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What is strategic human resource management?
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This free course was written by John Storey

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Club 18-30 holiday: © Des Willie/PYMCA/REX

Figures

Figure 2: Farnham, D. (2010) Human Resource Management in Context, CIPD.

Figure 3: Bennett, N. and Lemoine, G.J. (2014) ‘What VUCA really means for you’, Harvard Business Review Jan/Feb. Harvard Business School Publishing.

Table

Table 1: Farnham, D. (2010) Human Resource Management in Context, CIPD.

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Bonus Day: Footage of John Lewis © BBC

Germany's Mittelstand: BBC news item ‘Midlands Today’ 22.1.14 © BBC

Mittelstand location report: Radio 4 22.1.14 © BBC

Differences between countries: Local news report on use of Italian contract workers at Lindsay oil refinery, BBC North 28.1.2009 © BBC

Chinese migrant workers: Newsnight © BBC

Never Mind the Bosses and the Need for S.P.E.E.D courtesy © Robin Ryde Consulting

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