Strategic Human Resource Management An international perspective 2e Gary Rees 9781473969322

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.

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