HR Consultancy

Based on the glossary section of Human Resource Management, 4th edition.

HR consultants are usually external advisors who charge organizations for HR-related services. Some are specialists, e.g. recruitment, others are generalists who will look at 'problem' areas. It is also possible to have internal HR consultancies within organizations.

Most of the smaller HR consultancies are individuals or a group of people working for themselves. Usually they make use of their own experience in HR. They tend not to employ anyone, except possibly admin staff. The bigger consultancies would look for serious qualifications such as an MBA or expect solid experience in a business area - not necessarily HR.

'Hard' HRM
Harvard Model
Headhunting
Hierarchy
High Performance Work System
HR Service Centres
HR Consultancy
Human Capital
Human Relations
Human Resource Development (HRD)
Human Resource Flow
Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS)
Human Resource Management
Human Resource Planning (HRP)
Human Resource Strategy

HRM Textbooks

Human Resource Management, 4th edition
by Alan Price
 Covers all the key aspects of HRM. Available from:
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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
 Shortened version of Human Resource Management - concise analysis for non-specialists and one-semester courses.
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