Human Resources Management

Comprehensive, current and user-friendly, "Human Resources Management" appeals to the mainstream/lower-level HRM market. French's strength is its placement of HRM within the context of the overall management process in today's organisations. By allowing students to see how HRM policies influence customer service, productivity, quality and morale students are presented with a practical understanding of how HRM affects the contemporary workplace. It examines contemporary issues such as international (outsourcing) and ethical (executive compensation) HRM issues, the Internet and its impact, legal aspects of HRM, performance appraisal, HR Planning, social responsibility, diversity and other factors changing the role of the human resources manager today.