A Dictionary of Human Resource Management

This dictionary is an authoritative source of precise and easy to understand definitions of words, terms, and phrases that are encountered in the fields of HR management, personnel, and industrial relations. It demystifies and makes accessible the vast specialist language that has developed within the HR discipline.

Business & Money

Heery, Edmund

Noon, Mike

Education & Reference

Oxford University Press

This dictionary is an authoritative source of precise and easy to understand definitions of words, terms, and phrases that are encountered in the fields of HR management, personnel, and industrial relations. It demystifies and makes accessible the vast specialist language that has developed within the HR discipline.

The authoritative source of precise and easy to understand definitions of words, terms, and phrases that are used in the fields of Human Resource Management, Personnel, and Industrial Relations, this new edition of the Dictionary of Human Resource Management has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in vocabulary and usage.  All the previous editions' entries have been reviewed, around 300 new entries have been added, and the existing entries thoroughly edited to reflect changes in the usage of terms, changes in institutions and official bodies, and keeps pace with the evolving HRM vocabulary. With over 1,400 entries, this new edition of the Dictionary features:  * The latest terms and management buzzwords * Key theoretical terms and concepts from academics and consultants * Technical terms used by practising personnel/HR managers and trade unionists * Major policies, practices, and institutions * Jargon from the present and the past * Legal terms * Thematic categorization of the main concepts * Cross-referencing of entries  The second edition of the Dictionary of Human Resource Management is a vital companion for students and practitioners in HRM, Personnel, and Industrial Relations.

The authoritative source of precise and easy to understand definitions of words, terms, and phrases that are used in the fields of Human Resource Management, Personnel, and Industrial Relations, this new edition of the Dictionary of Human Resource Management has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in vocabulary and usage.All the previous editions' entries have been reviewed, around 300 new entries have been added, and the existing entries thoroughly edited to reflect changes in the usage of terms, changes in institutions and official bodies, and keeps pace with the evolving H.R.M. vocabulary. With over 1,400 entries, this new edition of the Dictionary features:* The latest terms and management buzzwords* Key theoretical terms and concepts from academics and consultants* Technical terms used by practising personnel/H.R. managers and trade unionists* Major policies, practices, and institutions* Jargon from the present and the past* Legal terms* Thematic categorization of the main concepts* Cross-referencing of entries. The second edition of the Dictionary of Human Resource Management is a vital companion for students and practitioners in H.R.M., Personnel, and Industrial Relations.

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Red Globe Press

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Politics & Social Sciences

Blyton, Paul

Social Sciences

Palgrave HE UK

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PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

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A Dictionary of Human Resource Management

A Dictionary of Human Resource Management

A Dictionary of Human Resource Management

A Dictionary of Human Resource Management

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