Introduction to human resource management /
Paul Banfield and Rebecca Kay.
- Second edition.
- xviii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Previous ed.: 2008.
Part One: Foundations of human resource management -- Part Two: Operational challenges -- Part Three: HRM processes -- Part Four: Case studies -- -- Foundations of human resource management -- The management of human resources -- HRM: an academic and professional perspective -- A strategic perspective on human resource management -- -- Operational challenges -- Recruitment and selection -- Managing employee relations -- Managing discipline and grievance -- Equality and diversity in employment -- International human resource management ---- HRM processes -- HR planning and measurement -- Learning and development -- Managing Performance -- Managing rewards -- -- Case studies -- Case Study: Setting up an assessment centre -- Case Study: HR and the new opening -- Case Study: The role of HR in closing a factory. Part One: 1. 2. 3. Part Two: 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Part Three: 9. 10. 11. 12. Part Four: 13. 14. 15.
"Co-written by a lecturer and a practitioner, Banfield & Kay provide academic and practical insights that convey the reality of HRM. Designed specifically for students taking their first introductory module in human resource management, this textbook combines the academic and practitioner perspectives to produce a balanced introduction to the subject. This approach explores how HRM is actually practised and experienced in the workplace, which overcomes the idealistic and partial insights of many textbooks. By taking a truly holistic approach to the subject, this text avoids the presentation of HRM as a separate management function, and instead presents HR processes and challenges as an integral part of any business. "--Publisher's website.