
Human Resource Management and Evolutionary Psychology
Exploring the Biological Foundations of Managing People at Work
Andrew R. Timming(Author)
Edward Elgar Publishing
Published on 31. May 2019
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-78897-790-6 (ISBN)
Description
Answering pressing questions regarding employee selection and mobbing culture in the workplace, Andrew R. Timming explores the unique intersection of the biological sciences and human resource management. With a rich set of theoretical and empirical chapters, the author shines an innovative light on the fields of human resource management, organizational behavior and evolutionary psychology, engaging with the nature vs. nurture debate as well as offering a ground-breaking explanation for workplace bullying, unconscious bias, and employee selection decision-making. At times poignant and controversial, the book illustrates the dark side of human nature, with a unique focus on our primordial instincts.
An excellent exploration into an emerging area, this Footprint will be ideal for human resource management and organizational behavior academics, as well as those interested in applied evolutionary, social, organizational, and experimental psychology.
An excellent exploration into an emerging area, this Footprint will be ideal for human resource management and organizational behavior academics, as well as those interested in applied evolutionary, social, organizational, and experimental psychology.
Reviews / Votes
'Exceptional and impressively well organized and presented, Human Resource Management and Evolutionary Psychology is unreservedly recommended for corporate and academic libraries,Human Resource Management and Contemporary Psychology collections and supplemental studies lists.' -- Midwest Book ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78897-790-6 (9781788977906)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Andrew R. Timming, Professor of Management, RMIT University, Australia
Content
Contents: 1. The Evolutionary Psychology of Human Resource Management 2. Understanding The Evolutionary Bases Of Workplace Mobbing Behavior: A Bio-Psycho-Social Model 3. Skin Tone As A Cue To Employability: Sociology Against Evolutionary Psychology 4. Gender Fluidity At Work: Is Sexual Dimorphism An Advantage In The Labor Market? 5. The Effect Of Facial (A)Symmetry On Employment Chances: Smarter, Healthier, Sexier, More Productive? 6. Unconscious Bias And The Future Of HRM Decision-Making References Index