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Strategic Human Resource Management
An international perspective

Second Edition
Edited by:
  • Gary Rees - Head, Organisation Studies and Human Resource Management, Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth
  • Paul Smith - Head, HR Subject Group and Principal Lecturer in HRM, Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire
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May 2017 | 616 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

A research-focused introductory text written by a stellar contributor line-up including Linda Holbeche, Stephen Taylor and Jim Stewart.

 

The Second Edition integrates an international perspective using examples and case studies from a broad range of regions and industries including Microsoft, Volkswagen and Rolls-Royce. The 2 new chapters on Culture and Globalisation reflect the contemporary workplace, and the future of HR based on Linda Holbeche’s latest research is included in the final chapter.

The book is complemented by a companion website featuring a range of tools and resources for lecturers and students, including PowerPoint slides, Testbank, an Instructor’s manual, access to SAGE Journal articles and author podcasts.

Suitable for upper undergraduate and Masters level strategic HRM modules or HRM modules that have a strategic angle.

 
PART ONE – THE ORGANIZATION, THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT AND STRATEGY
Paul E. Smith and Gary Rees
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Organization, its Environment and Human Resource Management
Paola Pisano, Alison Rieple and Marco Pironti
Chapter 2: Strategic Approaches
Geoffrey Wood and Zsuzsanna Kispál-Vitai
Chapter 3: Strategic Human Resource Management: Concepts, Practices and Trends
Charles Leatherbarrow and Gary Rees
Chapter 4: HRM: The Added Value Debate
 
PART TWO - THE FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF HR
Stephen Taylor
Chapter 5: Recruitment and Selection
Sue Hutchinson
Chapter 6: Flexible Working
Geoff White
Chapter 7: Reward Strategy and Managing Performance
Moira Calveley, David Allsop, Natalia Rocha Lawton and Monika Huesmann
Chapter 8: Managing the Employment Relationship
John Neugebauer
Chapter 9: Equality and Diversity in the Workplace
Jim Stewart
Chapter 10: Developing Employees and Managers
 
PART THREE – SHRM AND THE “BIGGER PICTURE”
Crystal Zhang and Paul Iles
Chapter 11: Organizational Culture
Kate E. Rowlands and Paul Iles
Chapter 12: Managing in a Global Context
Linda Holbeche
Chapter 13: The Future of HR

Supplements

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Instructor Resources:

  • Instructor Manual
  • PowerPoints
  • Testbank

Student Resources:

  • Case Studies
  • Journal Articles
  • Podcasts

'The new edition is as easy to read as its predecessor, with even more insights into the complexities of strategic human resource management and activities and case studies from around the world.’

Chris Brewster
Professor of International HRM, Henley Business School

To atract, the most talented people is a clever decision but keeping them happy and productive require thoughtful and sustainable strategies and for that reason specialized knowledge is needed.

Professor Arminda Sa Sequeira
Organizational Communication Department, ISCAP - Superior Institute Of Accounting and Administration of Porto
May 18, 2019

This book is easy to read and helps with application for HR management as well as the theories behind the subject.

Miss Sam Shepley
Law, Oldham College
April 10, 2018

THIS EDITION HAS VERY POIGNANT AND RELEVANT COMPREHENSIVE FACTS RELEVANT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER. BRILLIANT!!!

Mr FRED ABEKA
Adult education, London Guildhall College
January 31, 2018

Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter 13: The Future of HR - Linda Holbeche