Strategic human resource management : corporate rhetoric and human reality : corporate rhetoric and human reality

This is an up to date survey of human resource strategies followed by major corporations. A team of researchers from the London Business School offer their assessment of current developments and policies. They cover such issues as different styles of HRM (`hard' and `soft'); performance management; career development; organizational culture; and the role of HR within the overall corporate strategy. The book features `leading edge' companies such as BP, Hewlett Packard, Glaxo, BT, Citibank, Kraft Jacob Suchard. Ideal for students and managers wanting to get to grips with current trends, and who want to separate the rhetoric from the reality.