Managing Human Resources, 3rd Edition

Preface to second edition

Since Managing Human Resources was first published in 1981 it has been adopted on a range of management and business studies programmes, as well as finding its way on to the bookshelves of practising managers. The first edition was written primarily for line managers and students preparing for line management positions, rather than for personnel specialists. There existed then, and still exists, a sufficiency of specialist personnel texts, but too few texts addressed to the needs of managers outside as well as inside the personnel function with a major responsibility for people. The second edition has this same objective and is addressed to all who have to manage human resources within work organisations.

Since 1981 ...