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Book SynopsisMillennials, the latest generation to enter the global workforce, are changing the face of employment. This volume represents the most up-to-date research on the changes and issues from an international cast of generational researchers. Shifting demographics around the world have created a unique historical phenomenon in which a large cohort of employees (i.e., post-war Baby Boomers) are nearing retirement, and a new cadre of younger workers are being recruited to replace them. These twenty-something year-olds, often referred to as 'Gen Y' or Millennials, represent the workforce of the future and come with their own set of expectations, demands, and work habits. The contributors to this volume, drawn from countries around the world, document the cultural, historical, and social context surrounding this phenomenon. The international perspective makes it possible to examine cross-cultural similarities and differences in HRM practices. This timely book provides an understanding of the new workforce in multiple countries and settings and a valuable reference as scholars and employers seek to understand the values, beliefs, and expectations of the next generation of workers. While scholars and instructors will find this book indispensable, the book will also have implications for domestic and multinational employers, managers, HR practitioners, and career counselors. Contributors:J. Alves, S.L. Arnold, H. Breitsohl, J.P. Briscoe, P. Caligiuri, S.M. Campbell, K. Chudzikowski, S. Colakoglu, R. De Cooman, J.J. Deal, N. Dries, W.A. Gentry, L.M. Graves, C. Guo, L.M. Hite, K. Inelmen, B. Kowske, S.T. Lyons, E. Martins, N. Martins, K.S. McDonald, E.S. Ng, E. Parry, E.T. Porschitz, R. Rasch, M. Ruderman, S. Ruhle, L. Schweitzer, Y. Shen, S. Stawiski, J. Taylor, J.M. Twenge, J. Unite, D. Uygur, T.J. Weber, S. Yue, I.U. ZeytinogluTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Who are the Millennials? Empirical Evidence for Generational Differences in Work Values, Attitudes and Personality Jean M. Twenge and Stacy M. Campbell 2. Public Service Motivation and Work Preferences of the Millennials in Australia Jeannette Taylor 3. Attracting Generation Y: How Work Values Predict Organizational Attraction in Graduating Students in Belgium Rein De Cooman and Nicky Dries 4. Generational Career Shift: Millennials and the Changing Nature of Careers in Canada Sean T. Lyons, Eddy S. Ng and Linda Schweitzer 5. ‘Going through the Mist’: Early Career Transitions of Chinese Millennial Returnees Emily T. Porschitz, Chun Guo and José Alves 6. Differences in Work-related Attitudes between Millennials and Generation X: Evidence from Germany Heiko Breitsohl and Sascha Ruhle 7. Perceptions of Age Diversity in Singapore: Implications for Managing a Diverse Workforce Stewart L. Arnold and Samantha Yue 8. Assessing Millennials in the South African Work Context Nico Martins and Ellen Martins 9. Are Millennials a Different Breed? Turkish Hospitality Sector Frontline Employees’ Intention to Stay Kivanc Inelmen, Isik U. Zeytinoglu and Duygu Uygur 10. Career Counseling for Millennials: Practioners’ Perspectives Linda M. Hite and Kimberly S. McDonald 11. Will Millennials Save the World through Work? International Generational Differences in the Relative Importance of Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics to Turnover Intentions Rena Rasch and Brenda Kowske 12. Career Success in the Younger Generation Emma Parry, Julie Unite, Katharina Chudzikowski, Jon P. Briscoe and Yan Shen 13. Cultural Influences on Millennial MBA Students’ Career Goals: Evidence from 23 Countries Saba Colakoglu and Paula Caligiuri 14. Perceptions of Authority and Leadership: A Cross-national, Cross-generational Investigation Jennifer J. Deal, Sarah Stawiski, Laura M. Graves, William A. Gentry, Marian Ruderman and Todd J. Weber Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a book for all who are interested in organizational management philosophy or control practices as the book offers new ways of understanding the dynamics of management. By employing multiple theoretical and methodological perspectives the book provides refreshing and engaging analyses of beyond budgeting and different forms of control. This book will be a source of inspiration for researchers and practitioners by given reasoning and ideas for better understanding of the dynamics, mysteries and paradoxes of control in contemporary organizations.'