Chapter 1 An introduction to managing people in changing contexts 1 Chapter 2 The nature of management, managers and their work 29 Chapter 3 Managing in the individual–organizational context 67 Chapter 4 Managing in the organizational context 121 Chapter 5 Managing in an international context 157 Chapter 6 The corporate context, organizations and managing people 215 Chapter 7 The knowledge context, organizations and managing people 259 Chapter 8 The technological context, organizations and managing people 307 Chapter 9 Managing organizational change 365
Strategic Human Resource Management SHRM is the linking of HRM with strategic goals and objectives in order to improve business performance and develop organizational cultures that foster innovation and flexibility. SHRM is the pattern of planned human resource deployment and activities intended to enable an organization to achieve its goals