Description
Now in its sixth edition, the best-selling Handbook of Personnel Management Practice has been completely revised and updated to take into account the considerable changes to the IPD Professional Standards.Detailing every aspect of the personnel management function, this highly comprehensive handbook considers the function in relation to the needs of the business as a whole. Recognizing human resource management as a Strategic process, Michael Armstrong offers clear practical advice on how companies can maximize the effectiveness of their personnel function and sure that it makes a major contribution to organizational success. Covering a wide range of topics, this new edition is packed with essential information on personnel theory and best practice and offers a fresh viewof areas such as:reward management management of diversity performancemanagement competence employee relations international personnelmanagement the employment relationship the psychological contractcontribution of personnel and development to organizational successemployee relations negotiating skills.With a useful appendices section, including examples of procedures andtraining techniques, this handbook is essential reading for both newlyappointed and experienced managers and students studying for the professional standard.ISBN:0749420286
