Introducing Human Resource Management Modular Texts in Business & Economics: Amazon.co.uk: Margaret Foot, Caroline Hook: Books

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This is an accessible and lively introduction to the frameworks of people management strategies, and the basic operational areas and practices of HRM. The fifth edition continues to explore ideas and themes in an engaging style with reference to real-life examples, and student-friendly features and activities.

This edition includes new coverage of well-being, equality and diversity, and offers a greater international perspective throughout. It is aimed at students taking an HRM option on a Business Degree, or those studying for an HND, Foundation Degree or CIPD qualification.

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“This book is always popular with students and I will continue to use it as it has everything needed for an introduction to the subject of human resource management. Congratulations to Margaret Foot and Caroline Hook on this new edition.”

Susan Curtis, Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Introducing Human Resource Management is a lively and engaging introduction to the key topics and issues surrounding people management. Clearly linking HR theory to the work environment, this book explores core areas such as HR strategy, talent management, employee engagement and development.

This new edition has been fully revised to include:

a new chapter on equality and diversity
new coverage of employee well-being
more international and cross cultural examples throughout

This reader friendly and accessible text guides you through practical activities, exercises, case studies and examples helping you to understand how HR theory is applied in practice.

This edition includes:

‘Did you know’ and ‘Pause for thought’ boxes to get you thinking
A ‘What next?’ feature to encourage you to find out more about a topic
A new ‘HR in the news’ feature containing articles from the Financial Times to promote discussion of real life examples of HR in practice
Review and self-check questions (with answers) to help you check your understanding of a topic

A wealth of extra activities, quizzes, and multiple choice questions relating to individual chapters are available online at www.pearsoned.co.uk/foothook

Introducing Human Resource Management is ideal for a first course in human resource management at undergraduate or professional level, including courses that lead to a CIPD qualification.

About the authors:

Margaret Foot and Caroline Hook have extensive professional experience in the field of HRM. They are both Senior Lecturers in Human Resource Management at Huddersfield University Business School and are founding members of the CIPD Huddersfield Geographical Group.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

University Text 13 Jun 2005

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Format:Paperback

I use this book all the time as it is my core set text book on my Human Resource Management degree. I find the book to be very informative and all the case studies and activities are based upon the many years experience of both writers who are HR specialists and lecture at the University of Huddersfield.

With recap questions/excercies throughout and extensive links to further information; books or web sites at the end of each chapter this book is ideal for anyone studying HRM.

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful

ok, but a bit brief 8 Dec 2002

this book is a university module text, however for a human resource module i did not find it inspiring nor informative. it reads the basic aspects of human resource but lacks in depth on subject areas.

overall, ok if you just need to know the hrm basics

Not quite sure why the lecturer chose it as the core text 25 May 2012

By Daniel Nicholas

This was my core text for a HRM module but it was almost no help for the coursework having less than half a page for the topic deemed as "one of the most important HRM tools of the century" by the lecture. It was also no help for the end of module exam with the online activities included being accessible by a weblink meaning having the book only told you the address and was not needed to gain access.

Also the textbook was either missing or vague in at least half of the areas our "An introduction to Human Resource Management" course covered so I would highly dis-recommend this textbook for even the most basic of HRM classes.