An Introduction to Human Resource Management

Dr Nick Wilton is currently Associate Dean for Professional Education and Accreditation at Oxford Brookes Business School. For more than 20 years, he has taught at undergraduate and graduate levels in a variety of disciplines including Human Resource Management and Development, employment relations and cross-cultural and international management. He is the author of an Introduction to Human Resource Management (5th ed.). His research interests include employability, careers and career development, and labour market inequality. He holds a doctorate in the sociology of work and employment, an Mphil in the management of employee relations, is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a senior fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.

• Part 1: HRM in ContextChapter 1: What is HRM?Chapter 2: HRM and the IndividualChapter 3: HRM, Strategy and PerformanceChapter 4: The Labour Market Context of HRMChapter 5: International HRM and the National and International ContextPart 2: HRM in PracticeChapter 6: People ResourcingChapter 7: Managing PerformanceChapter 8: Managing RewardChapter 9: Human Resource DevelopmentChapter 10: Employment RelationsPart 3: Contemporary Issues in HRMChapter 11: HRM, Equality and DiversityChapter 12: Career and Talent ManagementChapter 13: The Management of Workplace ConflictChapter 14: HRM, Work and Well-BeingChapter 15: Contemporary Change and HRM

A well-structured book which covers the key aspects of HRM. It provides a good introduction to what HRM is all about, including its context, practice and contemporary issues. The book has done remarkably well in presenting key concepts through simple, concise, coherent and critical discussions. Very suitable for first/second year undergraduate students who are introduced to the subject for the first time.