It’s eight years since Losey and Ulrich produced Tomorrow’s HR Management (John Wiley & Sons, 1997), which still retains resonance and relevance to the HR profession. This follow-up book, edited also by Meisinger, adopts a similar format and presents an international – albeit mainly American – panel of expert contributors who offer their views on the state of HR and what to expect in the future.
Sixty-four leading academics, consultants and practitioners look at the direction of HR and the challenges it faces as companies and organisations evolve and adapt. Topics covered include understanding and managing people, creating and adapting organisational culture, the effects of globalisation, collaborative ventures and investing in the next generation.
Despite the sweeping agenda, The Future of Human Resource Management is well set out with the chapters grouped into nine sections. These are easily navigated via headings such as ‘See HR as a decision science and bring discipline to it’. The nine parts also focus on outcomes and results.
Losey, Meisinger and Ulrich have produced a valuable book no HR professional should miss.
