ABSTRACT
The majority of textbooks on HRM tend to focus on the administrative side of the subject and fail to examine its strategic importance. This book is intended to redress the balance and, taking strategy as its starting point, it looks at the overall role
of HRM in the organization.
The author explores strategic human resource management through chapters on managing change in strategy, structure, and culture; the role of human resource planning, and types of employment system. He also reviews some of the key issues in managing different employee groups. These themes are problem- and issue- focused and extensively illustrated throughout with case study examples. Dr Chris Hendry is the author of many reports, research papers and articles on HRM and strategic management.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |68 pages
The Making of Human Resource Management
chapter |17 pages
Human resource management: an overview
chapter |28 pages
The context for HRM
chapter |22 pages
HRM in practice
part |115 pages
Strategy, Structure, and Culture in Organizational Change and HRM
chapter |26 pages
Business strategy and organizational capability
chapter |24 pages
Organization structure and human resource management
chapter |26 pages
Corporate culture and the management of organizational change
part |89 pages
Basic Concepts for an Employment Systems Perspective
chapter |18 pages
Manpower planning
chapter |20 pages
From manpower planning to human resource planning
chapter |20 pages
Employment systems: recruitment, pay, and careers
chapter |15 pages
Managing the system as a whole: towards HRM (1)
chapter |15 pages
Managing the system as a whole: towards HRM (2)
part |151 pages
Employee Groups
chapter |36 pages
Managers and professional employees
chapter |20 pages
Managers in an international context
chapter |35 pages
Manual and clerical employees
chapter |22 pages
Managing technical and organizational change at GKN Hardy Spicer
chapter |14 pages
Flexible employees: flexible firms
chapter |23 pages
Skills and training in the European Union and beyond
part |20 pages
Conclusion