Description
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.

Author Biography
Patrick Gunnigle BComm, PhD, FIPD, MIITD, is Professor of Business and Director of the Employment Relations Research Unit at the University of Limerick.
Noreen Heraty BBS, MBS, MIPD, MIITD, PhD, lectures in Human Resource Management at the University of Limerick.
Michael Morley BBS, MBS, MIPD, MITD, PhD, lectures in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations, and is Assistant Dean of Research in the Dept of Personnel & Employment Relations at the University of Limerick.

Table of Contents
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
Published May 2011