This second edition builds on the success of the first edition by incorporating these latest
ideas, theories and research findings in HRM, to provide a comprehensive overview of HRM
theory and a close examination of developing HRM practices. Like the first edition, it
includes mini-cases and examples that describe HRM practices in Europe and elsewhere. All
the material retained from the first edition has been edited for improvements in style and
references have been updated. New in this edition is a chapter which focuses on strategic
HRM and examines new evidence on the HRM–organizational performance link. New also is
a discussion on workplace learning in Chapter 10 and issues in international HRM are
considered in the final chapter.