Human Resourse Management

10
A Handbook of

th edition

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACT ICE

Michael Armstrong

A Handbook of

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE

A Handbook of

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
10TH EDITION

Michael Armstrong

London and Philadelphia

First published by Kogan Page Limited as A Handbook of Personnel Management Practice in 1977 Second edition 1984 Third edition 1988 Fourth edition 1991 Fifth edition 1995 Sixth edition 1996 Seventh edition published by Kogan Page Limited as A Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice in 1999 Eighth edition 2001 Ninth edition 2003 Tenth edition 2006 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms and licences issued by the CLA. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside these terms should be sent to the publishers at the undermentioned addresses: 120 Pentonville Road London N1 9JN United Kingdom www.kogan-page.co.uk 525 South 4th Street, #241 Philadelphia, PA 19147 USA

© Michael Armstrong, 1977, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2006 The right of Michael Armstrong to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0 7494 4631 5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Armstrong, Michael, 1928A handbook of human resource management practice/Michael Armstrong.–10th ed. p.cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7494-4631-5 1. Personnel management–Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title. HF5549.17.A76 2006 658.3–dc22 2005032487 Typeset... [continues]

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