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Strategy and the Human Resource: Ford and the Search for Competitive Advantage (Human Resource Management in Action)
Strategy and the Human Resource Ford and the Search for Competitive Advantage - Human Resource Management in Action Author:Ken Starkey, Alan McKinlay This text integrates human resource management with strategic management, offering a critical and practical examination of contemporary changes in HRM strategy and management processes. The book traces the link between strategic analysis and HRM, examines the relationship between corporate strategy and human resource management in a number of co... more »mpanies and shows how much of the strategic and human resource knowledge of the 1980s has become redundant. It also explores the changes in an in-depth analysis of Ford Motor Company. The authors demonstrate the importance of quality, flexibility and innovation in management, which have been highlighted by the highly successful Japanese management methods. By doing this, they aim to challenge the now out-of-date, quick-fix, cheap approach to management. This book should be suitable for HRM/personnel professionals, corporate strategists, third year undergraduates studying HRM and MBA students.« less