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Author:   Peter Boxall (Professor of Human Resource Management, the University of Auckland) ,  John Purcell (Research Professor, Industrial Relations Research Unit, Warwick Business School) ,  Patrick Wright (Professor of Strategic Human Resource Management, Cornell University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.160kg
ISBN:  

9780199547029

ISBN 10:   0199547025
Pages:   680
Publication Date:   05 June 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1: Peter Boxall, John Purcell, and Pat Wright: Human Resource Management: Scope, Analysis, and Significance Part I: Foundations and Frameworks 2: Bruce Kaufman: The Development of Human Resource Management in Historical and International Perspective 3: Peter Boxall: The Goals of HRM 4: Damian Grimshaw and Jill Rubery: Economics and Human Resource Management 5: Matthew Allen and Pat Wright: Strategic Management and HRM 6: Tony Watson: Organizational Theory and HRM 7: David Guest: Human resource management and the worker: towards a new psychological contract? 8: Paul Thompson and Bill Harley: HRM and the Worker: Labour Process Perspectives 9: Jaap Paauwe and Paul Boselie: HRM and Societal Embeddedness Part 2: Core Processes and Functions 10: Sharon Parker and John Cordery: Work Organization 11: David Lepak and Scott Snell: Employment sub-systems and the 'HR architecture' 12: Mick Marchington: Employee Voice Systems 13: Ellen Kossek and Shaun Pichler: EEO and the Management of Diversity 14: Marc Orlitzky: Recruitment Strategy 15: Neal Schmitt and Brian Kim: Selection Decision-Making 16: Jonathan Winterton: Training, Development and Competency 17: James Guthrie: Renumeration: Pay Effects at Work 18: Gary Latham, Lorne Sulsky, and Heather MacDonald: Performance Management Part 3: Patterns and Dynamics 19: Sven Kepes and John Delery: HRM Systems and the Problem of Internal Fit 20: Rick Delbridge: HRM and Contemporary Manufacturing 21: Rosemary Batt: Service Strategies: Marketing, Operations, and Human Resource Practices 22: Juani Swart: HRM and Knowledge Workers 23: Stephen Bach and Ian Kessler: HRM and the New Public Management 24: Bill Cooke: Multinational Companies and Global HR Strategy 25: Helen De Cieri: Transnational Firms and Cultural Diversity Part 4: Measurement and Outcomes 26: John Purcell and Nick Kinnie: HRM and Business Performance 27: Barry Gerhart: Modeling Human Resource Management and Performance Linkages 28: Stephen Wood and Lilian de Menezes: Family-friendly, Equal Opportunity and High-involvement Management in Britain 29: Tom Kochan: Social Legitimacy of the Human Resource Management Profession: A U.S. Perspective

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This is a sophisticated and scholarly volume. It provides an excellent overview of HRM for those seeking to learn more about the field and a valuable resource for those teaching or researching in the area. * Work and Occupations * Many contributors go beyond the usual remit of summarizing theory and research as it currently exists and contribute new theoretical insights and directions. * Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations * ...a superb collection of up-to-date chapters on the evolving subject of HRM... it debates the ideas of HRM viewed through numerous academic disciplines... the chapters offer a comprehensive investigation of HRM and a much needed discussion of how it contributes to organisational performance. * Industrial Relations Journal * This excellent Handbook provides a valuable insight into the main issues that currently preoccupy the field of human resource management ... the book is remarkable. It contains many first-rate chapters written by leading authorities. * British Journal of Industrial Relations *

`This excellent Handbook provides a valuable insight into the main issues that currently preoccupy the field of human resource management ... the book is remarkable. It contains many first-rate chapters written by leading authorities.' British Journal of Industrial Relations `...a superb collection of up-to-date chapters on the evolving subject of HRM... it debates the ideas of HRM viewed through numerous academic disciplines... the chapters offer a comprehensive investigation of HRM and a much needed discussion of how it contributes to organisational performance.' Industrial Relations Journal `Many contributors go beyond the usual remit of summarizing theory and research as it currently exists and contribute new theoretical insights and directions.' Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations `This is a sophisticated and scholarly volume. It provides an excellent overview of HRM for those seeking to learn more about the field and a valuable resource for those teaching or researching in the area.' Work and Occupations

This excellent Handbook provides a valuable insight into the main issues that currently preoccupy the field of human resource management ... the book is remarkable. It contains many first-rate chapters written by leading authorities. British Journal of Industrial Relations ...a superb collection of up-to-date chapters on the evolving subject of HRM... it debates the ideas of HRM viewed through numerous academic disciplines... the chapters offer a comprehensive investigation of HRM and a much needed discussion of how it contributes to organisational performance. Industrial Relations Journal Many contributors go beyond the usual remit of summarizing theory and research as it currently exists and contribute new theoretical insights and directions. Relations Industrielles/Industrial Relations This is a sophisticated and scholarly volume. It provides an excellent overview of HRM for those seeking to learn more about the field and a valuable resource for those teaching or researching in the area. Work and Occupations

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