- Frode Mellemvik, University of Nordland, NorwayThis timely and innovative book focuses on budgeting control and ongoing beyond budgeting trends and its consequences for the organization.Ensuring an optimal balance between individual autonomy and management control is a critical challenge for organizations operating in dynamic business environments. Too much of the former leads to chaos, and too much of the latter guarantees rigidity. This book explores the tensions that arise in seeking the best possible balance between these two dimensions. Resolving these tensions is a critical challenge for achieving competitiveness.In order to examine budgeting control and ongoing 'beyond budgeting', the book's starting point is the Beyond Budgeting movement and what it implies for a new approach to autonomy and management control. This discussion is further supplemented with a broader approach to the issue of control that spans issues such as self-control, time control, transparency as control, ethical control and cultural control.This book's innovative and explorative approach will be of interest to students at master level, scholars and senior and middle-level managers. HR departments will find it instrumental to their work and practice.Contributors: S.D. Becker, T. Bjørnenak, B. Bogsnes, A. Bourmistrov, B. Catasús, B. Espedal, P.N. Gooderham, D. Johanson, K. Kaarbøe, T. Malmi, M. Messner, O. Nordhaug, H. Nørreklit, L.J.T. Pedersen, N. Sandalgaard, A.M. Sandvik, I. Stensaker, S. TerjesenTrade Review‘This is a book for all who are interested in organizational management philosophy or control practices as the book offers new ways of understanding the dynamics of management. By employing multiple theoretical and methodological perspectives the book provides refreshing and engaging analyses of beyond budgeting and different forms of control. This book will be a source of inspiration for researchers and practitioners by given reasoning and ideas for better understanding of the dynamics, mysteries and paradoxes of control in contemporary organizations.’ -- Frode Mellemvik, University of Nordland, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: Preface Katarina Kaarbøe 1. Control and Autonomy – Management Challenges and Tensions Katarina Kaarbøe, Paul N. Gooderham and Hanne Nørreklit PART I: BUDGETING CONTROL AND BEYOND 2. Taking Reality Seriously – Towards a More Self-regulating Management Model at Statoil Bjarte Bogsnes 3. Environmental Uncertainty and the Use of Budgets Niels Sandalgaard 4. Management Accounting Tools in Banks: Are Banks Without Budgets More Profitable? Trond Bjørnenak 5. Beyond Budgeting from the American and Norwegian Perspectives: The Embeddedness of Management Models in Corporate Governance Systems Daniel Johanson 6. Putting Beyond Budgeting Ideas into Practice Katarina Kaarbøe, Inger Stensaker and Teemu Malmi 7. A New Way of Being a Controller – From Bellboy to Actor Hanne Nørreklit and Katarina Kaarbøe PART II: PERSPECTIVES AND CONTROL DIMENSIONS 8. Management Control as Temporal Structuring Sebastian D. Becker and Martin Messner 9. The Planning-regime Concept and its Application to Three Examples of Organizational Budgeting Anatoli Bourmistrov and Katarina Kaarbøe 10. Does Managerial Discretion Affect Learning from Experience in Organizations? Bjarne Espedal and Alexander Madsen Sandvik 11. The Autonomy-creativity Orientation of Elite Business School Students in the US and Norway Paul N. Gooderham, Alexander Madsen Sandvik, Siri Terjesen and Odd Nordhaug 12. Systems of Accountability and Personal Responsibility Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen Epilogue: Welcome to DYMACO Bino Catasús Index

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to organize when the only established premise is that everything is transient? How is it possible for an organization to manage expectations based on the expectation of the unexpected?In this thought-provoking book Niels Åkerstrøm Andersen uses a unique combination of deconstruction, systems theory and discourse theory to critically discuss topics such as the management of feelings, partnerships as second order promises, and work-life balance as an immune defense against over-socialized employees. He assesses the parallels between layoffs in intimate organizations and modern professional divorce discourses, and explores the dichotomy of double-bounded management commanding both 'do as I say' and 'be autonomous'. In so doing, Professor Andersen encourages the reader to look at relationships in the workplace in new ways.This unique book will prove invaluable for academics and students of human resource management, organizational behavior and critical management studies.Contents: Introduction 1. Diagnostics of the Present and Second-Order Observation 2. Adapting to Adaptability: The Machine of Transience 3. From Membership to Self-enrolment: The Production of the Employee who Creates Herself in the Organizational Image 4. Management of Authentic Feelings: The Trembling Organization 5. Managing Interpenetration and Intensity 6. Loving Layoffs: The Intimate Strategies of the Break-up 7. Unbound Binding: From Employee Contracts to Partnerships 8. The Organization as a Nexus of Partnerships Conclusion: Transient Relationships - Towards the Intensity Machine Bibliography IndexTrade ReviewThis book treats seriously one of the fundamental trends characterizing contemporary institutions - namely, the inability to establish a ground from which purpose and direction can be defined. It questions the core trope of 'permanent change' and exposes its emptiness in a thorough and considered manner which enriches the way we question organizational orders. --- Bogdan Costea, Lancaster University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Diagnostics of the Present and Second-Order Observation 2. Adapting to Adaptability: The Machine of Transience 3. From Membership to Self-enrolment: The Production of the Employee who Creates Herself in the Organizational Image 4. Management of Authentic Feelings: The Trembling Organization 5. Managing Interpenetration and Intensity 6. Loving Layoffs: The Intimate Strategies of the Break-up 7. Unbound Binding: From Employee Contracts to Partnerships 8. The Organization as a Nexus of Partnerships Conclusion: Transient Relationships – Towards the Intensity Machine Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to organize when the only established premise is that everything is transient? How is it possible for an organization to manage expectations based on the expectation of the unexpected?In this thought-provoking book Niels Åkerstrøm Andersen uses a unique combination of deconstruction, systems theory and discourse theory to critically discuss topics such as the management of feelings, partnerships as second order promises, and work-life balance as an immune defense against over-socialized employees. He assesses the parallels between layoffs in intimate organizations and modern professional divorce discourses, and explores the dichotomy of double-bounded management commanding both 'do as I say' and 'be autonomous'. In so doing, Professor Andersen encourages the reader to look at relationships in the workplace in new ways.This unique book will prove invaluable for academics and students of human resource management, organizational behavior and critical management studies.Contents: Introduction 1. Diagnostics of the Present and Second-Order Observation 2. Adapting to Adaptability: The Machine of Transience 3. From Membership to Self-enrolment: The Production of the Employee who Creates Herself in the Organizational Image 4. Management of Authentic Feelings: The Trembling Organization 5. Managing Interpenetration and Intensity 6. Loving Layoffs: The Intimate Strategies of the Break-up 7. Unbound Binding: From Employee Contracts to Partnerships 8. The Organization as a Nexus of Partnerships Conclusion: Transient Relationships - Towards the Intensity Machine Bibliography IndexTrade ReviewThis book treats seriously one of the fundamental trends characterizing contemporary institutions - namely, the inability to establish a ground from which purpose and direction can be defined. It questions the core trope of 'permanent change' and exposes its emptiness in a thorough and considered manner which enriches the way we question organizational orders. --- Bogdan Costea, Lancaster University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Diagnostics of the Present and Second-Order Observation 2. Adapting to Adaptability: The Machine of Transience 3. From Membership to Self-enrolment: The Production of the Employee who Creates Herself in the Organizational Image 4. Management of Authentic Feelings: The Trembling Organization 5. Managing Interpenetration and Intensity 6. Loving Layoffs: The Intimate Strategies of the Break-up 7. Unbound Binding: From Employee Contracts to Partnerships 8. The Organization as a Nexus of Partnerships Conclusion: Transient Relationships – Towards the Intensity Machine Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHow does one approach the study of intuition - a complex, cross-disciplinary field, which is still developing? How can intuition be captured in situ? How can researchers harness their own intuition? In this original Handbook, the expert collaborators use method-related themes to help answer these, and other questions, and explore innovative developments in intuition research.This groundbreaking Handbook is organized around six method-related themes:- the question of cognitive systems and capabilities;- the role of emotions and stress;- major quantitative approaches;- qualitative techniques for mapping intuition;- the use of grounded theory; and- the role of the researcher's own expertise and intuition.Academics and researchers of organizational behavior, as well as researchers in business and management, who use quantitative and qualitative research techniques, will find this book to be an informative and invaluable read. It will also be of interest to industry professionals looking to adopt new staff training and development methods.Contributors include: C. Akinci, A. Antonietti, L. Baldacchino, L. Cabantous, J-F Coget, B. Colombo, R. Cooksey, V. Dörfler, S.E. Dreyfus, C. Eden, M. Fenton-O'Creevy, S.L. Grant, S.A. Hamilton, C. Harteis, G.P. Hodgkinson, C. Horváth, O. Hyppänen, P. Iannello, J. Langan-Fox, A. Lockett, C. Petitmengin, P. Ping Li, A.C.R. van Riel, M. Robson, E. Sadler-Smith, M. Sinclair, R.E. Smerek, M Stierand, S. Teerikangas, D. Ucbasaran, L. Välikangas, S. VohraTable of ContentsContents Introduction PART I: CONCEPTUAL CONSIDERATIONS - COGNITIVE SYSTEMS AND CAPABILITIES 1. Why People Think Deeply: Meta-cognitive Cues, Task Characteristics, and Thinking Dispositions. Ryan E. Smerek 2. System 0: The Overlooked Explanation of Expert Intuition Stuart E. Dreyfus 3. Toward the Geocentric Framework of Intuition: The Yin-Yang Balancing Between the Eastern and Western Perspectives on Intuition Peter