Human Resource Management 3rd edn: A concise analysis - Softcover

McKenna, Eugene; Beech, Nic

Softcover

ISBN 10: 027375548X ISBN 13: 9780273755487

Publisher: Pearson, 2013

Synopsis

Human Resource Management offers an accessible yet rigorous introduction to HRM. The language and integration of theoretical material enables students to gain a concise yet comprehensive view of the subject. This text presents the reader with a clear grasp of the theoretical and applied aspects of the subject and encourages constructive critical analysis.

 

It explores the relationship between HRM and Organisational Performance and integrates coverage of strategic and international HRM. New learning aids are fully integrated throughout the text, enabling students to engage in reflective practice.

 

It is ideal for undergraduate Business & Management students, as well as MBA students seeking an introduction to contemporary HRM.

 

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From the Back Cover

Human Resource Management: A Concise Analysis

Eugene McKenna and Nic Beech

3^rd edition

 

Human Resource Management offers a concise yet critical introduction to the subject, ideal for MBA and Master’s students, as well as advanced undergraduates and executives looking to get a stimulating insight into HRM. It explores the relationship between HRM and organisational performance, clearly conveying the theoretical and applied aspects of the subject without the bulk that fills out many other HRM texts.

 

‘This book offers a succinct, accessible and well balanced treatment of the core HR concepts and contemporary HR issues.  The breadth of coverage and rich case study material make this book the perfect starting point for readers wanting to get a meaningful overview of HRM.’ Professor Cliff Oswick, Deputy Dean, Cass Business School, City University London

 

‘Clear, comprehensive, comprehensible and packed with case studies, this excellent book introduces, explores and critiques current thinking on Human Resource Management. It will be useful for teaching students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.’ Professor Rick Delbridge, Professor of Organizational Analysis and Dean of Research, Innovation & Enterprise, Cardiff University

 

‘McKenna and Beech provide a concise, easy-to-read analysis of HRM theory. The dilemmas and implications for the HR professional flowing from this theory are then excellently brought to life through an extensive array of contemporary case studies, practical examples and questions, which I will draw upon time and time again.’

Dr Jonathan Smith, Chartered FCIPD, Fellow of Leadership Trust. Senior Lecturer in HRM at the Lord Ashcroft International Business School

 

‘McKenna and Beech explain that their aim is to conduct an analysis of HRM in a concise and accessible way. In my opinion that is exactly what they have done. Their style is easy to read and combines a good narrative flow with accurate placing of the concepts and a clear explanation of their significance.’ Dr Julian A. Randall, Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen Business School

 

About the authors

 

Dr Eugene McKenna, Professor Emeritus at the University of East London, is on the Visiting Faculty, Business School, University of Strathclyde. He is a Chartered and Registered Occupational Psychologist, Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, and is also the author of Business Psychology and Organisational Behaviour.

 

Professor Nic Beech is Vice-Principal for Governance, Planning and Policy at the University of St Andrews and Chair of the British Academy of Management. His research interests are in management practice, change and the construction of identity in the music, health, financial services and creative industries. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the Royal Society of Arts and the Academy of Social Sciences and has been voted one of the UK’s most influential thinkers on HR by HR Magazine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 027375548X
• ISBN 13: 9780273755487
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 512