This text presents the fundamental concepts and issues of this core business studies course. The book is primarily intended for second and third year undergraduate business students studying HRM, and for MBA students. Pinnington and Edwards provide a concise and lively introduction to the topic, maintaining dialogue between HRM and Industrial Relations perspectives throughout. The book contains five major case studies based on real organizations and experiences related by managers and human resource managers.

Very damaging effects are attributed to the deep divide between academic and vocational post-compulsory education which has marked the English education system. It has been blamed for keeping one side too narrowly academic and the other too narrowly practical. Even worse, a persistent belief that real education post-16 is properly reserved for an academically-minded minority has kept participation rates well below those of most comparable countries, thereby producing an under-educated and under-skilled workforce. This text looks in detail at the contrasts in the provision traditionally made...

Very damaging effects are attributed to the deep divide between academic and vocational post-compulsory education which has marked the English education system. It has been blamed for keeping one side too narrowly academic and the other too narrowly practical. Even worse, a persistent belief that real education post-16 is properly reserved for an academically-minded minority has kept participation rates well below those of most comparable countries, thereby producing an under-educated and under-skilled workforce. This text looks in detail at the contrasts in the provision traditionally made...

This text is designed to support student and newly qualified teachers as they develop their basic teaching skills. It focuses on the key pedagogical issues which arise during the school experience, including managing the class and learning environment, developing pupils' understanding of concepts and more.