A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice (Paperback)

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"The most comprehensive of similar texts covering human resources ... Michael Armstrong could well be offering the definitive text in the field ... an excellent book." -The Times Higher Education Supplement "Those in the field will derive a great deal of value from this book." -getAbstract.com, Spring 2005 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Description

A fully updated and revised eight edition of this well-established best-selling textbook, A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice remains a classic text for all students studying HRM - both under and postgrad. Included are HR processes, operational behavior, employee resourcing, HR development and more.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 928 pages
• Publisher: Kogan Page; 8th edition (September 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749433930
• ISBN-13: 978-0749433932
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,874,620 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Human Resource Management Practice, September 22, 2005

By	Elijah Chingosho "Dr Elijah Chingosho" (Nairobi, Kenya) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice (Paperback)

The Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice by Michael Armstrong is a comprehensive book on the art and practice of human resource management. The book is well structured and provides a step-by-step guide to the essential principles. I found the book easy to use, to be clear and reflected the current practice to the subject. The book explains management and employee perspective and their interaction in the work place. It also provides a substantial treatment of human resource management practice.

What I appreciated about this book is that it provides practical advice that I can use in my organisation to improve its effectiveness. I also used it as a reference book in my Doctor of Business Administration course I am currently pursuing. Being based in an African country, what it teaches is very relevant and useful in African organisations.

The book is divided into eleven parts that cover the whole range of human resource management topics namely:

* Human resource management
* Human resource management process
* Organisational behaviour
* Work and employment
* Organisation, jobs and roles
* Employee resourcing
* Performance management
* Human resource development
* Rewarding people
* Employee relations
* Health, safety and welfare
* Employment and human resource management services.

I would not recommend the book to those who are looking for basic knowledge about human resource management as the book covers in detail the major issues pertaining the human resource management. However, for those students who are familiar with the subject or have done an undergraduate course on the subject and wish to pursue the subject at postgraduate level, this is the right book for you. You will benefit from the in-depth treatment of the theory and best practices in the area. I enjoyed the fact that the author also covers e-learning, talent management and change management, which are subjects of particular interest to me.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended !, March 15, 2005

By	Rolf Dobelli "getAbstract.com" (Switzerland) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice (Paperback)

Human resources professionals will find Michael Armstrong's book practical, helpful and relevant. It discusses all facets of current practice, including such relatively new developments as e-learning and recruiting, and it discusses how you can help your organization implement change. The book would make an excellent college text, since it covers HRM's evolution, principles, theories, practice, research, job descriptions and more. The author seems to have two goals: to provide comprehensive information about human resource management and to persuade upper level managers to integrate HRM into strategic planning. This would empower HR departments to generate broader organizational results. To get the most from this manual, given its textbook style, practitioners may wish to study it chapter by chapter. Since organizational philosophies, functions and practices differ, it even lends itself to further discussion when HRM professionals gather to share ideas and swap proven practices. We think those in the field will derive a great deal of value from this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not very good., February 6, 2007

By	Jose Fontao - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice 10th Edition (Paperback)

This book is a bunch of separate pieces about HRM. It's not a complete nor recent manual. It's obvious it has been augmented as years have passed by, but not reviewed to form a real manual up-to-date with the state of the art. Specially, chapter 21 about organizational culture is absolutely obsolete.
It's not worth the price.