Ping Li 4. Conceptualizing Intuition as a Mental Faculty: Toward a ‘Critique of Intuitive Reason’ and a Process Model of Intuition Allard C.R. van Riel and Csilla Horváth PART II: CONCEPTUAL CONSIDERATIONS - STRESS AND EMOTIONS 5. Stress and the Unconscious in Intuitive Judgment Sharon L. Grant and Janice Langan-Fox 6. Exploring the Dynamic of Evoking Intuition Satu Teerikangas and Liisa Välikangas 7. Intuition, expertise and emotion in the decision making of investment bank traders Shalini Vohra and Mark Fenton-O’Creevy PART III: QUANTITATIVE APPROACHES - SELF-REPORTS, EXPERIMENTS, AND BRAIN ACTIVITY 8. Self-report Assessment of Individual Differences in Preferences for Analytic and Intuitive Processing: A Critical Review Gerard P. Hodgkinson and Eugene Sadler-Smith 9. Investigating Intuition Under the Perspective of Expertise: Experiences from Two Experimental Studies Christian Harteis 10. Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques in the Study of Intuition Paola Iannello, Barbara Colombo and Alessandro Antonietti PART IV: QUALITATIVE APPROACHES - CAPTURING THE INTUITION EXPERIENCE 11. Capturing Intuitions in Decision Making: A Case for Critical Incident Technique Cinla Akinci 12. Capturing Intuition Through Concurrent Protocol Analysis Leonie Baldacchino, Deniz Ucbasaran, Andy Lockett, and Laure Cabantous 13. Dialogical Inquiry: A Qualitative Method for Studying Intuition in the Field Jean-Francois Coget 14. Researching the Microdynamics of Intuitive Experience Claire Petitmengin 15. Mapping Group Intuitions Marta Sinclair and Alysia Hamilton PART V: QUALITATIVE APPROACHES - GROUNDED THEORY 16. Theorising Intuition in Practice: Developing Grounded Theory with Elite Business Leaders Martin Robson and Ray Cooksey 17. Interview Data and Grounded Theory When Studying the Use of Intuition in Decision Making Olli Hyppänen PART VI: QUALITATIVE APPROACHES - USING RESEARCHER'S EXPERTISE AND INTUITION 18. Researching Intuition in Personal Creativity Marc Stierand and Viktor Dörfler 19. Research on Intuition Using Intuition Viktor Dörfler and Colin Eden Index

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Book SynopsisWhat is a sustainable career? And how can individuals and organizations develop pathways that lead to them? With current levels of global unemployment and the need for life-long learning and employability enhancement, these questions assume a pressing significance. Offering twenty-eight chapters from leading scholars, the Handbook of Research on Sustainable Careers makes an important contribution to our understanding of sustainable careers and lays the foundation for the direction of future research.With the aim of advancing existing knowledge surrounding the meaning, antecedents and outcomes of sustainable careers, this book discusses the topic from several different angles combining both theoretical and empirical as well as practical insights. Topics include crafting sustainable careers in organizations, merits and challenges of career adaptability, psychological mobility during unemployment and the role of employee adaptability.Students and academics of varied disciplines looking for multidimensional perspectives on sustainable careers will find this to be a worthwhile read. HR professionals, career counsellors and public policy makers will find use in the practical guidance offered in this book.Contributors: T. Aalbers, M.B. Arthur, P.M. Bal, Y. Baruch, C. Bernhard-Oettel, T. Bipp, N. Bozionelos, J.P. Briscoe, M.B.W. Buyken, A. De Coen, N. De Cuyper, S. De Hauw, A.H. De Lange, P. De Prins, A. De Vos, H. De Witte, N. Dries, N. Egold, C. Fleisher, A. Forrier, F. Fraccaroli, A. Froidevaux, J.H. Greenhaus, D.E Guest, D.T. Hall, A. Hirschi, I.M. Jawahar, C. Kelliher, S.N. Khapova, U. Kinnunen, U.-C. Klehe, D. Kooij, M. Latzke, B.S. Lawrence, A. Mäkikangas, S. Mauno, W. Mayrhofer, A. Milissen, K. Näswall, K. Pernkopf, P.Peters, J. Rantanen, J. Richardson, R. Rodrigues, C. Rohr, R. Schalk, M.M. Schipper, T.M. Schneidhofer, J. Segers, L. Sels, J.H. Semeijn, T.H. Stone, D.M. Truxillo, M. Valcour, L. Van Beirendonck, K. Van Dam, A. Van den Broeck, B. Van der Heijden, R. Van Dick, M. van Engen, J. van Ruysseveldt, S. Vansteenkiste, A.E.M. Van Vianen, T. Van Vuuren, M. Verbruggen, C.J. Vinkenburg, S. Zaniboni, J. ZikicTrade Review'Sustainability is a principle which can be applied both to manage people in organizations and for self-management. The international contributors to this Handbook explore new facts of career management and how careers can be made more sustainable both from an individual and an organizational perspective. Sustainable employability, work ability, combining career and care, sustainable employment relations, career eco-systems and sustainable careers of older workers are only some of the many interesting topics in this volume. This Handbook is a milestone in career research and a huge contribution to the literature on sustainable human resource management - a book that academics and practitioners, newcomers and experts interested in careers should not miss.' --Ina Ehnert, Louvain School of Management, Belgium'Ans De Vos and Beatrice Van der Heijden reframe our thinking in this Handbook of Research on Sustainable Careers. The collection of contemporary perspectives grounds elements such as meaning, balance and relationships into viable future careers. In so doing, they stimulate possibility while retaining practicality. Highly recommended for careers scholars, students and practitioners.' --Polly Parker, University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Sustainable Careers: Introductory Chapter Beatrice I.J.M. Van der Heijden and Ans De Vos 2. Facilitating the Crafting of Sustainable Careers in Organizations Monique Valcour 3. Merits and Challenges of Career Adaptability as a Tool Towards Sustainable Careers Maximilian B.W. Buyken, Ute-Christine Klehe, Jelena Zikic and Annelies E.M. Van Vianen 4. Relational Career Capital: Towards a Sustainable Perspective Markus Latzke, Thomas M. Schneidhofer, Katharina Pernkopf, Carina Rohr and Wolfgang Mayrhofer 5. Social Capital and Careers: Indisputable Evidence and Note for Caution Nikos Bozionelos 6. Career Capital Acquisition through Corporate Volunteering Chen Fleisher, Svetlana N. Khapova and Mette M. Schipper 7. Career and Organizational Identification: Extending the Expanded Model of Identification Nikolai Egold and Rolf Van Dick 8. Managing Visibility for Career Sustainability: A Study of Remote Workers Julia Richardson and Clare Kelliher 9. Promoting New Norms and True Flexibility: Sustainability in Combining Career and Care Claartje J. Vinkenburg, Marloes L. van Engen and Pascale Peters 10. Sustainable Labour Participation and Sustainable Careers Judith H. Semeijn, Karen Van Dam, Tinka Van Vuuren and Beatrice I.J.M. Van der Heijden 11. Perceived Employability in Times of Job Insecurity: A Theoretical Perspective Nele De Cuyper, Anja Van den Broeck, and Hans De Witte 12. Psychological Mobility during Unemployment: An Outplacement Study Marijke Verbruggen, Nicky Dries, Anke Milissen and Sarah Vansteenkiste 13. The Role of Employee Adaptability, Goal Striving and Proactivity for Modern Careers Karen van Dam, Tanja Bipp and Joris van Ruysseveldt 14. Career Control David E. Guest and Ricardo Rodrigues 15. Building a Sustainable Career: The Role of Work-home Balance in Career Decision Making Sara De Hauw and Jeff H. Greenhaus 16. Work-family Interface in Atypical Working Arrangements Saija Mauno, Ulla Kinnunen, Johanna Rantanen, and Anne Mäkikangas 17. Sustainable Work Ability and Cognitive Functioning through Lifestyle Improvement? Teun Aalbers and Annet H. De Lange 18. Older Workers and Sustainable Late Careers: Job Characteristic Effects Sara Zaniboni, Franco Fraccaroli, and Donald M. Truxillo 19. Sustainability in the Second Half of the Career René Schalk, Marloes L. van Engen and Dorien Kooij 20. Sustainable Careers: Enabling Older Workers to Continue Working through Individualized Work Arrangements P. Matthijs Bal 21. Sustainable HRM for Sustainable Careers: Introducing the ‘Respect Openness Continuity (ROC)’ model Peggy De Prins, Ans De Vos, Lou Van Beirendonck and Jesse Segers 22. Studying Retirement from a Career Perspective: Are People who take Charge of their Career Less Inclined to Retire? An De Coen, Anneleen Forrier and Luc Sels 23. Managing the Transition to Retirement: From Meaningful Work to Meaning in Life at Retirement Ariane Froidevaux and Andreas Hirschi 24. Organizational and Labor Markets as Career Eco-system Yehuda Baruch 25. Career Continuance and Transfer of Competencies after Job Transitions: Insights from a Swedish Study Claudia Bernhard-Oettel and Katharina Näswall 26. Career Implications of Job Performance: Persistence of OCB and CWB Behaviors Across Domains Thomas H. Stone and I.M. Jawahar 27. Educating Students for Sustainable Careers – In the Classroom and Beyond Jon P. Briscoe 28. Sustainable Careers Then and Now Barbara S. Lawrence, Douglas T. Hall and Michael. B. Arthur Index

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Book SynopsisThis Handbook presents the current research, practice and future directions in the field of gendered careers in management. Expert contributors discuss pertinent issues impacting three key areas of career development:- The beginning of gendered managerial careers (Getting In) such as education and recruitment- The progress of gendered managerial careers (Getting On) such as career phases and succession planning- What comes after gendered managerial careers (Getting Out) such as recalibration of career patterns and retirement.The theoretical and practical insights presented are transferable across all management career sectors and offer an original perspective into gendered employment within business and management.Students, researchers and policy makers alike will find this Handbook to be a fundamental reference point for gaining insight into current practice and theory encompassing gendered employment in management.Contributors: S.M. Adams, M.D. Agars, D.A. Anderson, R.A. August, M. Barrett, Y. Baruch, J.C. Beier, R. Bendl, Y.D. Billing, S. Braun, A.M. Broadbridge, P. Bryans, L.L. Carli, S. De Simone, D.L. Decker, H. Eberherr, S.L. Fielden, J.L. Fowler, V. Gupta , E. Hanappi-Egger, S. Hass, M.E. Heilman, C. Holgersson, V. Holton, K. Huppatz, U. Hytti, J.L. Kottke, S. Kumra, L.A. Levin, P. Lewis, L. Lord, F. Manzi, M. Mattis, S. Mavin, S. Maxfield, A. Moulettes, W.M. Murphy, L.D. Paris, N. Patterson, V. (Cinzia) Priola, J. Redshaw, C. Reis, A. Ross-Smith, A. Schmidt, M. Shapiro, A. Sheridan, R. Simpson, P. Smith, E. Swan, J. Tienari, A. Tsentides, S. Vinnicombe CBE, E.H. Volpe, J. Williams, H.M. WoolnoughTable of ContentsContents: Preface Adelina M. Broadbridge and Sandra L. Fielden PART I GETTING IN 1. Education and Career Counselling Lori D. Paris and Diane L. Decker 2. The Internship Class: Internship Subjectivity and Inequality: Gender, Race and Class Elaine Swan 3. Understanding and Researching ‘Choice’ in Women’s Career Trajectories Patricia Lewis and Ruth Simpson 4. Gender Scripts as Access Codes to Management Positions Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger 5. Gendered Understanding of Recruitment Processes: Applications and Résumés Ulla Hytti 6. Presumed Incompetent: Perceived Lack of Fit and Gender Bias in Recruitment and Selection Madeline E. Heilman, Francesca Manzi and Susanne Braun 7. Talking Yourself into Work: Insights from Sociolinguistics About Gender and the Employment Interview Mary Barrett 8. “This is Just the Way it is”: Executive Search and Gendered Careers Charlotte Holgersson and Janne Tienari 9. Inclusion and Exclusion Processes in the Executive Search Business: An Intersectional Approach Regine Bendl, Helga Eberherr and Angelika Schmidt 10. Breaking Down Barriers Susan M. Adams PART II GETTING ON 11. Theories of Vertical Segregation in Feminised Occupations: Rethinking Dominant Perspectives and Making Use of Bourdieu Kate Huppatz 12. Women's Beliefs about Breaking Glass Ceilings Paul Smith 13. Risk Aversion among Women: Reality or Simply 'Doing Gender'? Mary Shapiro, Susan Hass, Sylvia Maxfield and Vipin Gupta 14. Pursuing, Doing and Reviewing Mentoring Relationships Jane L. Fowler 15. Women Managers, Careers and Organisations Viki Holton 16. How Some Women Achieve Success Adelina M. Broadbridge 17. Creating and Sustaining Positive Careers for Women: A Closer Look at Organizational Context Janet L. Kottke and Mark D. Agars 18. Women and Leadership Linda L. Carli 19. ‘Woman as a Project’: Key Issues for Women Who Want to Get On Sharon Mavin, Jannine Williams, Patricia Bryans and Nicola Patterson 20. Women on Boards in Australia: Achieving Real Change or More of the Same? Alison Sheridan, Anne Ross-Smith and Linley Lord 21. Global Career Challenges for Women Crossing International Borders Yehuda Baruch and Cristina Reis 22. Pursuing Partnership: Flexible Work Arrangements in U.S. Accounting and Law Firms Leslie A. Levin, Mary Mattis, Andrea Tsentides and Jill Choate Beier 23. Back to the Future: A Gendered analysis of ‘Getting on’ in the Professional Services Firm Savita Kumra 24. ‘What’s Woman’s Work?’ Work–Family Interface among Women Entrepreneurs in Italy Silvia De Simone and Vincenza Priola PART III GETTING OUT 25. Playing, Quitting or Changing the Game? A Discussion of Women Managers’ Responses to Organizational Conditions Yvonne Due Billing 26. Encore Careers: Motivating Factors for Career Exit and Rebirth Wendy Marcinkus Murphy and Elizabeth Hamilton Volpe 27. Senior Women, Work Life Balance and the Decision to Quit: A Generational Perspective Deirdre A. Anderson and Susan Vinnicombe 28. Exploring the Career Choices of Professional Women with Dependent Children Helen M. Woolnough and Jane Redshaw 29. Retirement – A New Beginning or the Beginning of the End? Adelina M. Broadbridge and Agneta Moulettes 30. Transitioning with Grace: Women’s Post-Retirement Needs and Adjustment Rachel A. August Index

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Book Synopsis'This volume presents precisely the types of problems facing HR professionals in multinational corporations and reveals the many challenges of bridging across cultures and legal systems.'- Howard Salazar, Manager of HR Operations, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, US'In aligning human resource management with the legal requirements in different countries, multinational corporations have to simultaneously stay true to their corporate culture and honor the distinct cultures where they do business. This volume provides deep insights for navigating this terrain in the 21st Century.'- Pat Canavan, Senior Vice President for Global Governance, Motorola Corporation (retired), US'Leading a global HR function requires a deep appreciation of many cultures and laws, which are at the center of this important new book. Organizing the learning around tangible problems is a great approach - valuable for experienced practitioners and newly appointed HR professionals alike.'