Overview

Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice is the definitive resource for HRM students and professionals, to understand and implement all things HR. This book provides detailed coverage of all areas essential to the HR function such as employment law, employee relations, learning and development, performance management and reward management. It also covers the HR skills needed to ensure professional success, including leadership, managing conflict, interviewing and using statistics. It is illustrated throughout in full colour and has a range of pedagogical features to consolidate learning such as source review boxes, key learning points and real world examples from international organizations such as IBM, HSBC and Johnson and Johnson. This fully updated 17th edition includes new chapters on AI, systems thinking and necessary hard and soft skills in HRM practices. Updates are included throughout to reflect the changes throughout the realm of HR, such as talent management, hybrid working and employee wellbeing. Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice is suited to both professionals and students of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. It is aligned with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) profession map so can be used by those studying Level 5 and Level 7 qualifications. Online supporting resources include comprehensive handbooks for lecturers and students, lecture slides, toolkits, and a literature review, glossary and bibliography.

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Reviews

""This comprehensive, contemporary overview of Human Resource Management theory and practice is a must-read for people management students and professionals alike. The latest edition has important updates around cutting-edge issues such as artificial intelligence and skills intelligence. I thoroughly recommend this resource from Armstrong and Taylor, who remain leading voices in the field."" * Krystal Wilkinson, MCIPD, FHEA, Reader (Associate Professor in Human Resource Management), Manchester Metropolitan University * ""It is an edition that is moving with the times. All relevant topics are covered and updated. The short case studies are brilliant. The text is very suitable for postgraduate students. I have prescribed the book for my students and the library in the last 12 years."" * Aminu Mamman, Professor of Management and International Development, University of Manchester * ""With this new edition, written and updated by two of the foremost authors in the field, this refreshed yet still venerable tome continues to stand the test of time. It remains perhaps the most comprehensive HRM textbook on the market - highly recommended for practitioners and students alike."" * Andrew Hambler, Associate Professor in Employment Law and HRM, Birmingham City University *

Author Information

Michael Armstrong is the UK's bestselling author of HRM books. With over a million copies sold, his books have been translated into 21 languages. Based in London, UK, he is managing partner of E-Reward and was previously a chief examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Stephen Taylor, Chartered CCIPD, is a senior lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of Exeter Business School and a chief examiner for the CIPD.

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