Includes bibliographical references and index.

This new text treats international, strategic and contemporary issues as central to the study and practice of Human Resource Management. Covering the core curriculum, this book provides all the knowledge and tools you need to get the best possible grades and achieve career success after university. Key Features: Skills and employability focus will help you to develop the key transferable skills valued by graduate employers Debating HRM boxes encourage critical analysis and debate International and cross-cultural cases and discussion will prepare you for the global workplace Contemporary and strategic issues are introduced early on, underpinning the HRM functions Chapters on SMEs and the not-for-profit and voluntary sectors will ensure that your knowledge and skills can be applied in a range of organisational settings Mapped to the CIPD's learning outcomes but equally suitable for non-specialist students Journal articles, a glossary, podcasts and other resources are available on the book'snbsp;website at www.sagepub.co.uk/crawshaw