Written by experts in the field, this well-established book provides a critical and academically rigorous exploration of the key functions, practices and issues in HRM today.
The first part of Contemporary Human Resource Management covers fundamental HRM practices while the second half examines contemporary themes and issues such as work-place bullying, flexibility and emotion at work. Each chapter contains two thought-provoking case studies, encouraging readers to identify, examine and apply key concepts to real-world examples.

This substantially revised sixth edition includes three completely new chapters and case studies on:

PART 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTCHAPTER 1 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: A CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVECHAPTER 2 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE: IN SEARCH OF THE HR ADVANTAGECHAPTER 3 RECRUITMENTCHAPTER 4 SELECTIONCHAPTER 5 TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENTCHAPTER 6 REWARD MANAGEMENTCHAPTER 7 PERFORMANCE APPRAISALCHAPTER 8 EMPLOYEE RELATIONSPART 2 CONTEMPORARY THEMES AND ISSUESCHAPTER 9 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT- HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS, MODELS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN MNCsCHAPTER 10 COMPARATIVE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTCHAPTER 11 MANAGING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIONCHAPTER 12 DOWNSIZINGCHAPTER 13 THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND THE ROLE OF HRMCHAPTER 14 EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATIONCHAPTER 15 EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENTCHAPTER 16 EMPLOYMENT ETHICSCHAPTER 17 EMOTION AT WORKCHAPTER 18 FLEXIBILITYCHAPTER 19 WELL-BEINGCHAPTER 20 HRM IN SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISESCHAPTER 21 HUMAN RESOURCE ANALYTICSCHAPTER 22 HRM AND TECHNOLOGY: FROM SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS TO SOCIAL MEDIACHAPTER 23 TALENT MANAGEMENT: CONTEMPORARY ISSUESCHAPTER 24 THE FUTURE OF WORK: FACING THE CHALLENGES OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES, CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGEING