- Develops understanding of all the essential areas of the HR function, such as employment law, learning and development and performance management
- Ideal for professionals and undergraduate and postgraduate students on both CIPD and non-CIPD courses
- Supports learning with a range of pedagogical features including key learning points and real-world examples from international organizations such as IBM and HSBC
- New to this edition: a chapter on AI, new material on the importance of communicating skills, systems thinking and the importance of hard and soft skills in HRM
- Online resources: comprehensive handbooks for lecturers and students, lecture slides with figures, glossary, flash cards, bibliography and a cross-reference CIPD Diploma (levels 5 and 7) handbook
Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice
A Guide to the Theory and Practice of People Management
Gain a complete understanding of how to develop all the key areas of the HR function with this one-stop shop handbook by the UK's bestselling HRM author.
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9781398622081
Edition: 17
Published:
Format: 246x189
776 pages
About the book
Understand and apply strategic human resource management with this definitive resource.
Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice by Michael Armstrong and Stephen Taylor is a leading HRM textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as professionals studying for CIPD Level 5 and Level 7 qualifications. Fully aligned with the CIPD Profession Map, this updated 17th edition supports modules in human resource management, employment law and people management.
Covering core HR areas including employee relations, learning and development, performance management, reward and talent management, this comprehensive edition also develops essential professional skills such as leadership, conflict management, interviewing and statistical analysis. Updated content explores artificial intelligence in HR, systems thinking, hybrid working, employee wellbeing and the evolving balance of hard and soft HR skills.
This textbook includes:
- Coverage aligned to CIPD Level 5 and Level 7 outcomes
- Real-world examples linking HR theory to practice
- Source review boxes and key learning points
- New content on AI, systems thinking and hybrid working
- Online resources including slides, toolkits, glossary and literature review
With rigorous academic grounding, practical insights and real-world examples from organizations including IBM, HSBC and Johnson & Johnson, Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice remains a core textbook for HRM degree programmes and CIPD-accredited study to connect theory with applied practice.
About the authors
Michael Armstrong is the UK's bestselling author of HRM books. With over a million copies sold, his books have been translated into 21 languages. Based in London, UK, he is managing partner of E-Reward and was previously a chief examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Stephen Taylor, Chartered CCIPD, is a senior lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of Exeter Business School and a chief examiner for the CIPD.
This comprehensive, contemporary overview of Human Resource Management theory and practice is a must-read for people management students and professionals alike. The latest edition has important updates around cutting-edge issues such as artificial intelligence and skills intelligence. I thoroughly recommend this resource from Armstrong and Taylor, who remain leading voices in the field.
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