Human resource management in a business context / Alan Price.
By: Price, Alan.
Publisher: London : Thomson Learning, 2004Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xix, 745 p. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 186152966X (pbk.); 9781861529664 (pbk.).Subject(s): Personnel managementDDC classification: 658.31 Summary: "Human Resource Management in a Business Context locates HRM and other perspectives of people management in a framework focused on the needs of business studies students. It provides a thorough and comprehensive overview of all the key aspects of people management using numerous real examples from actual business situations. The text uses high profile companies to bring the concepts to life, including IBM and Ford Motor Company, and highlights cultural implications of HRM with an illustrative case study of South Africa. This practical, rather than prescriptive approach allows students to understand the issues without getting lost in operational details."--BOOK JACKET.Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
Floor 4, Shelf 25 , Side 1, TierNo 2, BayNo 3 |
658.31 PRI (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | TBSxx,34004,03,AD | 5000022354 |
Previous ed.: London : International Thomson Business, 1997.
Includes bibliographical reference (p. 699-724) and index.
"Human Resource Management in a Business Context locates HRM and other perspectives of people management in a framework focused on the needs of business studies students. It provides a thorough and comprehensive overview of all the key aspects of people management using numerous real examples from actual business situations. The text uses high profile companies to bring the concepts to life, including IBM and Ford Motor Company, and highlights cultural implications of HRM with an illustrative case study of South Africa. This practical, rather than prescriptive approach allows students to understand the issues without getting lost in operational details."--BOOK JACKET.