Human Resource Management,
10th Edition

Part 1 HRM in context
1. Evolution of strategic human resource management
2. The context of strategic human resource management
3. Industrial relations: frameworks and practice
4. Human resource planning in a changing environment

Part 2 HRM strategies, systems and processes
5. Work design challenges in a global environment
6. Talent attraction and selection
7. Talent retention and development
8. Management of performance
9. Strategic reward management
10. Managing work health and safety
11. Workplace negotiation processes

Part 3 The effectiveness of SHRM: towards the future
12. Evaluating SHRM: towards the future

• Alan Nankervis

  Alan Nankervis is a Professor and Adjunct Research fellow at Curtin Uni, Perth. He has been lead author on this text for many editions and while considering retirement, he remains committed to the project. He has previously taught and researched at universities in Melbourne, Western Australia, Sydney, the United Kingdom, Indonesia and Thailand. He has co-authored or co-edited 10 books, and many scholarly articles and conference papers. Alan was co-editor of the journal, Research & Practice in Human Resource Management from 2001-2011. His research interests include strategic HRM, international and comparative HRM, HRM/management in the services industry, and performance management systems. Alan is currently the Chair of AHRI’s national accreditation committee; his association with AHRI has led to their formal endorsement of this text for several editions.

• Marian Baird

  Marian Baird BEc (Hons) Grad. Dip. Ed. PhD (Sydney) is Professor of Employment Relations and Director of the Women and Work Research Group at the University of Sydney Business School. Marian is a highly recognised academic in the field of industrial relations and human resource management and has held visiting positions at MIT, Michigan State University and Queen Mary College London. Marian is the recipient of several major research grants from funding bodies, including the Australian Research Council and state and federal governments, to explore critical aspects of women's working lives and the impact of regulatory change across the public and private sectors. She is the co-editor of the Journal of Industrial Relations, has published extensively in national and international journals and contributed to a number of government review panels on equality and parental leave. Marian is a highly regarded teacher and she lectures in both the undergraduate and graduate programs of the Business School.

• Jane Coffey

  Jane Coffey has recently taken up the post of Academic Services Director for Curtin Business School, looking after teaching and learning quality at all offshore campuses. Prior to that, she was a Senior Lecturer with the School of Management, Curtin Business School and has held the position of Deputy Head of the School. She managed and taught a range of HRM and IR programs throughout Australia and Southeast Asia. Jane has actively contributed to the last four editions of the Nankervis HRM text and researches and publishes in the areas of career expectations of Generations X and Y and attraction and retention issues within the performing arts. She is a past Chair and current Board member of Propel Youth Arts WA, the peak body for youth arts in the State.

• John Shields

  John Shields is Deputy Dean at The University of Sydney Business School, where he oversees the work of the School’s Associate Deans in education, research, and academic staffing. John is also Professor of Human Resource Management and Organisational Studies in the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies. He is a member of the Business School’s Dean’s Executive Committee and Chair of the School’s Faculty Board. He also represents the School on the Executive Board of the CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education and is chair of the CEMS Academic Committee.

• The new 'Future of Work' feature explores the changing human resource management landscape and develops student knowledge of technology in the workforce

• NEW 'Emerging Issues' feature highlights the important and topical human resource management issues that are emerging as a result of the changing HRM landscape

• The revised instructor manual includes tutorial and extension activities to cater to various levels of student knowledge and engage with the topics covered in the text, including video teaching notes

• The restructured end-of-chapter material includes summary, key terms, emerging issues, ethical challenge and a case study providing students with the opportunity to consolidate their learning

• 'Emerging Issues' icons highlight important and topical HR issues throughout and link to end-of-chapter questions to help students further their knowledge

• Informed by the AHRI model of excellence, the content and pedagogical features are designed to help students understand and develop the roles and competencies required to successfully operate as a HR professional. This text is a recommended resource for the AHRI Practising Certification Program and the only AHRI-endorsed resource on the market

• Case studies include topical examples like ‘Readify: Developing graduate work-readiness skills’ (Ch1) and ‘Bankwest heroes recognition program’ (Ch9). The cases apply the concepts discussed in the chapter to the workplace and the questions that follow allow students to analyse the case and develop their understanding of HRM practice

• The 'Professional Tip' feature boxes within each chapter provide helpful hints on how to be a successful human resources practitioner

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