List of tables -- List of figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Recession, the labour market and the conduct of human resource management -- Human resource management in the recession : results of survey of employers -- Human resource managers : the effects of the recession and hr responses -- Human resource managers : good human resource management in the recession -- Trade union officials : representing members in the recession -- Containing job losses and staying on course at Irish life and permanent, Sherry Fitzgerald and Dublin Airport Authority -- Maintaining trust and developing competencies in challenging business times : superquinn, medtronic and Ericsson -- Human resources in the recession : summary and conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
How has the recession affected the conduct of human resource management? How have HR departments and managers fared? Have leading firms taken measures to sustain and revive their businesses through innovative HR measures? How have union representation and influence been affected? Is the recession reshaping work and employment practices?These are among the questions answered in Recession at Work, the first systematic study in Europe to deal with the effects of the economic crisis on people at work. Drawing on survey data for Ireland provided by nearly 500 managers respon
