Human Resource Management

Why is vocational training seen to be an "old" institution?  This book seeks to respond to these important questions. It does so through an in-depth comparative analysis of the vocational training systems in ten different countries...

Vulnerable Workers considers the growth of job insecurity, the prevalence of flexible or temporary work, and the emergence of precarious forms of self-employment. It looks at new market economies, where economic development may occur at the expense of workers' lives and health, and the plight of mig..

Vulnerable Workers considers the growth of job insecurity, the prevalence of flexible or temporary work, and the emergence of precarious forms of self-employment. It looks at new market economies, where economic development may occur at the expense of workers' lives and health, and the plight of mig..

This symposium explores Chinese people-management as an academic subject, looking at where it is currently going and the likely direction of its progress. In particular, it considers whether there is a dominant ‘paradigm’ in the field and whether there might be a new one in the making. _x000D_ This ..

Whether readers lead a team with direct reports or lead project teams with no reporting relationships, Why I Don’t Work Here Anymore will help them apply the most successful approaches for managing these toxic individuals. Each chapter of Why I Don’t Work Here Anymore singles out one main issue and ..

Whether readers lead a team with direct reports or lead project teams with no reporting relationships, Why I Don’t Work Here Anymore will help them apply the most successful approaches for managing these toxic individuals. Each chapter of Why I Don’t Work Here Anymore singles out one main issue and ..

Why People Stay is the result of a doctoral study that revealed participants’ sense of commitment, despite numerous experiences of antisocial workplace behavior (AWB) reported by each participant. Yet they all stayed in their workplace. This book explores this and more, forming essential reading for..

Why People Stay is the result of a doctoral study that revealed participants’ sense of commitment, despite numerous experiences of antisocial workplace behavior (AWB) reported by each participant. Yet they all stayed in their workplace. This book explores this and more, forming essential reading for..

This book provides the most thorough view available on this new and intriguing dimension of workplace psychology, which is the basis of fulfilling, productive work...

In this book, first published in 1975, the author critically examines the organisation of work, the systems of control, and the patterns of authority in British establishments. This title will be of interest to students of business studies and human resource management...

This book bridges an existing gap in the literature relating to the study of workplace abuse, incivility and bullying. It provides broad perspectives to capture some of the diversity associated with the study of (negative) human behaviours using different methodological approaches, and in different ..

This book bridges an existing gap in the literature relating to the study of workplace abuse, incivility and bullying. It provides broad perspectives to capture some of the diversity associated with the study of (negative) human behaviours using different methodological approaches, and in different ..