Werner Pepels: Human Resource Management

Reviewed by Prof. Dr. Paul Brandl, 2026-07-24
Translated from German version by DeepL

Werner Pepels: Human Resource Management. Eine handlungsorientierte Einführung. Duncker & Humblot GmbH (Berlin) 2025. 642 pages. ISBN 978-3-428-19591-6. D: 79,90 EUR, A: 82,20 EUR.

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Summary

This publication fulfils the requirement for a comprehensive introduction to HRM, providing a general overview of the key aspects of HR and covering the fundamental principles of recruitment, staff deployment, employee retention, staff development, redundancy and workforce management. The inclusion of future-oriented topics, such as new approaches to recruitment, a shift towards strategy-driven staff development, and the identification of opportunities for greater workforce flexibility, is far too limited. At the very least, references to further reading on these topics would be appropriate.

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Prof. Dr. Paul Brandl
war Professor für Organisationsentwicklung und Prozessmanagement an der FH Oberösterreich, Department für Sozial- und Verwaltungsmanagement und ist Berater insbesondere für die prozessbasierte Optimierung und Neugestaltung von sozialen Dienstleistern
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