Introducing Human Resource Management - Couverture souple

Foot, Margaret; Hook, Caroline

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0582368928 ISBN 13 : 9780582368927

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 1999

Synopsis

A concise, accessible introduction to human resource management.

A propos du livre

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 Modular Texts in Business and Economics is a series of textbooks designed to meet the needs of today??s hard-pressed students and lecturers. Each book offers a lively, accessible and authoritative introduction to a core subject taught on business and management degree courses.  Reviews of the second edition of Introducing Human Resource Management: "Foot and Hook is very suitable for foundation level HRM studies, and, because of the refreshing, uncomplicated style and approach, it inspires students to go beyond the foundation level."

Richard Pullen, Middlesex University Business School

 "Foot and Hook use business cases to reinforce learning points and offer excellent review questions at the end of each chapter . . . . The entire text is fully referenced with a suggested further-reading list and extremely useful website addresses."

Richard Underwood, Times Higher Education Supplement

   Introducing Human Resource Management, now in its third edition, offers accessible and student-friendly coverage of the central ideas of this important subject. Using an innovative and broad range of features, activities and questions, it encourages students to assess their own understanding as they progress. Practical exercises and case studies enable students to apply concepts to work environments. Features of the new edition:

• Fully up-to-date coverage of the latest HRM developments, including employment law, competency frameworks, balanced score cards, strategic HRM and the application of HR practices in the workplace.
• New chapter on International HRM reflecting the growing importance of this field.
• Extensive sources for the latest information (including Internet references) to promote wider reading and research skills.
• Provoking ??Pause for Thought?? questions which encourage the reader to adopt a thinking approach to the subject.
• ??Did You Know?? boxes providing memorable nuggets of information.
• Learning objectives for each chapter highlighting the most important issues, and self-check questions at chapter ends testing what has been learned.
• Activities throughout chapters and review questions which provide readers with regular opportunities to put theory into practice.
• Strong supporting supplements package comprising a companion website with a lecturer??s manual including multiple choice questions, role play scenarios, case studies and PowerPoint slides.

The book is suitable for all students taking a first course in human resource or personnel management either as part of a business degree or as a module on other degree programmes. It can be used on undergraduate, HND/C or post-experience courses. It is also suitable for professional and CIPD courses, and is ideal for distance learning courses. Margaret Foot and Caroline Hook have extensive work experience in the field of HRM. They are both Senior Lecturers in Human Resource Management at Huddersfield University Business School and are founding members of the CIPD Huddersfield Geographical Group.  

Quatrième de couverture

Introducing Human Resource Management
6th edition
Margaret Foot & Caroline Hook

Introducing Human Resource Management is a lively and engaging introduction to the key topics and issues surrounding people management. Clearly linking HR theory to the work environment, this book explores core areas such as HR strategy, talent management, employee engagement and development.

This new edition has been fully revised to include:

• the latest developments in equality legislation
• greater coverage of the increasingly important concept of well-being and the impact this has on performance
• more emphasis on the crucial role that line managers play in people management
• more international and cross-cultural examples throughout.

This text will help you succeed in your studies through:

• ‘Did you know’ and ‘Pause for thought’ boxes to get you thinking
• ‘What next’ features to encourage you to find out more about a topic
• ‘HR in the news’ features containing articles from the Financial Times to promote discussion of real-life examples of HR in practice.
• Review and self-check questions (with answers) to help you check your understanding of a topic

Introducing Human Resource Management is ideal for a first course in human resource management at undergraduate or professional level, including courses that lead to a CIPD qualification.

About the authors
Margaret Foot and Caroline Hook have extensive professional experience in the field of HRM. They have both had many years of experience as Senior Lecturers in Human Resource Management at Huddersfield University Business School and now focus mainly on their independent research and writing. 

A wealth of extra activities, quizzes, and multiple choice questions relating to individual chapters are available online at www.pearsoned.co.uk/foothook

 

 

 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0582368928
• ISBN 13: 9780582368927
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 456
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie