Armstrong's Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management

The book is compact for easy transport or travel. Also, it has short chapters.

Making human resources (HR) into a strategic function, delivered in a practical form with strong reliance on supporting theory, is the objective of this somewhat classic book, now in its sixth edition, transferring everything to a new abbreviation of SHRM (strategic human resource management).This new revision adds developments in the subject such as human capital management, corporate social responsibility, employee engagement, talent management and corporate development. It does what it promises and provides a fairly comprehensive overview to the subject, yet maybe the book is starting to show its age. It feels like a venerable classic car that needs to be stripped down to its core components and undergo a heavy service to keep it “on the road” for many more years to come.The book, was a bit of a heavy read. Overly academic at times, uncoordinated or disjointed at other times. Yet the content is still good, make no mistake about that, but it is not as accessible and easily read as it could be. So a bit of a “spring clean” is in order; this is not a bad thing since the book first came out in 1992 and has been steadily changed and amended in the intervening years.There is no shortage of HR-related books on the market. This still has the capability to be a vital reference companion, yet it is starting to show its age and it would be a shame if its mass of knowledge and guidance would be overlooked by a reader in a hurry because it starts to feel as impenetrable as a foggy night in a dark city.If you have a need for a book like this, it is still worth checking it out, but prepare yourself for not-quite plain reading along the way. It can be worth the sacrifice and the odd stumble; being forewarned is forearmed.

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