Appendices; Figures; Tables; About the authors; Copyright Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 HRM and Strategy: Does It Matter?; 3 HRM in its Context: An Institutional Perspective; 4 A Multidimensional Perspective on Performance; 5 A Contextually Based Human Resource Theory; 6 The Contextually Based Human Resource Theory in Practice; 7 Contrasting Metal and IT Sectors: Internal Versus External Regulation of Flexibility; 8 Continuing Divergence of HRM Practices: US and European-Based Company-Level HRM Practices; 9 Changing HR Roles: Towards a Real Balanced HRM Scorecard; 10 Epilogue
Summary
This is a challenging and thought-provoking book for HRM students, academics, and practitioners alike. HRM policies and practices need to cope with the dual responsibilities of providing a firm with the best employees to deliver improved financial performance, and a moral duty to these employees to provide a working environment that is equitable and encourages personal development. Many writers have emphasized the connection between sophisticated HRM techniques and business. performance, but has this been at the expense of concepts such as fairness and legitimacy? This book adopts a broad pers
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