Understanding Human Resource Management
Ken Kamoche(Author)
Open University Press
Published on 1. April 2001
Book
Hardback
158 pages
978-0-335-20374-1 (ISBN)
Description
The author of this study critically examines contemporary issues in the management of people. He reviews some of the significant themes that have shaped HRM as it has emerged during the course of the last century. The book identifies the definitive role of the tension between the drive for organizational performance and the "humanization" of work. It argues, however, that our understanding of both strands is inadequate and poorly researched, leading to an incomplete picture of the dynamics of managing people. Understanding Human Resource Management also examines the relevance of such contemporary debates as the resource-based view, appropriation and globalization, and explores how researchers and practitioners can now move towards a more viable conception of HRM.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Illustrations
references, index
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 133 mm
Weight
230 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-335-20374-1 (9780335203741)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The HRM debate - a reappraisal; the emergence of "strategic HRM"; the contribution of the resource-based view; the dynamics of appropriation; knowledge management - an emergent paradigm; international HRM; managing in a social context; the future of HRM.