Research Catalog

Title

Short introduction to strategic human resource management / Wayne F. Cascio and John W. Boudreau.

Author

Cascio, Wayne F.

Publication

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012, ♭2012.

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Additional Authors

Boudreau, John W.

Description

ix, 222 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.

Summary

"This Short Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management provides a concise treatment of the key elements of strategic HRM using an innovative risk-management approach. It emphasizes the importance of the decisions, processes and choices organizations make about managing people and shows how workforce management directly affects strategic organizational outcomes. It provides guidance for managers on how to make better human capital decisions in order to achieve strategic success more effectively. Reflecting an increasing uncertainty in global business, Cascio and Boudreau consider ways of dealing with risk in managing human capital. Numerous examples in every chapter illustrate key points with real business cases from around the world"--

Series Statement

Cambridge short introductions

Uniform Title

Cambridge short introductions to management

Subject

• Personnel management
• Strategic planning

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: 1. What is strategy?; 2. The external environment; 3. Aligning human resource strategy within the organization; 4. Human resource strategy as risk optimization; 5. Human resource strategy: linkages, anchor points, and outcomes; 6. Human resource strategy: communication and engagement; 7. Outcomes of successful business and HR strategies; 8. Future forces and trends driving HR strategy.

ISBN

• 9781107027817 (hardback)
• 1107027810 (hardback)
• 9781107608832 (paperback)
• 110760883X (paperback)

LCCN

2012016908

OCLC

• ocn793006179
• SCSB-1656238

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library