
Human Resource Practice
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
8th Edition
Published on 3. October 2020
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-1-78966-579-6 (ISBN)
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Description
Human Resource Practice is a practical and accessible guide for students and anyone looking to gain a thorough understanding of HR and is the definitive text for the CIPD's Level 3 Foundation Certificate in HR Practice.
This book covers all the core areas of HR including recruitment and selection, performance management, reward and learning and development (L&D). It also provides students with the broader coverage of the business environment that they need to succeed including topics such as change management, organisational context and the legal background to employment.
This fully updated 8th edition of
Human Resource Practice
now includes new coverage of the changing nature and demographic of the workforce, the continuing impact of technology and new developments that may be used. There is also coverage of the importance of data and people analytics to HR as well as an enhanced final chapter which includes additional material on working in a team, influencing skills and the importance of empathy, resilience and emotional intelligence. Reflective activities, case studies and explore further boxes throughout encourage students to think critically about the content and understand how it applies in practice in the workplace. Online resources include an instructor's manual, lecture slides and annotated web links.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is my trusted 'go-to' text. Including new topics such as the UK leaving the EU, 'good work' and the gender pay gap, I am confident that this new edition will become the students' main focus for learning about HR and producing written CIPD assignments."More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 208 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
1540 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78966-579-6 (9781789665796)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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Helen Bessant | Fiona Whiting
Human Resource Practice
Book
11/2025
9th Edition
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Additional editions

Fiona Whiting | Malcolm Martin
Human Resource Practice
Book
10/2020
8th Edition
Kogan Page Ltd
€64.50
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Persons
Author
Fiona Whiting MSc, LLb, Chartered FCIPD is a freelance HR consultant with many years' experience working across the public, voluntary and private sectors. She has held a number of Board level HR Director posts within the NHS and is co-founder and Director of consultancy ThePeopleEffect.
ISNI: 0000 0000 3953 2347
ISNI: 0000 0000 3953 2347
Malcolm Martin BSc, Chartered FCIPD has been involved in the design and delivery of CIPD programmes since 1993. His experience covers a range of sectors from care, education and manufacturing, to polymers, chemicals and steel, and he has held management positions in industrial relations, project management and human resources.
ISNI: 0000 0004 3710 484X
ISNI: 0000 0004 3710 484X
Content
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- Chapter - 01: Introduction and overview;
- Chapter - 02: The organisational context;
- Chapter - 03: The legal background to employment;
- Chapter - 04: Job analysis and design;
- Chapter - 05: Recruitment and selection;
- Chapter - 06: Performance management;
- Chapter - 07: Reward;
- Chapter - 08: ?Employee relations;
- Chapter - 09: Learning and development;
- Chapter - 10: Information and communication technology in HR;
- Chapter - 11: Change in organisations;
- Chapter - 12: Personal effectiveness