Human Resource Management in Context

by John Kew and John Stredwick

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This textbook has been written for the new CIPD postgraduate module HRM in Context. It is a new edition of Business Environment by the same authors.

Key Selling Points:

  • Maps on to the new core CIPD module on 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
  • Practical implications of theories are emphasised
  • New chapters on business ethics and corporate social responsibility
  • 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

    New to this edition:

  • Greater emphasis in each chapter on the impact on HRM strategy and practices
  • New chapter on the managerial environment and HRM
  • International examples in each chapter with a high number of internationallly related case studies
  • Covers business ethics and corporate social responsibility in detail (an increasingly important area of HRM)

    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

    Market:

    Students taking CIPD HRM in Context modules at level 7

  • Students on Business Environment courses (PG & UG), especially those that have a greater emphasis on international aspects
    • ISBN13 9781843982524
    • Publish Date 1 July 2010
    • Publish Status Transferred
    • Out of Print 28 August 2013
    • Publish Country GB
    • Imprint Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
    • Edition 3rd Revised edition
    • Format Paperback
    • Pages 504
    • Language English