Originally published in 1992, this book will help managers and students alike explore beyond the traditional methods of human resource management and focus on leading-edge techniques which successfully incorporate the management of human resources into strategic planning.

Introduction. 1. People and Performance, John Redwood. 2. The Human capital Audit and Business Performance, Keith Bradley. Part 1: Recruitment and Training. 3. Population Ageing and Employment Policies, Paul Johnson. 4. Excellence in Personnel Management, Leonard Peach. 5. Human Capital Flows and Business Efficiency, Leslie Hannah. 6. The New Workforce, Steve Shirley. 7. Mentoring and the Development of Social Capital, Richard Caruso. 8. Management Development and Career Success, David Guest, Riccardo Peccei and Patrice Rosenthal. Part 2: Organisation and Human Resources. 9. People and Quality, Stephen Hill. 10. Management Accounting and the Measurement of Business Performance: Some Dilemmas, Eamonn Walsh. 11. Management Information Systems: Opportunity or Risk?, Ian Angell. 12. Profit-Related Pay: A Strategic Instrument for the 1990s, Greg Clark. 13. Profit-Related Pay: The Implications for the Economy, Christopher Huhne. 14. Competitive Success Through Participation: The John Lewis Partnership, Simon Taylor. 15. Human Resources as Social Capital, Richard Caruso.