The practice of human resource management -- The essence of human resources management (HRM) -- Strategic HRM -- Delivering HRM : systems and roles -- HRM and performance -- Human capital management -- Knowledge management -- Competency-based HRM -- The ethical dimension of HRM -- Corporate social responsibility -- People and organization -- Organizational behaviour -- Work, organization and job design -- Organization development -- Factors influencing employee behaviour -- Motivation -- Commitment -- Employee engagement -- People resourcing -- Strategic resourcing -- Workforce planning -- Recruitment and selection -- Resourcing practice -- Talent management -- Learning and development -- Strategic learning and development -- The process of learning and development -- The practice of learning and development -- Leadership and management development -- Performance and reward -- Performance management -- Reward management- strategy and systems -- The practice of reward management -- Managing reward for special groups -- Employee relations -- Strategic employee relations -- The employment relationship -- The pyschological contract -- The practice of industrial relations -- Employee voice -- Employee communications -- Employee well-being -- The practice of employee well-being -- Health and safety -- International HRM -- The itnernational HRM framework -- The practice of international hrm -- Managing expatriates -- Hrm policy and practice -- HR policies -- HR procedures -- HR information systems -- Employment law -- HR skills -- Strategic hrm skills -- Business skills -- Problem solving skills -- Analytical and critical skills -- Research skills -- Statistical skills -- Selection interviewing skills -- Job, role, competency and skills analysis -- Learning and development skills -- Negotiation skills -- Leading and facilitating change -- Leadership skills -- Influencing skills -- Handling people problems -- Managing conflict -- Political skills -- Tool kits -- Strategic hrm -- Human capital management -- Organization design -- Organization development -- Engagement -- Workforce planning -- Talent management -- Planning and delivering learning events -- Performance management -- Strategic reward -- Total rewards -- Job evaluation -- Grade and pay structure design -- Attitude surveys.

Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice is the classic text for all students of Human Resources and HR managers. Providing a complete resource for understanding and implementing HR in relation to the needs of the business as a whole, it includes in-depth coverage of all the key areas essential to the HR function. In addition it has two sections of toolkits with easily applicable skills and knowledge for the every needs of every practitioner. The 13th edition, introducing Stephen Taylor as co-author, has been updated throughout to reflect the latest thinking in Human Resource Management. It includes new information on employment law and a more detailed look at international concerns in HRM. Comprehensive online support material is provided for the instructor, student and now also the HR manager, providing a complete resource for teaching and self-learning.

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