Short Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management

This Short Introduction to Strategic Human Resource Management provides a concise treatment of the key elements of strategic HRM using an innovative risk-management approach. It emphasizes the importance of the decisions, processes and choices organizations make about managing people and shows how workforce management directly affects strategic organizational outcomes. It provides guidance for managers on how to make better human capital decisions in order to achieve strategic success more effectively. Reflecting an increasing uncertainty in global business, Cascio and Boudreau consider ways of dealing with risk in managing human capital. Numerous examples in every chapter illustrate key points with real business cases from around the world. • Integrated approach that links human resource management to strategic organization and risk management demonstrating how workforce management directly affects organizational strategy and outcomes • Numerous examples in every chapter to illustrate key points with real business cases from around the world • An overview of the elements of HR planning at strategic, operational, unit and functional level to show the similarities and differences at each level

1. What is strategy? 2. The external environment 3. HR strategy in context: environmental, organizational, and functional elements 4. HR strategy through a risk-optimization framework 5. HR strategy: linkages, anchor points, and outcomes 6. HR strategy: communication and engagement 7. Outcomes of successful business and HR strategies 8. Future forces and trends driving HR strategy.