Now in its second edition, Strategic HRM: A Balanced Approach has been updated and revised throughout to examine the latest in theory and practice. Central to its theme is putting HRM in its organizational context and creating a more balanced approach to managing people - `HR sensitivity'.To illustrate how understanding context is key to successful strategic HRM, this text doesn't offer best-practice solutions but takes a critical perspective HRM builds on economics, psychology, sociology and industrial relations. It's a multilevel approach that includes the individual employee, teams, business units, organizations, sectors/populations, and countries.Key additions:
*New chapter on talent management
*New chapter on strategy implementation
*New cases studies, including CERN IKEA and Efteling
*Major revisions to chapters on achieving the right balance and HR roles.Key Features:
*Cases and Discussion Questions provide real-world scenarios and issues to illustrate contemporary HR issues in practice
*Stop and Reflect Boxes throughout each chapter designed to encourage students to critically evaluate topics and issues raised and how they can be applied to real-life situations
*Personal Development Boxes help students think about how to link theoretical concepts with the development of personal skills appropriate to effective HRM
*Experiential Exercises present `Individual' and `Team' tasks at the end of each chapter that can be used as in-class exercises encouraging students to learn from direct experiences
*Chapter Summaries provide links to learning objectives to help students remember key facts, concepts and issues. They also serve as an excellent study or revision guide
*References and Further Reading list the literature referred to and highlight sources to help students to research and read around the topic in more depth.Strategic HRM: A Balanced Approach offers an engaging and comprehensive discussion of the factors that shape Human Resource Management (HRM) in organizations.Paul Boselie is a Professor in Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM) in the Utrecht University School of Governance at Utrecht University (the Netherlands). His research traverses human resource management (HRM), institu