A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice

Delailing every aspect of human resource management, this comprehensive handbook considers the function in relation to the needs of the business as a whole. Recognizing HRM as a strategic process, Michael Armstrong offers clear, practical advice on how companies can maximize the effectiveness of the HRM function and ensure that it makes a major contribution to organizational success.

Covering a wide range of topics, this new edition is packed with ail the essential information on HRM theory and best practice, and offers a fresh view of areas such as:

• strategic HRM;
• the role of the HR function and practitioner;
• international HRM;
• the employment relationship;
• motivation and culture;
• organizational culture and development;
• recruitment and selection;
• psychological testing;
• learning and development;
• performance management;
• reward management;
• health, safety and welfare;
• employment and HR services.

• intellectual capital theory;
• recruitment on the Internet;
• computerized HR data systems;
• emotional intelligence;
• contingent pay and pay structures (including the latest CIPD research).

• The foundations of human resource management
• The practice of human resource management
• Organizational Behaviour
• Work and amployment
• Organization, jobs and roles
• Human resource management processes
• Employee resourcing
• Performance mangement
• Human resource development
• Reward management
• Employee relations
• Health, safety and welfare
• Employment and HR services
• Appendices