Reviews for The Routledge companion to strategic human resource management

The average rating for The Routledge companion to strategic human resource management based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-05-31 00:00:00 Donna Mitchell My 2015 year book reading goal started with this wonderful book. May be at a first glance this book would look like a compilation of case studies on how risks are handled across the world within various organizations. But dig a deeper and this book is a gem for someone who is truly interested to understand the risk management concepts and the various approaches which can be adopted to mitigate various risks that an enterprise faces. Risks materialize in various ways. To an unprepared enterprise, this can be a loss of business or fall of the enterprise altogether but for a prepared enterprise the materialization of risks can be a great opportunity to strengthen her presence and become more powerful. This book no doubt would be a handy companion for any manager who is involved in risk management.The best takeaway from the book is that it gives a lot of ideas and case studies on how to manage risks. Some case studies felt like thrilling movies'screenplay. The book is well organized and well formatted. I would highly recommend this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-11 00:00:00 Mark Wallring This could be one of the best business books I've read this year. Nearly all business-related books speak about marketing, selling, financial management, branding etc but, no one is talking about disruptions let alone what they are. Reading this book agains the background of Victor Kgomoeswana's "Africa is ready for business" gave me an insight on how an organization builds resilience during a supply chain disruption. Take the recent xenophobic attacks in Durban and how the effects were felt globally. The Mtn boycott in Nigeria. Shoprite was affected across its African operations. How African expatriates in Europe rallied together to boycott brand South Africa. I'd recommend it for anyone in business. Whether operating locally or globally.