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Human Resource Management for MBA Students, 2nd Edition

Human Resource Management for MBA Students, 2nd Edition

Author: Iain Henderson
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
ISBN: 9781843982654
Published In: March 2011
Format: Paperback , 280 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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Following the huge success of the first edition, Human Resource Management for MBA Students returns even more student-friendly and better still for the managers of tomorrow.

- Clearly understands the MBA student, their needs and interests

- Engaging and accessible writing style

- Packed with practical information and case studies but founded on theory

- Comprehensive but concise, fitting easily within a 12-week semester

- An important early lesson on the changing world of the line manager and HR professional in the opening chapters

New to this edition:

- CSR, Organisational Culture and Organisational Change

- Expanded coverage of Performance Management and Talent Management

- Discussion of the criticisms of HRM levelled by the Critical Management School

- New feature in each chapter exploring different HRM challenges

- Annotated further reading for each chapter, including websites

- More diagrams and models

- End-of-case study questions

- Broader range of case studies including more public and voluntary sector examples

- More case studies with an international perspective

Chapter 1: People Management: Personnel Management and Human Resource Management
Chapter 2: HRM and Strategy
Chapter 3: Designing Work:
Chapter 4: Employee Resourcing
Chapter 5: Human Resource Development
Chapter 6: Employee Relations
Chapter 7: Performance Management
Chapter 8: HRM and Competency
Chapter 9: HRM in International Companies
Chapter 10: Review and Future Trends

Iain Henderson is a Senior Teaching Fellow at Edinburgh Business School, Heriot-Watt University.

"This text clearly recognises what a MBA student needs - what engagement in the HRM debate they need to understand and what needs they, as students, are hoping to have satisfied."
- Philip Wilding, Senior Lecturer, Newcastle Business School

"The content of this book is excellent for MBA students. It is relevant, contemporary and concise. This text is the one I encourage my MBA students to buy."
- Andy Stanley, Senior Lecturer, University of Huddersfield Business School