strategy. "

Essentials of Human Resource Management 6th Edition" uniquely details a strategic explanation of how established techniques can be adapted to meet new challenges; with an introduction to organizational behaviour, as well as incorporating relevant aspects of employee relations and an overview of employment law. The new edition examines recent changes within the discipline including:

• Meeting the challenges of capitalist economics combined with corporate social responsibility
• Renewed focus on international competitiveness and managing a multi-national workforce.
• New technology and policy in the field and its influence on employee relations
• Public versus private sector industrial relations and the decline of Trade Unions

Written in an accessible manner, "Essentials of Human Resource Management 6th Edition" acts as an introduction to industrial relations that will be required reading for undergraduate students on HRM modules, the CIPD introduction courses, and well as for postgraduates on MBA programmes.