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Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of People Management 17th Edition
Author(s): Michael Armstrong (Author), Stephen Taylor (Author)
- Publisher: Kogan Page
- Publication Date: 3 Jan. 2026
- Edition: 17th
- Language: English
- Print length: 776 pages
- ISBN-10: 1398622087
- ISBN-13: 9781398622081
Book Description
Understand and apply strategic human resource management with this definitive resource.
Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice by Michael Armstrong and Stephen Taylor is a leading HRM textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as professionals studying for CIPD Level 5 and Level 7 qualifications. Fully aligned with the CIPD Profession Map, this updated 17th edition supports modules in human resource management, employment law and people management.
Covering core HR areas including employee relations, learning and development, performance management, reward and talent management, this comprehensive edition also develops essential professional skills such as leadership, conflict management, interviewing and statistical analysis. Updated content explores artificial intelligence in HR, systems thinking, hybrid working, employee wellbeing and the evolving balance of hard and soft HR skills.
This textbook includes:
– Coverage aligned to CIPD Level 5 and Level 7 outcomes
– Real-world examples linking HR theory to practice
– Source review boxes and key learning points
– New content on AI, systems thinking and hybrid working
– Online resources including slides, toolkits, glossary and literature review
With rigorous academic grounding, practical insights and real-world examples from organizations including IBM, HSBC and Johnson & Johnson, Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice remains a core textbook for HRM degree programmes and CIPD-accredited study to connect theory with applied practice.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“It is an edition that is moving with the times. All relevant topics are covered and updated. The short case studies are brilliant. The text is very suitable for postgraduate students. I have prescribed the book for my students and the library in the last 12 years.” ―
Aminu Mamman, Professor of Management and International Development, University of Manchester“With this new edition, written and updated by two of the foremost authors in the field, this refreshed yet still venerable tome continues to stand the test of time. It remains perhaps the most comprehensive HRM textbook on the market – highly recommended for practitioners and students alike.” ―
Andrew Hambler, Associate Professor in Employment Law and HRM, Birmingham City UniversityAbout the Author
Michael Armstrong is the UK’s bestselling author of Human Resource Management books including Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, Armstrong’s Handbook of Strategic Human Resource Management, Armstrong’s Handbook of Reward Management Practiceand Armstrong’s Handbook of Performance Management and several other titles published by Kogan Page. His books have sold over a million copies and have been translated into twenty-one languages.
Michael Armstrong is a Companion and former Chief Examiner of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), the co-founder and a managing partner of E-Reward, one of the UK’s first websites dedicated solely to reward management. Prior to this he was an HR director of a publishing company and an independent management consultant. He is based in London, UK.
Stephen Taylor, Chartered CCIPD, is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management at the University of Exeter Business School and a Chief Examiner for the CIPD. Before his academic career he worked in a variety of management roles in the hotel industry and in the NHS. He is also a widely published author, having co-authored Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice, also published by Kogan Page.
