Contemporary issues in human resource management: gaining a competitive advantage. 3rd edition.

INTRODUCTION 1. The role of human resource management in the evolving paradigm 2. Human resources and the competitive advantage 3. Human resources and leadership 4. The strategic role of human resources management 5. Managing flexible patterns of work for competitive advantage 6. Integrating Total Quality Management and HRM 7. Management of intellectual capital and the HR challenge 8. International HRM 9. Labour relationships in multinational firms 10. E-HRM 11. Ethical issues and challenges in HRM 12. The future role of HRM