Books like Strategic human resource management by Michael Armstrong

xxxii, 738 pages ; 25 cm

Now in its tenth edition, this internationally best-selling text has been fully updated to incorporate new developments in human resource management policy and research. Based on the latest HRM theory, A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice considers the HR function in relation to the needs of the business as a whole. Thoroughly updated in the light of current best practice and drawing on new research, the handbook now includes sections on human capital management, the role of the front-line manager, developing and implementing HR strategies, and learning and development. Recognizing HRM as a strategic process, Michael Armstrong provides practical advice on how companies can maximize the effectiveness of the HRM function and ensure that it makes a major contribution to organizational success. This comprehensive handbook is also essential reading for HRM students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of the eBook file.*The CD-ROM is not included with the digital version of this book.*The DVD is not included with the digital version of this book.

If your workplace feels like a battle zone and colleagues sometimes act like adversaries, you ore not alone. Today four generations glare at one another across the conference table, and the potential for conflict and confusion has never been greater.Traditionalist employees with their "heads down, onward and upward" attitude live out a work ethic shaped during the Great Depression.Eighty million Baby Boomers vacillate between their overwhelming need to succeed and their growing desire to slow down and enjoy life.Generation Xers try to prove themselves constantly yet dislike the image of being overly ambitious, disrespectful, and irreverent.Millennials, new to the workforce, mix savvy with social conscience and promise to further change the business landscape.This insightful book provides hands-on methods to close the generation gaps. With effective tools to recruit, retain, motivate, and manage each generation, you can now create teamwork, not war, in today's highperformance workplace . . . where at any age, productivity is what counts.