As the title suggests, this book provides an introduction to the manage-ment of people in
work organisations, or as it is now most commonly known, human resource management …

A leading textbook in its field, Human Resource Management at Work provides a clear
introduction to the multiple meanings of HRM (human resource management) and the …

Based on the primary analysis of the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS
2004), this is the fifth book in the series which began in 1980, and which is considered to be …

This paper deals with the dilemma of managing performance using performance appraisal.
The authors will evaluate the historical development of appraisals and argue that the critical …

During recent years there has been a growing interest in the way patterns of employment
relations are changing in China. This up-to-the-minute book reviews the policy and practice …

This book provides a succinct, affordable, up-to-date analysis of themes and topics relevant
to the management of human resources today. It covers issues of critical contemporary …

The year 2001 in the UK was dominated by the difficulties the Labour government
confronted in developing a coherent programme of public‐sector modernization. This review …

Integrated Performance Management: A guide to Strategy Implementation is the result of the
collaborative work of a large team of academics associated with Ghent University and the …

Purpose The purpose of the study was to specify the perceived outdated nature and lack of
definitional clarity associated with the concept of work and further to outline that the nature of …

Mechanisms for increasing participation of employees in problem‐solving activities such as
continuous improvement (CI) programmes often include the use of problem‐solving teams …