Hrm a Novel Approach to People Management

HRM emerged in the 1980s as an approach to people management which was distinct from that referred to as ‘personnel management’. Critically discuss the distinctions between the two approaches and evaluate the extent to which HRM truly represented a novel approach to people management. Referencing

It is essential that you fully reference all ideas, theories, quotes and statistics you have cited in your submitted assignment. Failure to do so will result in a deduction of marks, possible failure and/or accusations of plagiarism (the act of presenting the ideas or discoveries of another as one's own). The method students MUST use is the Harvard system. Please ensure that you refer to this for guidance on referencing in the main text and references at the end of your essay.

ESSENTIAL READING

Chapter 3 (HRM, Strategy and Performance) in, Wilton, N. (2010 forthcoming) An Introduction to Human Resource Management, London: Sage

FURTHER READING

Chapters 1 and 2 (Models of HRM/Strategic Human Resource Management), in Beardwell et al. (2007) Human Resource Management: An Introductory Text (5th edition), Harlow: FT Prentice Hall.

Boxall, P. and Purcell, J. (2008) Strategy and Human Resource Management (2nd edition), Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Chapter 2 (Human Resource Strategy – Perspectives and Theories) in, Pilbeam, S. and Corbridge, M. (2006) People Resourcing: Contemporary HRM in Practice (3rd edition), Harlow: FT Prentice Hall

Purcell, J. (2001) ‘The Meaning of Strategy in Human Resource Management’ in J. Storey (ed.) Human Resource Management: a Critical Text (2nd edition), London: Thomson Learning

Schuler, R. S., Jackson, E. and Storey, J. (2001) ‘HRM and its Link with Strategic Management’ in J. Storey (ed.) Human Resource Management: a Critical Text (2nd edition), London: Thomson Learning

Books

* Beardwell, J. &