Blackwell Cases in Human Resource and Change Management / Edition 1

by John Storey

Overview

Containing 26 entirely new cases from a wide range of countries, Blackwell Cases in Human Resource and Change Management vividly captures the crucial contemporary issues and trends in HR and strategic change management.
Drawing on in-depth research by leading authorities in the field, each case, accompanied by analyses and lists of further readings, offers real life illustrations of modern theory and practice and includes pertinent discussion questions for students.
In addition to all of the 'core' areas of resourcing, developing, IR, and equal opportunities, there is also coverage of process engineering, mergers and acquisitions, ways of limiting the need for redundancies and insight into how managers can learn to enact strategic change.
Blackwell Cases in Human Resource and Change Management is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students of HRM and change management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780631197522
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	06/13/2008
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.12(d)

About the Author

John Storey is Professor of Human Resource Management at the Open University Business School, UK.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

Part I: Business Strategy and Human Resources:.

1. Global Products and Contract Catering Acquisitions: Nancy Hubbard (University of Oxford).

2. BMW: Christian Scholtz (Universitat des Saarlandes).

Part II: The Management of Change:.

3. Transitions and Transformations: Doug A. Stace (University of New South Wales).

4. ChocCo: Nicholas Bacon and John Storey (Loughborough University Business School and the Open University).

5. Oticon: Henrink Holt Larsen (Copenhagen Business School).

6. Volkswagen: Petra Garnjost and Klaus Blettner (Both are at the University of Trier).

7. The Danish Patent Office: Henrink Holt Larsen (Copenhagen Business School).

8. Saarland Steel: Klaus-Peter Otto and Harmut Wachter (Both are at the University of Trier).

9. American Medical Technologies Inc: Michael Beer (Harvard University).

Part III: Key Practical Areas:.

10. Optus: David E. Simmons, Mark A. Shadur and Greg J. Bamber (All are at Queensland University of Technology).

11. Manuflex plc: Linda Dickens (Warwick Business School).

12. Three Roads to Quality: Adrian Wilkinson (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology).

13. Next Patient Please: David Buchanan and Bob Wilson (Leicester De Montfort University).

14. The Ministry of Education: Henrink Holt Larsen (Copenhagen Business School).

15. British Rail: Paul Edwards and Colin Whitston (Warwick Business School and University of Keele).

16. LeisureCo: Peter Ackers (Loughborough University Business School).

17. Royal Mail: Nicholas Bacon and John Storey (Loughborough University Business School and the Open University Business School).

18. COCO, CECO and DECO: Ian McLoughlin (Brunel University).

19. Metropol: Nicholas Bacon and John Storey (Loughborough University Business School and the Open University Business School).

20. Richer Sounds: Adrian Wilkinson, Tom Redman and Ed Snape (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Teesside Business School, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University).

21. Unilever: Nicholas Bacon and John Storey (Loughborough University Business School and the Open University Business School).

22. Superco: Mick Marchington (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology).

Part IV: International Management:.

23. FMS at Diesel Engines plc: Harry Boer (University of Twente).

24. ABB: Christian Berggren (Swedish Institute for Work Life Research).

25. Indian Snacks: Graeme Salaman (The Open University).

26. Food and Drink International: Hugh Scullion (University of Newcastle upon Tyne).