Human Resource Management: Rhetorics and Realites remains a classic text examining the role and place of HRM in contemporary society. A decade on, the anniversary edition brings the debate up-to-date, and explores the changes and developments that have taken place since its original publication in 1995. A new foreword and introductory chapter by Karen Legge will place the original debates within the context of the new millenium, ensuring that Human Resource Management: Rhetorics and Realities remains fresh and relevant to a new generation of students.

A classic text in human resource management
Provides students with a challenging and thought provoking analysis of the key themes

Autorentext

KAREN LEGGE is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Warwick Business School, UK.

Klappentext

Human Resource Management: Rhetorics and Realites remains a classic text examining the role and place of HRM in contemporary society. A decade on, the anniversary edition brings the debate up-to-date, and explores the changes and developments that have taken place since its original publication in 1995. A new foreword and introductory chapter by Karen Legge will place the original debates within the context of the new millenium, ensuring that Human Resource Management: Rhetorics and Realities remains fresh and relevant to a new generation of students.

Zusammenfassung
A new foreword and introductory chapter by Karen Legge will place the original debates within the context of the new millenium, ensuring that Human Resource Management: Rhetorics and Realities remains fresh and relevant to a new generation of students.

Inhalt

Introduction.- A Decade On.- What is Personnel Management?.- Styles of Managing the Employment Relationship.- What is Human Resource Management.- HRM and 'Strategic' Integration with Business Policy?.- HRM: Towards the Flexible Firm?.- HRM: From Compliance to Commitment?.- HRM and Quality: Customer Sovereignty in the Enterprise Culture?.- HRM and 'New Realism' in Industrial Relations?.- HRM: Modernist Project or Postmodern Discourse?.- Epilogue: The Future of HRM?.