Human resource management : a global and critical perspective / Jawad Syed & Robin Kramar.

Previous edition published in 2012 under title: Human resource management in a global context / Robin Kramar, Jawad Syed.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-398) and index.

Part I. The HRM arena : Context-specific human resource management -- A critical perspective on strategic human resource management -- Part II. HRM in practice -- HRM in MNCs -- Diversity management in a global context -- HRM, ethics and corporate social responsibility -- Human resource planning -- Job and work design -- Recruitment and selection -- performance management -- Reward management -- Training, development and learning -- Part III. Contemporary issues in HRM : Talent management -- International assignments -- HRM, productivity and employee involvement -- Work-life balance in the 21st century -- Managing global and migrant workers -- Sustainable HRM.

This new and fully-updated second edition is a core text for introductory modules to HRM at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. It covers the core topics of HRM through a critical lense, whilst situating the discussion within a global perspective and encourages students to question assumptions that underpin managing people within organisations.