Description
This textbook has been written for the new CIPD postgraduate module HRM in Context.
- Written by John Kew and John Stredwick, the well-respected authors of Business Environment
- Written for students with little or no prior knowledge of the subject area
- Includes 95 case studies covering issues such as the France Telecom crisis and the MPs' expenses scandal
- Includes 78 activities to enable students to draw on their own experiences and apply different theories
- The final chapter applies the book's themes to offer a series of activities based on the National Health Service
- Covers business ethics and corporate social responsibility in detail
New to this edition:
- New chapter on the managerial context of human resources
- Greater emphasis in each chapter on the impact of HRM strategy and practices on the business
- International examples in each chapter and 28 international case studies including retail globalisation in Thailand and migration from Eastern Europe
Online resources
For tutors:
- PowerPoint slides
- Comprehensive lecturer's guide (including feedback on the activities in the book, suggestions for assignments and lecture handouts)
- Additional case studies
'HRM in Context is packed full of case studies, it is up to date and covers the new CIPD requirements. We hope that students will find this textbook very accessible and enjoy reading it.' John Kew and John StredwickContents
Chapter 1: HRM in Context
Chapter 2: The Managerial Context of Human Resources
Chapter 3: The Competitive Environment
Chapter 4: Government Policy
Chapter 5: Regulation
Chapter 6: The World Economy
Chapter 7: Demographic and Social Trends
Chapter 8: Technology
Chapter 9: Ethics, Social Responsibility and Sustainability
Chapter 10: Strategic Management
Chapter 11: Integrative Case StudiesAuthors
John Kew
John Kew is an educational consultant and has written flexible learning material for the CIPD.John Stredwick
John has recently retired from his academic career at Bedfordshire University. He remains a major writing contributor to the CIPD Flexible Learning project with a specialism in Reward Management.Reviews
"The authors have produced a detailed and distinctive book, strengthened considerably by the inclusion of relevant and contemporary case materials. The fact that many of these have an international dimension only serves to further that distinctiveness."
Adrian Murton, London Metropolitan Business School
"Excellent variety of types of case study both in context and in length which support tutors who wish to use some for brief exercises and discussions and others for more extensive activities."
Susan Greener, University of Brighton Business School