How does the wellbeing of Deliveroo drivers intersect with their work in the gig economy? Has the COVID-19 pandemic facilitated innovation, or damaged our relationship with work? Should managers be able to track employees' productivity through digital software? This new edition of Human Resource Management tackles key questions from every area of HRM. With a clear, succinct style and integrated pedagogical activities, this book makes difficult concepts accessible and gives you the skills to think critically and independently about business. There is a strong focus on employability, with features such as HRM and Organizational Performance and HRM in Practice helping you to put theory into practice for the modern workplace. This new edition has been thoroughly updated with developments in diversity and inclusion, digitalisation, changes in work practices since COVID-19, and looking ahead to the future of work. It takes a truly global approach with case studies from a huge range of countries and examples from diverse industries. This brilliant introductory textbook is compulsory reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying HRM, business and management, as well as those on CIPD-accredited courses. New to this Edition: - Fully revised and updated learning features, including coverage of cutting-edge developments in 'The Contemporary Nature of HRM' features and brand-new case studies - New international content to reflect our globalised, interconnected world -References to popular culture such as Gordon Ramsey's management style, workplace stereotypes in Legally Blonde and what we can learn from Lana Del Ray's music career.

A new edition of a successful concise yet thorough introduction to HRM, balancing coverage of key theories with practical skill-building activities, exercises and global case studies.

About the Author
Dr. Ronan Carbery is Head of Graduate Studies for the College of Business and Law, and Director of the Executive MBA programme at Cork University Business School, University College Cork in Ireland. Professor Christine Cross is the Dean of The Business School at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland.


Book Information
ISBN 9781350331976
Author Dr Ronan Carbery
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC