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Strategy and Human Resource Management
How is human resource management (HRM) strategic to a firm's viability and how might it help to lay a basis for sustained competitive advantage? How can managers pursue their goals for labour productivity and organisational flexibility in socially acceptable ways? This book explores such pressing questions. The authors develop an innovative conceptual framework to provide a stimulating exploration of the growing field of Strategic HRM. This text is essential reading for MBA students and advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of HRM. It is also an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the role of HRM in business success.
288 pages, Paperback
First published November 15, 2002
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December 10, 2020
A lot of good points in this book. Good food for thought, and relatively easy to read despite the text book format.
The amount of references is a bit annoying though and interrupts the flow, but at least they’re referring to many prominent researchers/studies in the HR and diversity field.
I will keep this in my bookshelf to go back to in the future.
The amount of references is a bit annoying though and interrupts the flow, but at least they’re referring to many prominent researchers/studies in the HR and diversity field.
I will keep this in my bookshelf to go back to in the future.
August 10, 2016
Although this is primarily a text book for lecturers and university students, it does provide a good summary of the main aspects of SHRM.
This a useful reference work which is also readble - a rare combination!
The subject material is covered thoroughly while acknowledging the various criticisms from competing perspectives. Having used this book to teach SHRM for three years, I can honestly say that there were no complaints about it from students - a major plus!
This a useful reference work which is also readble - a rare combination!
The subject material is covered thoroughly while acknowledging the various criticisms from competing perspectives. Having used this book to teach SHRM for three years, I can honestly say that there were no complaints about it from students - a major plus!
April 17, 2014
Although this is primarily a text book for lecturers and university students, it does provide a good summary of the main aspects of SHRM.
This a useful reference work which is also readble - a rare combination!
The subject material is covered thoroughly while acknowledging the various criticisms from competing perspectives. Having used this book to teach SHRM for three years, I can honestly say that there were no complaints about it from students - a major plus!
This a useful reference work which is also readble - a rare combination!
The subject material is covered thoroughly while acknowledging the various criticisms from competing perspectives. Having used this book to teach SHRM for three years, I can honestly say that there were no complaints about it from students - a major plus!
November 2, 2016
The amount of times that Boxall and Purcell use their own work to support arguments in this book is astounding.
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