World-class experts in HR Management and top HR directors are brought together in this book to work to overcome the most pressing issues facing senior HR specialists today. The book captures the dual edged challenge facing HR Directors; the need to lead their functions towards effective performance but also to assess leading practice. The book includes new research and practitioner issue-driven cases studies to provide insights of relevance and utility to HR functions which capture the new ideas and emerging trends that top HR directors are using to shape their HR strategies http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/CPHR