HR business partners

Reference & Research Book News, May, 2006

HR business partners.

Hunter, Ian et al.

Gower Publishing

2006

166 pages

$99.95

Hardcover

HF5549

The authors, all consultants, provide conceptual frameworks and practical advice about the notion that human resource (HR) departments no longer serve as support functions but are rapidly turning into business partners (BP) with line management. With particular emphasis on outsourcing and sharing resources they cover the evolution of HR into HRBP, the role of HRBP, shared service centers, centers of excellence, partnerships with line management, technology, integrated solutions and "best of breed," measurement of success, , developing the HRBP, selection and career management, and lessons learned in implementation. They include a number of real-life examples, including instances in which success was limited by lack of clarity, lack of support by senior management, or lack of teamwork by HR management. Distributed by Ashgate.

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