
Strategy and Human Resource Management
Red Globe Press
4th Edition
Published on 6. November 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-137-40763-4 (ISBN)
Description
Integrates the fields of strategic management and HRM by examining how HR strategy impacts on an organisation's chances of survival and its relative success, and with understanding how it varies across important organisational, industry and societal contexts.
Reviews / Votes
"Strategy and HRM remains the go to book for students, HR practitioners and senior managers seeking to understand the contested nature and role of strategic HRM in various organizational contexts. The updates and revisions of chapters have enhanced the clarity of arguments and debates and are directly relatable to issues facing managers in organizations today." - Elaine Yerby, University of East London, UK "This is an extremely well written and focused text. It approaches HRM from an industrial/employment relations perspective, providing a depth of coverage that sets it apart from other HRD oriented texts. It is ideal for postgraduate students of HRM and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it." - Beverley McNally, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia "This book provides a sound and highly informative overview of the integrated fields of strategic management and HRM. The new edition goes much further than simply explaining the sub-functions of HR practice, by integrating them and incorporating contextual factors. Explicit and through attention is also given to the foundations of the field. Over the years my students have developed strong reflection skills mainly thanks to this textbook, and I can't recommend it highly enough." - Beatrice van der Heijden, Radboud University, Institute for Management Research, Nijmegen, the Netherlands "This book offers an innovative and balanced approach to strategic human resource management. It is an ideal text for students and practitioners who are interested in this significant field." - Greg Bamber, Monash University, Australia.More details
Series
Edition
4th ed. 2016
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 15.6 cm
Width: 15.6 cm
Weight
563 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-40763-4 (9781137407634)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-40765-8
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition

Peter Boxall | John Purcell
Strategy and Human Resource Management
Book
01/2011
3rd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€55.70
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Persons
Peter Boxall is Professor of Human Resource Management and Associate Dean of Research at the University of Auckland Business School, New Zealand.
John Purcell is Visiting Professor at the School of Management, Bath University, UK. Until 2015 he held the position of the Deputy Chairman of the UK's Central Arbitration Committee for 15 years.
John Purcell is Visiting Professor at the School of Management, Bath University, UK. Until 2015 he held the position of the Deputy Chairman of the UK's Central Arbitration Committee for 15 years.
Content
PART I: FOUNDATIONS.- 1. Human Resource Management: what and why?.- 2. Strategy and Strategic Management.- PART II: GENERAL PRINCIPLES.- 3. Strategic HRM: 'best fit' or 'best practice'?.- 4. Strategic HRM and sustained competitive advantage.- 5. Building a workforce: the challenge of interest alignment.- 6. Management power, employee voice and social legitimacy.- 7. Workforce performance and the 'black box' of HRM.- PART III: SPECIFIC CONTEXTS.- 8. HR strategy in manufacturing.- 9. HR strategy in services.- 10. HR strategy in multidivisional firms.- 11. HR strategy in multinational firms.- 12. Final thoughts: main themes and next steps.