Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Provides a glimpse into the strategic HRM research as seen through the eyes of a number of researchers. The 21st century presents the opportunity for advancing our understanding of the role of people in organizational success. This volume provides a foundation towards that end.
Synopsis
As we approach the new millennium, the field of strategic HRM is still in its infancy. This volume provides a glimpse into the future of strategic HRM research as seen through the eyes of a number of leading researchers. The 21st century presents the opportunity for advancing our understanding of the role of people in organizational success. This volume will provide a strong foundation toward that end.
Table of Contents
Overview.
Part I.
Introduction. Alternatives to generic strategy typologies in strategic human resource management (C. Chadwick, P. Casppelli). Human resource management and firm performance: measurement issues and their effect on causal and policy inferences (B. Gerhart). Failing to find fit in strategic human resource management: theoretical and empirical problems (P.M. Wright, W.S. Sherman). Human resource metrics: can measures be strategic? (J.W. Boudreau, P.M. Ramstad). Alternative theoretical perspectives for strategic human resource management revisited: progress, problem, and prospects (G.C. McMahan
et al.). Integrating practice and theory: towards a more unified view of HR (D. Ulrich). From human resource strategy to organizational effectiveness: lessons from research on organizational agility (L. Dyer, R.A. Shafer). Managing the architecture of intellectual capital: implications for strategic human resource management (S.A. Snell
et al.).
Part II.
Introduction. Beyond myopia: human resources and the changing social contract (T.A. Kochan). Different paradigms in strategic HRM: questions raised by comparative research (C. Brewster). High commitment management and the link with contingent workers: implications for strategic human resource management (J. Purcell). Human resource strategy and industry-based competition: a conceptual framework and agenda for theoretical development (P.F. Boxall). A SHRM perspective on international compensation and reward systems (M. Bloom, G.T. Milkovich). Strategic human resource management in multinational enterprises: theoretical and empirical developments (H. de Cieri, P.J. Dowling). Strategic diversification of HRM in Japan (Motochiro Morishima). Strategic human resource management for twenty-first century China (Zhong-Ming Wang, W.H. Mobley). A duality-based prospective for strategic human resource management (P. Evans, N. Genadry). About the contributing authors.