Torrington: Human Resource Management_p10

“This is a highly engaging text on the theory and practice of HRM that is strongly recommended to both students and professionals.”

Dr Aikaterini Koskina, UG Course Director for HRM, Keele University

For three decades, this text has been the leading introduction to HRM for students at all levels, including those on CIPD-accredited courses. Comprehensive yet accessible, Human Resource Management covers all major areas of the field and is renowned for its readable and engaging style.

This tenth edition has been thoroughly updated with the economic, social and legal employment practice changes and is specifically designed to be relevant to the issues and debates facing HRM today. Its key features include:

• A new chapter on â€?HRM around the world’ and technological advances in relation to HRM such as use of analytics and big data
• New topics on asynchronous recruitment, agile organisations, dynamic capability and HR planning
• â€?Theory into Practice’ and â€?Window on Practice’ that enable students to understand and apply HRM concepts through practical examples
• Activities and discussion boxes that encourage critical thinking and understanding
• A new chapter on advanced skills, and emphasis on employability of skills extends the useful and varied skills section

About the authors

Derek Torrington is Emeritus Professor of Management, University of Manchester.

Laura Hall is now a freelance academic and has carried out work for a wide range of bodies, including the CIPD.

Stephen Taylor is a senior lecturer in HRM at the University of Exeter Business School, and a Chief Examiner for the CIPD.

Carol Atkinson is Professor of HRM, and Director of the Centre for People and Performance, at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, and a member of the CIPD Manchester Branch Committee.

Part 1 Human Resource Management in a changing world  

1   The Nature of HRM   

2   The Global Context of HRM  

3 Comparative HRM              

4 Strategic HRM

5 HR Planning and Analytics  

6 Employability: Basic HR skills        

Part 2   Resourcing  

7 Organisational Flexibility and Agility     

8    Recruitment

9 Selection Methods and Decisions

10   Employability: Skills in resourcing   

Part 3   Performance      

11   Employee Performance Management    

12    Leading people        

13   Engagement and Retention   

14    Managing Attendance and Absence     

15 Employability: skills in performance   

Part 4  Development  

16   Organisation development and change         

17   The Context of Employee Learning and Development    

18   Learning and Development         

19   Talent and Career Development

20    Employability: skills in learning and development   

Part 5  Employee Relations

 21   Employee Voice  

 22   The Legal Framework of Work    

 23   Equal Opportunities and Diversity     

 24   Employability: skills in employment relations  

Part 6  Reward    

   25   Total Reward and Setting Pay

   26   Incentives      

   27   Pensions and Benefits

   28   Employability: skills in payment

Part 7 Contemporary Issues  

  29   Ethics and Reputational Management  

  30   Managing the HR Function         

  31 Health and Wellbeing   

  32   Managing the International Workforce  

  33   Advanced HR Skills