Human Resource Management - Couverture souple

Torrington, Derek; Hall, Laura; Taylor, Stephen; Atkinson, Carol

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1292261641 ISBN 13 : 9781292261645

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2020

Synopsis

Expand your learning in HR Management from theory to practice, using academic research and developing the practical skills necessary for your career in the field.

Human Resource Management, 11^th Edition, by Torrington, Hall, Taylor, and Atkinson, is an acclaimed, market-leading text, well known for its comprehensive scope of topics, coverage of important HR Management issues, and reader-friendly content.

A complete introduction to Human Resources, this text is ideal for students pursuing Undergraduate Business and Management Courses alongside those on CIPD-accredited courses.

Human Resource Management is an accessible text aiming to help those aspiring to or working within HR or Management roles. The latest version of the text, thoroughly updated with the economic, social, and legal employment practice changes, is specifically designed to cover issues and debates HR Management faces today.

The contribution of academic research further supports the theory and content reflecting the recent developments in the field, making this text a must-read on the principles and aspects of the discipline.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Written by a close-knit team, the authors have great experience in teaching and examining Human Resources at undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional levels, as well as ownership of thorough, deep-research portfolios and CIPD memberships.

Derek Torrington is an Emeritus Professor of Management at the University of Manchester, Chartered Companion for the CIPD, and previous Chief Examiner.

Laura Hall is a freelance academic and has carried out work for a wide range of bodies, including the CIPD.

Stephen Taylor is a senior lecturer in HRM at the University of Exeter Business School and a Chartered Companion for the CIPD.

Carol Atkinson is a Professor of HRM and Associate Dean for Research at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School. She is also a member of the CIPD Manchester Branch Committee.

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“It is well written and students find a clarity that is missing from some other texts. It is balanced and avoids the mistake of accepting wholesale underlying assumptions about the employment relationship that some HRM books do.”

Dr Alan Roe, Leeds University Business School

 

Develop skills to put theory into practice, using academic research and current issues

Human Resource Management, 11th Edition, by Torrington, Hall, Taylor and Atkinson is praised for its comprehensive scope of topics, coverage of important HRM issues and succinctness. It is a great introduction to human resources for students pursuing undergraduate business and management courses, as well as those on CIPD accredited courses. Human resource management helps those aspiring to or working in HR or management roles. The eleventh edition has been thoroughly updated with the economic, social and legal employment practice changes and is specifically designed to cover the issues and debates facing HRM today, backed up by academic research. 

 

Additional resources such as multiple choice questions and a glossary are available at go.pearson.com/uk/he/resources. 

Key features include:

• ‘Theory into Practice’ and ‘Putting it into Practice’ at the end of chapters enable readers to review, link and apply their understanding of the chapter to a practical business scenario
• ‘Window on Practice’ provides illustrative material throughout the text, including examples of real company practice, survey results, anecdotes and quotations, and court cases
• Discussion boxes are two or three short questions intended for general discussion in a tutorial or study group to encourage critical thinking and understanding
• Activities and exercises throughout to encourage students to engage with their learning
• Employability skills chapters cover basic skills to learn by practise

New to this edition:

• New content on productivity and its impact on workplaces in Britain in a post-Brexit environment, including new material on job quality
• The causes and implications of "presenteeism" and "leaveism"
• Updated content on the UK's ever-changing qualifications/training
• New chapters on the future of work and the role of HR in small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs)
• New content of gig economy, Brexit and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

About the authors

Written by a close-knit team, the authors share each other's writing as it proceeds according to an agreed structure. All have great experience of teaching and examining HR at undergraduate, post graduate and professional level, as well as thorough and deep research portfolios, and CIPD membership.

Derek Torrington  is Emeritus Professor of Management at the University of Manchester, Chartered Companion for the CIPD and previous Chief Examiner 

Laura Hall is a freelance academic and has carried out work for a wide range of bodies, including the CIPD.

Stephen Taylor is a senior lecturer in HRM at the University of Exeter Business School, and a Chartered Companion for the CIPD.

Carol Atkinson is Professor of HRM and Associate Dean for Research at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School. She is also a member of the CIPD Manchester Branch Committee.

 

 

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1292261641
• ISBN 13: 9781292261645
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 752
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie