Includes bibliographical references and index.

Strategic human resource management : defining the field / Graeme Salaman, John Storey and Jon Billsberry -- Pt. 1. Strategic human resource management and knowledge -- 1. Human resources and the resource based view of the firm / Patrick M. Wright, Benjamin B. Dunford and Scott A. Snell -- 2. The conduct of management and the management of conduct : contemporary managerial discourse and the constitution of the 'competent' manager / Paul du Gay, Graeme Salaman and Bronwen Rees -- 3. Foucault, power/knowledge, and its relevance for human resource management / Barbara Townley -- 4. The cognitive perspective on strategic decision-making / Charles R. Schwenk -- 5. Achieving 'fit' : managers' theories of how to manage innovation / Graeme Salaman and John Storey -- Pt. 2. Strategic human resource management and business performance -- 6. The impact of human resource management practices on turnover, productivity, and corporate financial performance / Mark A. Huselid -- 7. A critical assessment of the high-performance paradigm / John Godard -- 8. Performance-related pay / John Storey and Keith Sisson -- Pt. 3. The emergence of new organizational forms and relationships -- 9. New organizational forms and their links with HR / John Storey -- 10. Changing organizational forms and the employment relationship / Jill Rubery, Jill Earnshaw, Mick Marchington, Fang Lee Cooke and Steven Vincent -- 11. Human resource management, trade unions and industrial relations / David E. Guest -- 12. Missionary management / Madeleine Bunting -- Pt. 4. Strategic human resource management in practice -- 13. Managing to be ethical : debunking five business ethics myths / Linda Klebe Trevino and Michael E. Brown -- 14. The myth of managing change / George Binney and Colin Williams -- 15. Performance management strategies / Greg Clark.