The issue of the changing role of the personnel/HR function is a highly topical one and many of the issues that this raises are of key concern to students and managers alike. This text is unique in spelling out the implications of these changes to human resource management and in encompassing decentralisation and outsourcing.

The issue of the changing role of the personnel/HR function is a highly topical one and many of the issues that this raises are of key concern to students and managers alike. This text is unique in spelling out the implications of these changes to human resource management and in encompassing decentralisation and outsourcing. The authors' primary research over ten years gives them a unique insight into these issues.