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Human Resource Management in a Business Context, 2nd Edition

Human Resource Management in a Business Context, 2nd Edition

Author: John Kew; John Stredwick
Publisher: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
ISBN: 9781843983170
Published In: July 2013
Format: Paperback , 552 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
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Written by well-respected authors, John Kew and John Stredwick, this textbook has been mapped to the CIPD post-graduate module, HRM in Context. An essential text for all students studying a Business Environment module on HRM and general business degrees.

Key features:
Written in an accessible manner, this text is ideal for students with little or no prior knowledge of the subject area. A clearly practical text, the case studies and activities encourage students to apply the theories through reflection of their own experiences. International examples are a key feature throught the text with particular attention on business ethics and CSR.

New to this edition:

- New chapter, 'HR, Strategy and Performance' will bring together major themes of the book
- Additional cases including international examples
- References to the CIPD Profession Map
- Discussion of developments within the Eurozone
- Topical debates including the impact of recession and phone-hacking
- Enhanced discussion of social media

Chapter 1: Human Resource Management in Context
Chapter 2: The Managerial Context of Human Resources
Chapter 3: The Competitive Environment
Chapter 4: Government Policy
Chapter 5: Regulation
Chapter 6: The World Economy
Chapter 7: Demographic and Social Trends
Chapter 8: Technology
Chapter 9: Ethics, Social Responsibility and Sustainability
Chapter 10: Strategic Management
Chapter 11: HR, Strategy and Performance

John Kew
John Kew is an educational consultant and has written flexible learning material for the CIPD.

John Stredwick
John Stredwick has recently retired from his academic career at Bedfordshire University. He remains a major writing contributor to the CIPD Flexible Learning project with a specialism in Reward Management.

"This year, all my UK and EU students bought the book, which they felt was ver useful with relevant and up-to-date case studies and actibities. It was easily readable for home and international students alike."

Sandy Drossou, Chartered MCIPD, Senior Lecturer in HR, University of Sunderland

"I feel that this text is clearly written and provides a good structure to work with. There are some excellent cases and seminar questions and the text meets the requirements of the level 7 course well. The structure makes it easy for student and tutors to follow with cases and activities very well signposted."

Rachel Cooper, Academic Assoc. CIPD, Lecturer in Management and Professional Studies, Worcester College of Technology