Human Resource Management in a Business Context 3rd edition Alan Price
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Module
Human resource management
Institution
Human Resource Management
Human Resource
Management
in a Business Context
3rd edition
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Human Resource Management in a Business Context: Third Edition
Alan Price
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Chapter 1
Managing people
Learning objectives People management
Background and origins of people management
The purpose of this chapter is to:
Professional managers
● Provide an overview of the history of people
The human factor
management.
Human relations
● Outline significant developments that led to
Management theory
modern human resource management (HRM).
Development of the personnel specialism
● Discuss the main differences between ‘traditional’
Management thinking
personnel management and HRM.
From personnel to human resource management
● Introduce the key roles played by human resource
The new managerialism
specialists.
Summary
Further reading
Review questions
Case study for discussion and analysis –
George Cadbury
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