Publisher's Synopsis
Ray Stone’s Human Resource Management is the longest running and most successful Australian textbook ever produced in the field of HRM. Human Resource Management , seventh edition, is thoroughly updated from the sixth edition, and key features include: integrated coverage of the Fair Work Act 2009 and its impact on HRM a thorough exploration of topical issues such as the global financial crisis,work–life balance, the ageing population and the skills shortage in termsof their effect on organisations, employees and the HR manager letters to the editor, newsbreaks, case studies, fast facts, research flashboxes, interviews with HR practitioners and a wealth of end–of–chapter activities that provide ample stimulus material for analysis and discussion. Key themes of the text continue to be an emphasis on HRM practice in theAsia–Pacific region and the importance of strategy and managing diversity in the workplace.