The highly anticipated third edition of Strategic Human Resource Management offers a fresh perspective on SHRM. Bringing together a wealth of expertise in HRM, Work and Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behaviour, the authors provide a balanced approach to structuring and solving real-life HR issues in organizations.
This new edition aligns Human Resource practices with both the internal and external organizational context and takes a critical perspective on economics, sustainability, psychology, sociology, and industrial relations. Its unique multi-level approach includes the individual employee, teams, business units, organizations, sectors, and countries to build a more balanced people management value chain.
New additions:
New chapter on Career Development
New Activity Boxes to encourage practical application of theory
New case studies throughout, including Google, easyJet and Ikea
Major revisions to chapters to highlight sustainable career development, employability, digitalization, and diversity
Major update of the scientific literature references
Key Features:
Cases and Discussion Questions provide real-world scenarios and issues to illustrate contemporary HR issues in practice
Stop and Reflect Boxes throughout each chapter are designed to encourage students to critically evaluate topics and issues raised and how they can be applied to real-life situations
Personal Development Boxes help students think about how to link theoretical concepts with the development of personal skills appropriate to effective HRM
Experiential Exercises present 'Individual and 'Team tasks that can be used as in-class exercises encouraging students to learn from direct experiences
1 Introduction: Strategic Human Resource Management in the Twenty-first Century
2 Strategic Human Resource Management and Context
3 Human Resource Management and Performance: Adding Value through People
4 Human Resource Analytics and Metrics
5 Mutual Gains?
6 High-performance Work Systems
7 Selective Recruitment and Selection
8 Performance Management
9 Compensation
10 Career Development
11 Talent Management
12 Employee Participation
13 Human Resource Roles
14 International Human Resource Management
