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Human Resource Practice
Edition 8
Pages Dimensions Subject 03/08/2020
336 246x189 Human Resource Management
This book << Provides a thorough grounding in all the core areas of HR including recruitment and selection, performance management, reward management and L&D << New to this edition: fully aligned to the new CIPD Level 3 qualification including additional information on job design, people analytics and employee mental health << Online resources: instructor’s manual, lecture slides and annotated web links
Author Information
Fiona Whiting is a freelance HR and organisational development consultant with over 20 years’ experience as an HR practitioner. She has held a number of executive boardlevel positions and has worked predominantly with the NHS, local authorities and academic institutions as well as in a variety of private sector organisations. Fiona Whiting is also the co-founder and director of The People Effect List.
Description
Human Resource Practice is a practical and accessible guide for students and anyone looking to gain a thorough understanding of HR, and is the definitive text for the CIPD’s Level 3 Foundation Certificate in HR Practice. It covers all the core areas of HR including recruitment and selection, performance management, reward and learning and development (L&D) as well as providing students with the broader coverage of the business environment that they need to succeed including topics such as change management, organisational context and the legal background to employment.
This fully updated 8th edition of Human Resource Practice now includes new discussion of job design, people analytics and employee mental health and is fully aligned to the new CIPD foundation syllabus. Reflective practice questions, case studies and explore further boxes throughout encourage students to think critically about the content and understand how it applies in practice in the workplace. Most importantly, this book contains a dedicated chapter on personal effectiveness to ensure that students develop all the skills they need for a successful career in HR such as presentation and communication skills, empathy, resilience and guidance on how to handle difficult conversations. Online resources include an instructor’s manual, lecture slides and annotated web links.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction and Overview 2 The Organisational Context 3 The Legal Background to Employment 4 Job Analysis 5 Recruitment and Selection 6 Performance Management 7 Reward 8 Employee Relations 9 Learning and Development 10 Information and Communication Technology in HR 11 Change in Organisations 12 Personal Effectiveness
Related Titles
Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice 9780749474119 £44.99
Introduction to Human Resource Management 9780749483685 £47.99
