Human Resource Management (5th ed)

In a clear and well-organised research-based presentation, the text thoroughly covers the basic functional areas of human resource management.

Reviewers have praised this text for its variety of cases, clear and concise treatment of training methods, unique exercises, coverage of expatriate issues, TQM, international perspectives, treatment of ethics and strong, practical and readable examples.

Highlights of the new fifth edition include: - Hot new topics!

New subject matter covered includes: HR planning issues surrounding mergers and acquisitions; personality-focused job analysis; recruiting passive job seekers; high-tech selection methods; appraising performance in a multinational setting; open-book management; employee share ownership schemes; phased retirement options; and the use of the Internet for training international managers. - New! Chapter 16 entitled "Employment Transitions" has been completely reworked and reoriented replacing the chapter on Organisational Exit.

The chapter focuses on strategies for retaining valuable employees during strong economic periods and reducing the workforce during difficult periods. - Updated and Enhanced information!The latest theoretical approaches to strategic HRM; increased focus on "bottom line" impact of HRM practices; updated and streamlined discussion of HRIS; expanded discussion of how to "fit" HR practices within the overall business strategy; managerial succession planning; competency modelling; the Internet as a recruiting tool; high-involvement organisations; goal setting and "stretch targets;" and repatriating expatriate managers. - Entirely new Boxed Inserts and Cases. Subjects covered include test-taker rights, pitfalls of measurement tools, instructional systems design, performance appraisal and merit pay in China, human resource approaches to Improving competitiveness, international benefits, myths about pay, and managing human resources in a foreign country. - Updated International Perspective boxes, which provide information on how other cultures and countries approach various human resource functions.

An entire chapter (17), Managing Human Resources in Multinational Organisations, is also included in this edition. - More Internet Exercises than ever before. Giving students the opportunity to explore and use web resources related to human resource management.