Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management
4th Edition
Published on 12. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-19-599830-6 (ISBN)
Description
Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management 4e, is written by a team of international authors presenting the latest thinking on HRM in today's organisations. There is a strong focus on applying current theories and models to successful companies, both within the global and local contexts. The latest research in the field of HRM is used to demonstrate topical issues with a strategic and innovative perspective.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Goodwood
South Africa
Target group
Professional and scholarly
The text is suitable for third year HRM courses, either in a B.Com degree or Industrial Psychology students. It is also suitable for practitioners and line managers.
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
DTP
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-599830-6 (9780195998306)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
C. Brewster | L. Carey | P. Grobler
Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management
Gaining a Competitive Advantage
Book
06/2008
3rd Edition
Oxford University Press Southern Africa
€50.75
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Persons
Dr. Lorraine Carey, University of Canberra, Australia. Dr. Peter Holland, Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Professor Chris Brewster, Southbank University, London, UK. Mr. Rob Bothma, Q Data DynamiQue.
Content
1. Human resource management's role in the evolving paradigm ; 2. Human resources and the competitive advantage ; 3. Human resources and leadership ; 4. The strategic role of HRM ; 5. Managing flexible patterns of work for competitive advantage ; 6. Talent Management - an HR challenge ; 7. Measuring human resource management within organisations ; 8. Ethical issues and challenges in HRM ; 9. Corporate social responsibility, ethics and governance: Implications for corporate citizenship and HRM ; 10. Human resource management in the electronic era ; 11. Change management and building the learning organisation ; 12. Human resource management: An international dimension ; 13. The future role of human resource management.