Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-446) and index.

Part one: strategic issues in HRM. Introduction: Context and Challenges for HRM / Jonathan R. Crawshaw, Jude Preston and Alastair Hatch ; HRM and Firm Performance / Anastasia Katou and Pawan Budhwar ; Organisational Change and HRM / Katty Marmenout and Achim Schmitt ; HRM and the Ethical Organisation / Carole Parkes, Helen Borland, Thierry Nadisic and Jonathan R. Crawshaw ; Globalism, Multinational Enterprises and HRM / Charmi Patel and Pawan Budhwar -- part two: HRM in practice. Workforce Intelligence Planning / Judy Scully, Paul Turner, Michael Gregson, Ben Clegg, Joanna Parker and Paul Hunt ; Recruitment and Selection / Stephen A. Woods, Lara D. Zibarras and Daniel P. Hinton ; Diversity in Organisations: HRM and International Practices / Lilian Otaye-Ebede, Vincenza Priola and Elaine Yerby ; Learning and Development / Margarita Nyfoudi and Helen Shipton ; Reward Strategies and Systems / Ann Davis and Vidu Badigannavar ; Performance Management and Motivation / Arup Varma, Pawan Budhwar and Peter Norlander -- Workplace Relations and Regulations / Kathy Daniels -- Part three: HRM in context. HRM in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) / Nicholas Theodorakopoulos and Safa Arslan ; HRM in the Not-for-Profit Sectors / Jennifer Surtees, Karin Sanders, Helen Shipton and Louise Knight.