- Cheri Alexander, Vice President, HR International Operations, General Motors (retired), USMultinational corporations face considerable complexity in setting the terms and conditions of employment. Differing national laws prevent firms from developing consistent sets of employment policies, but, at the same time, employees are often expected to work closely with colleagues located in many different countries and seek comparable treatment. This critical volume offers a comprehensive analysis of how these contradictory issues are dealt with in five countries - Australia, Brazil, Germany, Japan and the United States.The authors identify six key areas that present the most typical challenges: employee voice (unionization and works councils), discrimination, privacy, wrongful dismissal, compensation and benefits administration, and global supply chain and labor standards. Working within these broad categories, legal experts from each country offer a detailed breakdown of twenty commonly confronted human resource problems and the ways in which national laws affect their solutions. Using a unique combination of primary sources, discussion questions and expert analyses, this pioneering volume provides readers with a new and intensive picture of human resource management across the world.Human resources managers and other practitioners will find this book an indispensable resource. The structure and approach make it an ideal classroom text for students of business and management, labor law and other related fields. Instructors from other than the five countries can easily supplement analysis of the problems by reference to their domestic systems, which gives this work added flexibility and relevance.Trade Review'HR professionals at multi-national employers need to understand the legal and employment context of the countries that they do business in - particularly the differences. In this book, key issues are presented via case problems across five of the major global economies, building the comparative and critical thinking skills which are essential to an effective HR leader operating in any country.' --Andrew Bartlow, HR Director, Apollo Group, US'The great merit of this book is, in my view, the problem oriented approach which forces the authors of the different countries to focus on the same factual situation and put it into the legal context of each country. Thereby, it becomes possible to show that the legal instruments may differ very much in each country. . . In this respect the book not only fills a gap but provides an important innovation.' --Manfred Weiss, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany'The problem-solving approach adopted in this book makes it an excellent teaching and learning tool for human resource managers and their lawyers in multinational corporations. The notes, questions and comments should stimulate research and wider discussion of key issues in modern employment law and practice.' --Professor Sir Bob Hepple QC, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION A. Sketches of the Labor and Employment Law Systems B. Some Demographic Context PART II: EMPLOYEE VOICE: COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, CO-DETERMINATION, INFORMATION SHARING AND CONSULTATION Introduction Directive 2002/14 EC Problem 1: Collective Bargaining and a New ‘Greenfield’ Facility Problem 2: Restructuring Workplace Operations Problem 3: Consultation on ‘Eco-friendly’ Issues PART III: DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT Problem 4: Shift to Part-time Workers A Note on the Casualization of Work Problem 5: Request to Pray Three Times a Day Problem 6: Hiring a Woman Who is Pregnant PART IV: PRIVACY, DIGNITY, AND AUTONOMY A Note on the Concept of Personality Problem 7: Background Checks Problem 8: Video Cameras and Monitoring in the Workplace A Note on ‘Data Protection’ Directive 95/46 EC Problem 9: Dating Policy A Note on Dignity: The Case of Captive Audition PART V: WRONGFUL DISCHARGE A Note on Wrongful Discharge Litigation Problem 10: Outsourcing Abroad Problem 11: 54-year Old ‘Underperforming’ Salesman Problem 12: Critical Blog Comments Posted by an Employee Problem 13: Confidential Securities Hotline A Concluding Note on Alternate Dispute Resolution PART VI: COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION Problem 14: Share Ownership and Common Supplementary Pension Scheme Problem 15: Pay for Members of a Virtual Team Problem 16: Government Imposed Executive Compensation Restrictions Problem 17: Non-competition and Confidentiality Agreement PART VII: GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND LABOR STANDARDS Problem 18: Requested Waiver of Inspections Problem 19: Global Safety Problem 20: Zero Tolerance Policy Problem 21: Signing an International Framework Agreement PART VIII: IN LARGER COMPARATIVE CONTEXT A. Legal Origin, Legal Family B. Legal Culture C. Political Economy: Varieties of Capitalism D. National Values E. Legal Transmission and Transplantation F. The Diffusion of Corporate Culture and Managerial Practice G. Implications for Policy and Practice Index

