Human Resource Management And University Performance

Human Resource Management, Innovation and Performance investigates the relationship between HRM, innovation and performance. Taking a multi-level perspective the book reflects critically on contentious themes such as high performance work systems, organizational design options, cross-boundary working, leadership styles and learning at work.

The link between HRM and performance has become an important policy issue at both a national and a corporate level. HRM and Performance draws on the knowledge and expertise of a number of leading international scholars in the field of HRM to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of HRM and identify fruitful directions for theory, research and practice. A central question throughout is - what's next for HRM and what are the keys to the future of managing people and performance?

This CHOICE award winning author has teamed up with a national school human resource expert to write a comprehensive book on managing human resources and collective bargaining. Everything you need to know is covered: human resources, recruiting, strategic planning, mentoring, benefits and compensation, terminating employees, unions and more.

This is a thought-provoking book for HRM students, academics and practitioners alike. It adopts a broad perspective that takes into account not only the strategic dimension of HRM, but the professional & societal dimension, & combines academic research with a focus on practical conclusions & recommendations.

Human resource departments increasingly use the statistical analysis of performance indicators as a way of demonstrating their contribution to organizational performance. In this book, Steve Fleetwood and Anthony Hesketh take issue with this 'scientific' approach by arguing that its preoccupation with statistical analysis is misplaced because it fails to take account of the complexities of organizations and the full range of issues that influence individual performance. The book is split into three parts. Part I deconstructs research into the alleged link between people and business performance by showing that it cannot explain the associations it alleges. Part II attributes these shortcomings to the importation of spurious 'scientific' methods, before going on to suggest more appropriate methods that might be used in future. Finally, Part III explores how HR executives and professionals understand their work and shows how a critical realist stance adds value to this understanding through enhanced explanation.

The fifth edition of Kramar's Human Resource Management has been updated and revised to provide students with the latest research information and a fundamental knowledge about the theory and practice of HRM. Emerging trends and issue that have significant implications for HRM are highlighted throughout the material. These include offshore work, the effects of the global economic downturn and diversity among others. Throughout the text, the authors address the key categories of challenges faced by businesses today; namely managing for globalisation, innovation, sustainability, attracting and retaining talent. Human Resource Management addresses the real-world challenges for HRM in Australia and Asia-Pacific region by providing recent, local examples.