This lively and refreshingly succinct textbook covers not only all the core areas of the subject, from recruitment to managing rewards, but also focuses on helping students to develop the practical skills they will need to succeed in both their academic studies and future career. The authors, highly respected in their field, have drawn on their wealth of academic and industry experience to produce an accessible and captivating text that covers contemporary issues such as equality, diversity and corporate social responsibility. Important topics are supported by real-world case studies with international relevance and based on organizations such as Google, CityJet and BP. This is a core textbook designed to cater for first and second year undergraduate students studying Human Resource Management modules on Business and Management degrees. The book would also be an ideal core or supplementary text on specialist HRM modules at postgraduate level or on MBA programmes.