How Can HR Drive Growth?
Published on 30. July 2013
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-78100-225-4 (ISBN)
Description
The ten up-to date research reviews that are presented in this book provide new insights into the HR academic literature. The chapters provide clear lessons that can be learnt from, along with strategies, approaches and processes in which HR could be used by both practitioners and policy makers to drive growth.The book shows how suitable strategy can increase workforce knowledge, leadership skills, entrepreneurial spirit, organizational involvement, safety and well-being and how HR can enhance performance within small and large, private and public, single-site and multi-site firms.
This book explores cross-disciplinary human resources literature and up-to-date trends and directions relevant to academics, research students, policy makers, the business world and other stakeholders.
Contributors: J. Bloodgood, H.-M. Chen, C. Cooper, K. Daniels, J. Field, N. Haworth, J.C. Hayton, J.S. Hornsby, Y.-L. Huang, S. Johnstone, J. Kitching, Y. Lai, J. Lavelle, K.-J. Lin, S. Marlow, A. McDonnell, C. Ogbonnaya, C. Sahadeo, G. Saridakis, H. Scullion, S. Sookram, O. Tregaskis, M. van Veldhoven, A. Wilkinson, J. Winterton
This book explores cross-disciplinary human resources literature and up-to-date trends and directions relevant to academics, research students, policy makers, the business world and other stakeholders.
Contributors: J. Bloodgood, H.-M. Chen, C. Cooper, K. Daniels, J. Field, N. Haworth, J.C. Hayton, J.S. Hornsby, Y.-L. Huang, S. Johnstone, J. Kitching, Y. Lai, J. Lavelle, K.-J. Lin, S. Marlow, A. McDonnell, C. Ogbonnaya, C. Sahadeo, G. Saridakis, H. Scullion, S. Sookram, O. Tregaskis, M. van Veldhoven, A. Wilkinson, J. Winterton
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78100-225-4 (9781781002254)
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Edited by George Saridakis, Professor of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Kent University Business School and Cary Cooper, Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK
Content
Contents:
1. Editorial Introduction
George Saridakis and Cary Cooper
2. Managing Human Resources in International Organizations
Anthony McDonnell, Hugh Scullion and Jonathan Lavelle
3. HR Practice and Small Firm Growth: Balancing Informality and Formality
John Kitching and Susan Marlow
4. Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship through HR Practices
James C. Hayton, Jeffrey S. Hornsby and James Bloodgood
5. Government Policy and Human Resource Development
Jonathan Winterton and Nigel Haworth
6. Investing in Labour Force and Skills Development
John Field
7. Mentorship, Leadership and Human Resource Development in Trinidad and Tobago
Christine Sahadeo and Sandra Sookram
8. Employee Voice, Partnership and Performance
Stewart Johnstone and Adrian Wilkinson
9. Employee Attitudes, HR Practices and Organizational Performance: What's the Evidence?
Yanqing Lai and George Saridakis
10. Creating and Sustaining Economic Growth through HR
Hai-Ming Chen, Ku-Jun Lin and Yen-Lin Huang
11. Using HPWP to Drive Towards Growth: The Impact of Occupational Health and Safety Leadership
Chidiebere Ogbonnaya, Kevin Daniels, Olga Tregaskis and Marc van Veldhoven
Index
1. Editorial Introduction
George Saridakis and Cary Cooper
2. Managing Human Resources in International Organizations
Anthony McDonnell, Hugh Scullion and Jonathan Lavelle
3. HR Practice and Small Firm Growth: Balancing Informality and Formality
John Kitching and Susan Marlow
4. Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship through HR Practices
James C. Hayton, Jeffrey S. Hornsby and James Bloodgood
5. Government Policy and Human Resource Development
Jonathan Winterton and Nigel Haworth
6. Investing in Labour Force and Skills Development
John Field
7. Mentorship, Leadership and Human Resource Development in Trinidad and Tobago
Christine Sahadeo and Sandra Sookram
8. Employee Voice, Partnership and Performance
Stewart Johnstone and Adrian Wilkinson
9. Employee Attitudes, HR Practices and Organizational Performance: What's the Evidence?
Yanqing Lai and George Saridakis
10. Creating and Sustaining Economic Growth through HR
Hai-Ming Chen, Ku-Jun Lin and Yen-Lin Huang
11. Using HPWP to Drive Towards Growth: The Impact of Occupational Health and Safety Leadership
Chidiebere Ogbonnaya, Kevin Daniels, Olga Tregaskis and Marc van Veldhoven
Index