The second edition of this extensively revised text provides a critical evaluation of current developments in human resource management (HRM) through a fresh user-friendly and international approach. It balances a comprehensive overview of HRM theory — the latest ideas, theories, and research findings — with a close examination of developing HRM practices illustrated by numerous case studies.Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, was written specifically to fulfill the need of introductory undergraduate and graduate courses for a rigorous analysis of HRM. For some time there has been a tendency of textbooks on personnel/human resource management to be much more prescriptive than analytical. This edition's purpose is to provide the reader with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the latest relevant theories, practices, and functional activities of HRM on a global basis.This book is divided into five major parts: Part I introduces the nature and role of HRM and addresses some of the controversial theoretical issues surrounding the HRM discourse; Part II reviews the external contexts that affect HRM policies and actions inside the organization; Parts III and IV examine the key human resource practices that comprise the HRM cycle; and Part V addresses some of the developments in communications and employee relations.

这一经广泛修订的案文第二版通过一种新的方便用户和国际的方法，对人力资源管理的当前发展情况进行了关键性评价。它平衡了人力资源管理理论的全面概述——最新的思想、理论和研究成果——通过大量案例研究所示，对人力资源管理实践的发展进行了仔细的审查，专门为满足本科和研究生入门课程的需要，对人力资源管理进行了严格的分析。一段时间以来，关于人事/人力资源管理的教科书往往比分析性教科书更具规范性。本版旨在为读者提供对最新相关理论、实践的全面了解和理解，本文主要分为五个部分：第一部分介绍人力资源管理的性质和作用，并对围绕人力资源管理话语的一些争议性理论问题进行了论述；第二部分回顾影响人力资源管理政策和组织内部行动的外部环境；第三和第四部分审查构成人力资源管理周期的关键人力资源做法；第五部分介绍了通信和员工关系的一些发展。