Product Description

This market-leading text provides thorough coverage of all the main areas of human resource management practice.

The book is written from a practical perspective in a clear and engaging style. It includes full coverage of operational issues and introduces the major academic debates of relevance to the field.  It is written as an introduction for students of HRM at all levels.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #24403 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 882 pages

From the Back Cover

This is an excellent and highly engaging text. It is clearly written and makes good use of real life examples, research findings, case studies and opportunities for web-based learning. I would certainly recommend this textbook to students and HRM professionals alike.’

Rory Donnelly, Manchester Business School

‘This is a compulsory, benchmark text for all students embarking on a course in HRM.  The focus on skills is excellent and provides students with rich insights into the application of HRM in real organisational contexts.  It is one of the best, contemporary HRM textbooks available.’

Edel Conway, Dublin City University Business School

Keeping you at the cutting edge of the field, this market-leading text provides:

·        A contemporary and strategic analysis of all the key areas of HRM practice

·        Over 150 engaging ‘Window on Practice’ illustrations of HRM in action in organisations such as Barclays, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen

·        ‘Focus on Skills’ sections develop specific work-based people management skills, such as interviewing for selection and appraisal

And new to this edition:

·        The latest debates in the field: human capital measurement, the changing HR function, and the future of work

·        The most recent developments in practice: HR information systems, continuous professional development, and coaching skills

·        International examples explore issues that cross national and cultural boundarie

Written from a practical perspective in a clear and engaging style, this book is highly valued as an introduction to HRM for undergraduate, postgraduate and professional programmes, including the CIPD diploma.

Derek Torrington is Emeritus Professor of Management, University of Manchester. Laura Hall and Stephen Taylor are both Senior Lecturers in HRM at Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as National Examiners for the CIPD.

About the Author

Derek Torrington is Emeritus Professor of Management, University of Manchester. Laura Hall and Stephen Taylor are both Senior Lecturers in HRM at Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as National Examiners for the CIPD.

Customer Reviews

a classic
I have used this book during my undergraduate and postgraduate business + management degree.

It is of such depth and clarity that I almost needed no other sources for most of my essays + exams. The recommended readings are all essential, the theories mentioned more up to date than most other textbooks in the field (and I have looked at quite a few during my courses) and the structure + examples are very relevant.

It is definitely better than Beardwell's or Marchington's textbooks, and only matched by Bratton + Gold's textbook (which has a stronger practical focus I find but does manage to put theories into a broader context sometimes).

This is one of the best textbooks I have used during my academic career.

Comprehensive Book!
This book is very suitable for everyone interested the subject Human Resources. It helped me quite a lot to go through my course as it explains extensively the above subject. Highly recommend especially for students as it explained the subject step by step.

Good Book
I read only this book for my H.R studies so i can not compare with others but what i get from this book is enough for me so it is good if you have interest in H.R or need some good material on H.R.