Current Trends in Management Practice.
Second Edition.
The constant search of organisations for a competitive advantage - a way to maintain and enhance their growth and even survival - is now focusing inexorably on the people within those organisations, their skills and knowledge, who are finally being recognised as primary assets. This is reflected in a new focus on "Knowledge Management" in HRM, in an emphasis on HRM as a strategic business pursuit, in performance management, and in the role of HR in change management.
These important trends and many more, are explored by Australia's foremost academics and practitioners in the HR field in this book It is the authoritative, up-to-date reference source for work in planning and development of HR and in the utilisation of employees. The book is not only a survey of leading thought on such diverse subjects as managing diversity, executive recruitment and selection, and international HRM, but also contains a series of case studies covering companies such as Westpac, Optus and ICI Botany.
