Critical Issues in Human Resource Management: Contemporary Perspectives / Edition 2

by Ian Roper, Rea Prouska, Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudhya

Overview

By problematising core HR topics and presenting significant new developments in the field, this engaging textbook will enable students to develop a nuanced and critical approach to HRM. It integrates students' understanding of the key operational aspects of HRM with the wider institutional, social, political and economic contexts in which they occur, covering important and emerging topics such as intersectionality, wellbeing, international migration, globalisation and corporate governance. Theoretically-rigorous and rich in pedagogy, this textbook will hone students' critical thinking skills, allowing them to confront higher level problems faced in HR and deal with complex real-world HR situations. A range of topical international case studies – ranging from iPhone factories in China to contemporary US politics – places HR issues in a comparative, global context.

This is an essential textbook for upper-undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students studying contemporary or critical issues in HRM. It can also be used as a supplementary text by those wanting to deepen their knowledge of HRM and by practitioners keen to understand how core HRM topics intersect with wider contemporary and global issues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137605412
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/02/2019
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2020
Pages:	318
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Ian Roper is reader at Essex Business School, University of Essex, UK. He is a member of the British Sociological Association and an Academic Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He is an editor for the jourbanal Work, Employment and Society.

Rea Prouska is Associate Professor of Human Resource Management at London South Bank University. She is an Academic Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudhya is Lecturer in Organizational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. She is an Academic Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and an editor of Work, Employment and Society.
Ian Roper is reader at Essex Business School, University of Essex, UK. He is a member of the British Sociological Association and an Academic Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. He is an editor for the jourbanal Work, Employment and Society.

Rea Prouska is Associate Professor of Human Resource Management at London South Bank University. She is an Academic Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Uracha Chatrakul Na Ayudhya is Lecturer in Organizational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London. She is an Academic Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and an editor of Work, Employment and Society.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Corporate Governance and HRM.- Chapter 3: Global Political Economy and HRM within Global Turbulence.- Chapter 4: Politics, the Regulatory Environment and HRM.- Chapter 5: International Migration, Labour Mobility and HRM.- Chapter 6: The Nature, Efficacy and Realisation of HR Strategy.- Chapter 7: Critical Perspectives on the HR Professional as Internal Consultant.- Chapter 8: Globalisation, HRM and the Case of Offshoring.- Chapter 9: Employment Relations, International Framework Agreements and Global Unions.- Chapter 10: Critically Exploring the HRM Performance Link.- Chapter 11: Critical Issues in Learning and Development.- Chapter 12: Leadership from a Critical Perspective.- Chapter 13: Critical Issues in Reward Management.- Chapter 14: Equality, Diversity and Intersectionality in the Workplace.- Chapter 15: Wellbeing and Resilience in the Workplace.- Chapter 16: Comparing Universalists, Culturalists and Institutionalists in International HRM.- Chapter 17: Multinational Enterprises and HRM.- Chapter 18: HRM in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

This is an important and timely book that offers knowledge and practical guidance for all of those studying HRM. – Aikaterini Koskina, Keele Business School, UK

A very complete book offering a critical view on contemporary HRM themes and practices. It is academically rigorous, uses clear examples and explains complicated topics in clear language. – Joost J. L. E. Bücker, Radboud University, Netherlands

A much-needed textbook that draws together different perspectives on HRM and encourages critical analysis. It is highly readable and comprehensive in its coverage of core HR topics ... This is an excellent and essential book for any undergraduate or postgraduate student specialising in HRM. – Ana Lopes, Newcastle University Business School, UK

A welcome textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students. It brings some fresh topics like Corporate Governance, Politics, the Regulatory Environment and HRM in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises that are usually missing in core HRM textbooks. I recommend this book for getting a broader, international and critical perspective of HRM. – Muhammad Burdbar Khan, University of Lincoln, UK.

Editorial Reviews

This is an important and timely book that offers knowledge and practical guidance for all of those studying HRM.” —Aikaterini Koskina, Keele Business School, UK

“A very complete book offering a critical view on contemporary HRM themes and practices. It is academically rigorous, uses clear examples and explains complicated topics in clear language.” —Joost J. L. E. Bücker, Radboud University, Netherlands

“A much-needed textbook that draws together different perspectives on HRM and encourages critical analysis. It is highly readable and comprehensive in its coverage of core HR topics ... This is an excellent and essential book for any undergraduate or postgraduate student specialising in HRM.” —Ana Lopes, Newcastle University Business School, UK

“A welcome textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students. It brings some fresh topics like Corporate Governance, Politics, the Regulatory Environment and HRM in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises that are usually missing in core HRM textbooks. I recommend this book for getting a broader, international and critical perspective of HRM.” —Muhammad Burdbar Khan, University of Lincoln, UK

From the Publisher