A Dictionary of Human
Resource Management
Edmund Heery, Professor of
Human Resource Management, Cardiff Business School, and Mike Noon, Professor of Human
Resource Management, Leicester Business School
Description
This dictionary comprises
over 1,400 entries on human resource management, personnel, and industrial relations. It
covers technical terms, jargon, theories, and concepts, all of which are relevant for
undergraduate and MBA students, human resource practitioners, and trade unionists. The
Dictionary of Human Resource Management is ideal both as a quick reference guide and as an
accompaniment to existing HRM textbooks.
Readership: Undergraduate, postgraduate, and MBA students on business and management
courses with a substantial HRM element; Students who study HRM as part of economics,
sociology, or law courses; Personnel managers and other practitioners requring a quick
look-up guide
Contents/contributors
- IntroductionWhy
a Dictionary of HRM?
- Coverage
- Themes:
- Types
of Entry:
- Using
the Dictionary
- The
Dictionary
- Appendix
1: Classification of Key Terms
- Appendix
2: Abbreviations and Acronyms
480 pages