Chapter 1 Human Resource Management in Ireland: An Introduction.

Chapter 2 Human Resource Management in Practice.

Chapter 3 Strategy, Performance and Human Resource Management .

Chapter 4 Human Resource Management and the Labour Market.

Chapter 5 Human Resource Planning, Recruitment & Selection.

Chapter 6 Employee Motivation and the Design of Work in Perspective.

Chapter 7 Reward Management.

Chapter 8 Managing and Appraising Performance.

Chapter 9 Training and Development: Policy and Context in Ireland.

Chapter 10 Learning, Training and Development in Organisations.

Chapter 11 Employee Relations: Institutions and Actors.

Chapter 12 Employer and Management Approaches to Employee Relations.

Chapter 13 Employee Relations Practice.

Chapter 14 Employment Law.

Evaluates developments in the Irish labour market and the implications for HRM such as labour shortages, growth in number of foreign nationals working in Ireland, gender and employment.


Reviews recent developments in the Irish & global economy: the ramifications of 9/11 and the dot.com downturn, growth of the service sector, changes in manufacturing, the impact of globalisation and the implications of these developments for workforce management


Provides a detailed evaluation of 'best practice' human resource management


Reviews current trends and research on employee recruitment and selection incorporating recent Irish research evidence


Critically reviews the issue of reward management and performance management systems including evidence of practice in many Irish organisations


Includes up-to-date analysis of developments in Irish employment relations incorporating 'right to bargain' legislation and recent key trends in regard to trade union recognition and avoidance and the growth in non-union employment relations


Presents an up-to-date review of employment law in Ireland.