There is often a gap between the rhetoric of Strategic Human Resource Management and the reality of strategy in action. This highly regarded book provides unique practical guidance on actually implementing the complex HR strategies that have been formulated by many practitioners, academics and consultants in the past few years. Fully updated, this edition has been largely re-written to incorporate the latest thinking, research and practice on strategic Human Resource Management. It contains completely revised chapters on HRM, HR strategy, the formulation and implementation of strategy, roles in strategic HRM and strategic reward.