ABSTRACT

What difference can the aspiring HR strategist really make to business value?

In the new and extensively updated edition of her ground-breaking book, Linda Holbeche answers this question and provides the tools and insights to help HR managers and directors add value to the organization by implementing effective HR initiatives that are aligned to core business strategies.

This edition includes new chapters, fresh case questions, specific sector ‘twists’ like healthcare, the university sector, travel and tourism, alongside a greater mix of international case studies. Taking a more analytical approach than previous works, Holbeche discusses and explores a number of contemporary academic debates.

Learn how you can strengthen and prove the relationship between people strategy and business success through your approach to performance and development and impress at the highest levels with this new edition of an HR classic.

part I|167 pages

The need for strategic human resources

chapter 1|27 pages

Strategic HRM theory

chapter 2|29 pages

The evolution of the HR function

chapter 3|27 pages

The changing context for SHRM

chapter 4|24 pages

A strategic agenda for HR

chapter 5|24 pages

HR in the digital age

chapter 6|34 pages

Crafting HR strategy

part II|186 pages

Strategies for talent

chapter 8|27 pages

Employee engagement and well-being

chapter 10|20 pages

Strategies for developing people

chapter 11|20 pages

Supporting flexible career development

chapter 12|30 pages

High flyers and succession planning

chapter 13|29 pages

Global HRM

part III|133 pages

Building strategic change capability

chapter 14|25 pages

Transforming organisations by design

chapter 15|31 pages

Bringing about culture change

chapter 17|26 pages

Learning across boundaries

chapter 18|19 pages

Conclusion