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This book is ideal for students of advanced undergraduate modules in HRM, masters programs in HRM, CIPD specialist electives and MBA and DMS students. Starting from the premise that managing human resources strategically is crucial for long term organizational success this book is essential reading for both future line managers as well as specialist Human Resource Managers. The authors define 'human resources' as the capabilities and potential that people bring to work organizations. They examine the process of negotiation, argument, conflict and resolution in all human resource exchanges within a range of management issues. Within this process, the authors suggest, organizational managers need to make a series of strategic choices among which a direct or an indirect, evolving human resource strategy is critical.
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"Economics for Business is an excellent text, which is very well written and demonstrates the wealth of knowledge possessed by its author." Professor Steve Bradley, Lancaster University
Specially tailored for a business-oriented audience, this text provides a complete introduction to economics for business programmes. With its non-technical and down-to-earth style this book will help make the economics module on your business or professional programme a more instructive and enjoyable experience.
Economics for Business is especially suitable for MBA and other executive programmes, as well as for post-experience conversion courses.
• Full coverage of central issues in business-oriented economics courses e.g. interest rates and determinants of exchange rates. • Focuses on the increased openness and globalisation of the economy. • Coverage of both macro and micro topics.
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"I have used Economics for Business as a key text on my Managerial Economics module in the Warwick MBA programme for a number of years. The book possesses the rare quality of being both accessible and rigorous. It is comprehensive, yet admirably succinct. The new material on international issues - such as trade agreements, currency crises and the Euro debate - in the latest edition will be greatly appreciated by teachers and students alike." Professor Robin Naylor, University of Warwick
• Strikes a balance between theory and application. • Sets economic ideas in their historical and social context. • New! Material on China in the WTO, deflation, Argentina’s currency crisis, the pros and cons of joining the Euro.
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Dermot McAleese is Whately Professor of Political Economy, and Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Studies, at Trinity College Dublin. He has served on the Board of the Central Bank of Ireland and was visiting professor at the World Bank. He lectures on MBA and executive courses in Trinity College and he is a member of the visiting faculty of the Irish Management Institute and of the ENPC School of International Management (Paris). He has written extensively on economic policy and international economics.
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