Key Concepts in Human Resource Management (SAGE Key Concepts series)

Key Concepts in Human Resource Management offers an important guide to making the most of, and extending your understanding of the key concepts in your human resource management (HRM) course. It will provide you with essential help designed to enhance your understanding in line with your course requirements. The book should be used as a supplement to your HRM textbook and lecture notes. You should read the relevant entries in parallel with your course lectures and wider reading and note where each topic is covered in both the syllabus and this book. Ideally, you should buy this book at the beginning of your HRM course – it will provide you with a brief explanation of any topics you are having trouble with, and of course its value in revising for assignments and exams should not be underestimated! This Key Concepts book is intended to:

• Provide you with a summary of key concepts that will facilitate your understanding of them when they are encountered in lectures and tutorials.

• Provide you with a summary of key concepts that will facilitate your understanding of textbooks and the associated wider reading.

• Identify which key concepts are primarily associated with each other through the ‘See also’ feature.

• Identify significant recommended reading and references for each key concept discussed.

• Save you time when you are preparing for seminars and tutorials by providing key information on the main terms that you would be expected to know and use.

• Save you time when you are preparing coursework by providing summary information on key terms that you would be expected to know and use.

• Save you time when you are revising for exams by providing a ready source of material in relation to HRM key concepts.

• Provide a framework to organise the most important HRM points from textbooks, lecture notes, and other learning materials.