- Offers a detailed and comprehensive guide to understanding, developing and implementing effective reward systems
- Connects the theoretical discussion to real-world examples and case studies, including General Motors (GM), the UK National Health Service (NHS), Tesco and BT
- New to this edition: majorly revised and updated chapters on equal pay and the gender pay gap, employee benefits and total reward and a new chapter on employee financial wellbeing
- Online resources: lecture slides for each chapter and handbooks for lecturers and students which include learning summaries, discussion questions and exercises, further case studies, literature reviews and glossaries
Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice
Improving Performance Through Reward
The definitive guide to improving performance through reward and recognition policies and processes by leading human resource management expert Michael Armstrong.
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9780749484361
Edition: 6
Published:
Format: 240x170
392 pages
About the book
Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice is the definitive guide to understanding, developing and implementing effective reward strategies.
This book covers all the essential aspects of improving organizational, team and individual performance through reward processes, including financial and non-financial rewards, job evaluation, grade and pay structures, rewarding specific employee groups and ethical considerations. This revised and updated sixth edition incorporates the latest research and developments and contains updated coverage of equal pay and the gender pay gap, employee benefits and total reward and a new chapter on employee financial wellbeing.
As with all of Armstrong's texts, Armstrong's Handbook of Reward Management Practice bridges the gap between academic and practitioner and is ideally suited to both HR professionals and those studying for HR qualifications, including master's degrees and the CIPD's intermediate and advanced level qualifications. Tips and checklists and can be found throughout, alongside case studies from organizations including General Motors, the UK National Health Service and Tesco. Online supporting resources include lecture slides and comprehensive handbooks for lecturers and students, which include learning summaries, discussion questions and exercises, literature reviews and glossaries.
About the authors
Michael Armstrong is the UK's bestselling author of human resource management books including Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, also published by Kogan Page. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into 21 languages. He is a former Chief Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and an independent management consultant.
Duncan Brown is Head of HR Consultancy at the Institute for Employment Studies. He has more than 25 years' experience in consulting and reward and he was previously the Assistant Director General at the CIPD. In 2021 he was named as one of the Most Influential HR Thinkers by HR Magazine.
Based on over a century's worth of combined professional experience and insight, the authors explore the building blocks of reward management and strategy, as well as the latest thinking and recent developments in public policy.
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