Human Resources & Personnel Management

Bringing together informed analyses on the challenges of critical skill shortages (CSS) in the Asia Pacific Region, this book provides 14 country reports to discuss the critical jobs and skills to achieve long-term policies and approaches towards...

The ability of individuals to work together to facilitate the delivery of a project can be a major factor in determining its success. By misinterpreting or even missing the signs of underlying political issues a project manager will struggle to deliver...

Dieses Fachbuch zeigt HR-Manager:innen, HR-Business-Partner:innen und Personalentwickler:innen, wie sie die transformative Kraft des Coachings erfolgreich nutzen und Coachingmethoden in ihren HR-Alltag integrieren können, um Unternehmen wettbewerbsfähig...

Covering the recruitment, selection and retention of staff as well as retirement, dismissals and redundancy, this is an essential textbook for the CIPD Advanced module in Strategic Resourcing and Talent Management. Resourcing and Talent Management...

Building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization is not only the right thing to do for society, it's the right thing to do for the business. Productivity, engagement and profitability all improve with a more inclusive workplace. Written for all...

This scholarly book explores the intersection of social cognition with a democratic philosophy of human resource management, to advance a theory of workplace function that maximizes creativity.It examines how the work of Polanyi on tacit knowledge...

Confidently analyse your organization's HR data using R and R Studio to gain insights that improve people strategy and business decision-making. Effective use of HR data has the power to transform a business. However, this is only possible if HR...

Understand how to support the successful running of an international business through HR practices which respond to global and local contexts and reflect a changing broader landscape. Essentials of International Human Resource Management is a concise...

This open access book presents key concepts, approaches, and applications of the Collective Impact (CI) framework to enhance human and societal wellbeing. The authors analyse the special nature of CI and its role in providing common ground for...

Through concise investigations into key questions such as how we can develop meaningful work experiences and how we can create an enabling work setting, Jaap Paauwe aids readers’ understanding of how optimal workplace commitment and organizational...

A clear, accessible and jargon-free guide to UK employment law and its application in the workplace. Written specifically for HR and business students, this book provides a thorough grounding in the essentials of employment law. This includes employment...

The Unavoidable Hierarchy provides an analysis of why, in virtually every organization, members advance or decline in standing for reasons that have little or nothing to do with their merit. Michael Hatfield explains how this dynamic can be observed and...

A deeply human account of how our relationship with work has changed and a guide for leaders who want to make things right—from the author of The Burnout Epidemic.There's a post-pandemic phenomenon that many of us feel but can't quite explain. Some of us...

Are you being asked to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of the learning programs you created for your company, but don't know where to start and have limited resources? Measure Learning Impact Despite Limited Resources Year after year, talent...

Trainers and educators ask: 'What personality types do best at e-learning; who really likes e-learning?' Better that they should ask: 'How can we make e-learning more appealing to more people?' E-learning is here to stay in the same way that the Internet...

This practical text covers the essential aspects of managing employees, providing relevant and interesting case studies to enable students to develop the management skills and approaches needed at all levels. The book includes a wealth of case studies...

Developing a learning mindset is essential for success in a rapidly changing world of work. But how can you adopt this approach? What qualities do you need? What role do technology and neuroscience play? How can it boost innovation, problem-solving and...

Advanced Human Resource Management provides comprehensive, practical guidance on understanding and implementing key strategic practices across the HR function. This essential textbook for postgraduate and final year undergraduate students of HRM covers...

Global trends favor balanced development, integrating socio-economic and environmental aspects. Sustainable development, emphasized by international organizations and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, has evolved into Industry 5.0. Unlike Industry...

This book injects a burst of energy into the sociology of work, offering a perspective that is both innovative and deeply informed. Leading sociology of work scholar, Marek Korczynski, praises the discipline’s comprehensive approach to theory, its focus...

Making learning and development (L&D) content inclusive and accessible for everyone is not only a good thing to do, it's the right thing to do. Designing Accessible Learning Content is a practical guide on accessibility for anyone involved in the design,...

69% of executives believe that their operating model is unable to continuously adapt to disruptive forces and 73% see at least some risk to growth and performance if they don't rethink their operating model. This book shows you what to do. Providing...

In this Cambridge Companion, global thought leaders in the fields of workplace stress and well-being highlight how theory and research can improve employee health and well-being. The volume explains how and why the topics of workplace stress and...

How can I take a data-driven approach to company culture? What should I measure and which metrics should I focus on? How can I use people analytics and behavioural science impact culture? Based on insights from the largest ever behavioural research study...

Gain a contemporary and complete understanding of the concepts, theories and practical considerations integral to modern diversity management with this textbook. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace provides a clear and accessible...

Why are so few women in positions of power? Why are government, business, the institutions and so much of British life dominated by men? Eva Tutchell and John Edmonds find the answers by interviewing over a hundred successful women and discovering what...

What measures do you use to spot talent and measure employee performance? How do you decide who gets promoted? Are these methods fair and inclusive? Organizations are keen to recruit and retain a diverse workforce but the talent management processes in...

How can I use insights from people data to develop an inclusive, engaged, high-performing workforce? What data is available and how do I collect it ethically? Data-Driven Talent Management is a practical guide for HR professionals which answers these...

Armstrong's Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management is a complete guide to understanding how and why organizations integrate HR strategies to achieve and sustain their competitive advantage. This fully revised, practical guide contains new...

How can I take a data-driven approach to company culture? What should I measure and which metrics should I focus on? How can I use people analytics and behavioural science impact culture? Based on insights from the largest ever behavioural research study...

Understanding and applying research methods is a key skill in human resource management. This new textbook shows how to successfully complete a research project across the HR function. Advanced Methods for Human Resource Management Research provides a...

In an era marked by increasing globalization, international competition, digitalization, and social and cultural changes, higher education institutions (HEIs) play a pivotal role in establishing the knowledge-based economy of each country, which is...

The HR function is increasingly an outward-facing profession, requiring strategies to manage contextual forces and influences. HR in Business Contexts shows students how to apply these in practice. This new textbook covers classic and emerging theory and...

Making learning and development (L&D) content inclusive and accessible for everyone is not only a good thing to do, it's the right thing to do. Designing Accessible Learning Content is a practical guide on accessibility for anyone involved in the...

69% of executives believe that their operating model is unable to continuously adapt to disruptive forces and 73% see at least some risk to growth and performance if they don't rethink their operating model. This book shows you what to do. Providing...

This book gathers together details of seventeen case studies of learning in practice, after having set the issue of reflective learning in a theoretical context. The cases are drawn from a wide range of situations and discuss both apparent successes and...

This textbook introduces readers to an array of concepts and current practices of Human Resource Management (HRM). It provides an understanding of the current problems in the area that require pragmatic research and realistic solutions.Using a blend of...