Key Concepts in Human Resource Management is an essential guide to the theories and issues that define the field - from the critical debates to the more practical considerations that every student should be aware of.

 

52 short and snappy entries serve to orientate the student round the need-to-know essentials.

 

- Entries include Employment Tribunals, Benefits, Corporate Social Responsibility, Discipline and Grievance, Control, Employee relations, Incentive schemes, Motivation, Organizational culture, Strategic HRM, Victimisation.

- A range of relevant HR applications will be given for each term.

- A selection of recommended readings are suggested for each entry.

Absence Management
Assessment/Development Centre
Balanced Business Scorecard
Behaviour Management
Benchmarking
Benefits
Bullying and Harassment
Career Management
Competency
Compliance/Commitment
Contract of Employment
Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring
Data Protection
Discipline and Grievance
Discrimination, Diversity and Equality
Downsizing, Reorganization, Outsourcing and Redundancy
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Communication and Consultation
Employee Development
Employee Empowerment and Engagement
Employee Relations and Conflict
Expatriation and International Management
Flexibility
Human Resource Management (HRM) and Personnel Management (PM)
High-Performance Working
Human Capital
Human Resource Planning
Incentive Schemes
Interview
Job, Job Analysis and Job Design
Job Evaluation
Knowledge Management
Labour Turnover
Learning Organization
Management Development
Negotiation
Organizational Culture
Organizational Development (OD) and Change
Organizational Structure
Performance Appraisal
Performance Management
Psychometric and Other Tests
Quality of Working Life and the Psychological Contract
Resourcing/Retention
Reward Management
Statutory Bodies
Commission
Strategic HRM
Succession Planning and Talent Management
Team-Working
Total Reward
Trade Union/Employee Representation
Wage Structure