HRM foundations & ethics
Understand the purpose of HRM, the capabilities people bring and the responsibilities that shape fair decisions.
The essence of HRM · Human capital management · The context of HRMThe HRM library
A connected view
of people & work.
Start with a subject. Follow the ideas into practical decisions, models and plain-English definitions. A growing library organised around the main areas of HRM.
HR strategy
Turn organisational direction into coherent choices about capability, work and people practices.
The strategic approach to HRM · HR strategyDelivering HR
Clarify what HR, specialists and line managers contribute, and design a service that employees can use.
The role of the HR function · The role of line managersEvidence, analytics & digital HR
Start with a useful question, evaluate evidence and use data and technology with judgement.
Evidence-based HRM · HR analytics · Digital HRMOrganisation, culture & work design
Connect how work is organised with the assumptions, relationships and routines that shape behaviour.
Organisational behaviour · Organisation design · Work designMotivation, commitment & engagement
Understand why people invest effort, what they value and how working conditions affect sustainable contribution.
Motivation · Commitment · Employee engagementResourcing & talent
Plan future capability, attract and select fairly, and build development and succession routes.
Resourcing strategy · Workforce planning · Recruitment and selectionEmployment practices & experience
Improve the everyday employee journey, inclusion and the organisation of flexible and hybrid work.
The employee experience · Managing employment · Managing diversity and inclusionLearning & development
Diagnose learning needs, design practice and support the transfer of learning into useful work.
The basis of learning and development · Strategic learning and development · Organizational learningPerformance management
Agree expectations, provide useful feedback and separate development needs from system barriers.
The basis of performance management · Performance management systems · Performance leadershipReward management
Make choices about pay, recognition and benefits that are coherent, explainable and sustainable.
The basis of reward management · Reward strategy · The practice of reward managementEmployment relations & voice
Understand the employment relationship, psychological contract, collective interests and meaningful employee influence.
The basis of employment relations · Employment relations strategy · The employment relationshipWellbeing, health & safety
Examine work demands, support and preventive action instead of relying only on individual coping.
The principles and practice of employee wellbeing · Health and safetyHR policies & employment law
Connect usable policies and fair processes with dated, jurisdiction-specific legal guidance.
HR policies · HR procedures · Employment lawInternational HRM
Balance global principles and local context, and manage assignments through to return and learning.
The basis of international HRM · The practice of international HRM · Managing expatriatesLeadership & professional skills
Develop the judgement, relationships and practical skills needed to lead people and influence change.
Strategic and business skills · Problem-solving and critical thinking · Research and statistical skillsA library that keeps growing
Read the idea.
Question its application.
The subject structure draws on the major parts and chapters of Armstrong and Taylor’s 2023 handbook. Guides are original explanations with invented examples and clearly attributed reading. Existing models and legal articles remain at their established addresses.
Future books can add perspectives to the same subjects rather than creating separate, competing libraries. Explore the reading shelf ↗
Employment-law pages have their own dates and jurisdiction notes. A historical textbook is not evidence of what the law requires today.