Human resource management in a business context / Alan Price.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Many students study HRM but will not necessarily specialize in personnel. The book takes a business approach to all core areas of HRM, as well as discussing contemporary issues such as managing diversity and new styles of employee relations. This edition has been updated and expanded throughout.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Part I Introduction To Hrm
• 1 Managing People
• 2 The Concept of HRM
• 3 HRM and Business Effectiveness
• Part II Hrm and the Business Environment
• 4 Human Resources and the Global Economy
• 5 HRM and the State
• 6 The Employment Market
• Part III Organisational Hrm
• 7 HRM in Large Organisations
• 8 HRM in Small and Medium-Sized Organisations
• 9 Organisational Culture
• 10 Commitment and Employer Branding
• Part IV Strategic Hrm
• 11 People Strategies
• 12 Change Strategies
• 13 Resourcing Strategies
• Part V The Employee Resourcing Process
• 14 Recruitment and Preliminary Candidate Information
• 15 Employee Selection
• Part VI Managing Diversity
• 16 Equality of Opportunity
• 17 Race, Disability and Age
• Part VII Performance And Compensation
• 18 Performance Management
• 19 Reward Management
• Part VIII Learning And Development
• 20 Human Resource Developement
• 21 Learning in Organisations
• Part IX Employee Relations
• 22 Unions and Collective Bargaining
• 23 Conflict, Bargaining, Involvement and Well-Being
• 24 Conclusion
• Glossary
• References
• Index