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Human resource management : a case study approach / Michael Muller-Camen, Richard Croucher and Susan Leigh (eds).

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, 2008.Description: xix, 517 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781843981657
  • 1843981653
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.3 MUL  22
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 658.3 MUL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39002100686725
Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 658.3 MUL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100343574

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Human Resource Management: A Case Study Approach is ideal for all HR students with limited real-life experience of HR in the workplace. Covering all the essential HR topics including recruitment, reward, performance management, employment relations, health and safety and equality and diversity, this book expertly uses case studies of these activities and issues in the real world to truly show HR in practice.

Closely structured around the changing role of the HR function, Human Resource Management: A Case Study Approach provides expert guidance on HR processes and practices in the modern workplace while also looking forward to the role of HR professionals in the future. Packed with case studies, international examples and global research, this is an essential resource for all students of HR from the beginning of their studies right through to graduation and into the workplace. Online resources include powerpoint slides and lecture notes for tutors and additional case studies and multiple choice questions for students.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 491-510) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Section 1 HRM in Context
  • The Context of HRM
  • People and Human Resources Strategies
  • HRM and Technological Innovation
  • Labour Law
  • Equality and Diversity
  • Section 2 Employee Resourcing
  • HR Planning
  • Recruitment
  • Selection
  • Flexibility and Work-life Balance
  • Section 3 Managing Employee Performance and Development
  • Psychological Contract, Absence and Turnover
  • Performance Management and Appraisal
  • Reward Systems
  • Training and Development
  • Understanding Coaching
  • People-related Measure and High Performance
  • Section 4 HRM and Employee Representation
  • Employment Relations
  • Health and Safety at Work
  • Employee Communication
  • Section 5 Contemporary and Critical Issues
  • Changing Roles in HRM
  • The Organisation of Work
  • International HRM
  • Instead of HRM: A Cross Cultural Perspective
  • Creating Corporate Capability
  • CSR and Sustainable HRM
  • Section 6 Conclusion
  • Potential Future Development in HRM

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Michael Muller-Camen is Professor of International HRM at Middlesex University Business School, UK

Richard Croucher is Professor of Comparative Employment Relations and Director of Research at MUBS, UK

Susan Leigh is Programme Leader for the MA in Human Resource Management (NHS) at MUBS in the UK and teaches HRM to 2nd year undergraduate students.

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