Description
Human Resource Management in an International Context is designed for those studying HRM as part of an MBA or a postgraduate/undergraduate business and management degree. It will also interest students who wish to gain a greater understanding of HRM issues in their international context and those who wish to practise HRM internationally as specialists or as general managers.
Highly critical in its approach, this text was written by 30 experienced academics at London Met who draw on a range of academic literature and challenge existing assumptions. It is a thematic text and examines HRM discipline before exploring international issues via a range of contemporary themes. The text covers a range of topics including CSR, ethics, globalisation, technological change, demographic trends and labour market change, cultural variation and emerging economies.
HRM in an International Context not only provides a comprehensive and critical grounding in HRM theory and practice, evident in many western-based texts and organisations, but moves beyond this to look at the application and experience of people management strategies in a wide range of different countries and cultural contexts. The focus is not limited to HRM in multi-national companies, but includes practical examples and theoretical insights from a wider range of organisations (public, private and voluntary, manufacturing and service, large and small) from across the globe.
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'This volume includes a comprehensive collection of HRM issues explored in depth from both general and international theoretical perspectives. By taking a cross-cultural approach, it also examines the wider context in which IHRM initiatives are set and thus sheds a different light on some of the more 'bread and butter' topics that one might expect to find in a text of this sort.'
Sue Shortland, Lecturer, London Metropolitan University
Contents
Introduction
Employment in a Global Context
Human Resource Management
Work Organisation and Flexibility
Culture Change Management
Recruitment and Selection
Learning and Development
Managing Performance
Reward
Employee Voice
Employment Law
Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Resource Management
Business Ethics and Organisational Justice
Employment Equality
Themes and Reflections.
Related resources
A sample chapter of this publication is available:
Chapter 8 Human Resource Management in an International Context
About the author(s)
Rosemary Lucas
Rosemary is Professor of Employment Relations at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMUBS).
Ben Lupton
Ben is Principal Lecturer in Human Resource Management, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMUBS).
Hamish Mathieson
Hamish is Senior Lecturer in Employment Relations, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMUBS).
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