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical insight into the ongoing debates and controversies that surround employee empowerment and workplace innovation. It highlights competing interests and conflicting values, and illuminates some basic tensions between confident rhetoric and everyday realities.Martin Beirne's contribution marks a contrast with established academic investigations in this area. It combines sober analysis with advocacy to claim space for a research-based activism among coalitions of critical researchers and like-minded practitioners that can anticipate and promote genuinely enriching and empowering ways of managing and organizing work.Advanced students of management and organization will discover an invaluable, thought-provoking resource. It offers fresh insights, stimulating arguments and applied knowledge that will also appeal to managers with responsibility for work and employee relations, and to educators and researchers in the areas of critical management studies, work and employment.Contents: Foreword Foreword to Empowerment and Innovation 1. Perspectives on Empowerment and Progressive Change at Work Part I: Contemporary Developments 2. Progressive Teamworking: Disputes, Promise and Practicalities 3. Technology and User Empowerment 4. Financial Participation 5. Gender and Empowerment 6. Culture, Management and Innovation Part II: Enabling, Enacting and Regulating 7. Sustaining a Voluntary Commitment 8. Public Policy and Regulatory Initiatives References IndexTrade Review'This book provides insight into the ongoing controversies revolving around employee empowerment and workplace innovation, it discusses common tensions between confident rhetoric and daily realities, and it provides an in-depth analysis of employee interpretations and reactions, the culture and structure of struggle and management, and much more. College-level audiences will find this no casual read, but an in-depth survey that covers all the basic conflicts of politics and rhetoric with an analysis of how it operates in the workplace.' --Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Foreword to Empowerment and Innovation 1. Perspectives on Empowerment and Progressive Change at Work Part I: Contemporary Developments 2. Progressive Teamworking: Disputes, Promise and Practicalities 3. Technology and User Empowerment 4. Financial Participation 5. Gender and Empowerment 6. Culture, Management and Innovation Part II: Enabling, Enacting and Regulating 7. Sustaining a Voluntary Commitment 8. Public Policy and Regulatory Initiatives References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Healthcare Management is a comprehensive examination of key management practices for global healthcare organizations, arguing that insight into and implementation of these practices is essential for success and sustainability.Expert contributors analyze both existing methods and new developments in healthcare management, through topics including healthcare marketing and customer service, managing human resources and organizational stakeholders, strategic and business planning, high-reliability organizations, and health informatics. The result is a well-rounded collection of strategies to enhance healthcare quality, with emphasis on factors that promote organizational excellence.This Handbook will be invaluable to students in both master and doctoral healthcare management programs, as well as faculty and health services researchers, practitioners in both private and public sectors, policy-makers, and public administrators.Contributors: A. Beardsley, J.W. Begun, N. Borkowski, B.K. Breland, K. Darr, C. Deschamp, E.W. Ford, M.D. Fottler, L.H. Friedman, J. Gill, P.K. Howse, T.R.Huerta, J.C. Hyde, R. Kemp, D. Malvey, A.S. McAlearney, N. Menachemi, C. Molinari, H. Nguyen, S.J. O'Connor, P.A. Paustian, A. Raffenaud, S. Rahurkar, S. Ruff, C.J. Sampson, D.J. Slovensky, D.G. Smith, P.L. Spath, W.L. Tarver, M. Thygeson, J.M. Trimm, J.G. Van Matre, C.F. Wainwright, J.H. Willig, T. Yeung, T. ZhangTrade Review'The editors have created an important resource for healthcare management practitioners and students, effectively presenting the most up-to-date knowledge on issues critical to the management of healthcare organizations by experts in their fields. This book offers keen insights into the many challenges that the healthcare industry faces, and more importantly, actions that leaders can take to meet them.' --(Barbara Bigelow, Clark University)Table of ContentsContents: 1. Managing Complex Healthcare Organizations James W. Begun and Marcus Thygeson 2. Leadership Resilience Pamela E. Paustian 3. High Reliability Organizations Patrice L. Spath 4. Organizational Planning J.M.”Mickey” Trimm and John Gill 5. Customer Service Myron D. Fottler and Tina Yeung 6. Human Resources Management Myron D. Fottler, Donna Malvey, John C. Hyde and Clyde Deschamp 7. Disaster Preparedness and Response Bryan K. Breland 8. Organizational Excellence Leonard H. Friedman 9. Communication Charles F. Wainright and Amanda Raffenaud 10. Healthcare Marketing and Social Media Donna Malvey, Alicia Beardsley, Peggy K. Howse and Sandra Ruff 11. Employee Motivation Steve J. O’Connor, Nancy Borkowski and Ross Kemp 12. Organization Change and Transformation Nancy Borkowski 13. Innovations in Healthcare Delivery Donna Malvey, Alicia Beardsley, Hannah Nguyen, and Myron D. Fottler 14. Reducing Medical Errors Joseph G. Van Matre and Donna J. Slovensky 15. HIT to Enhance Patient Care and Organizational Performance Nir Menachemi, Saurabh Rahurkar and Willi L. Tarver 16. The Many Lives of Data James H. Willig 17. Managing Clinical Professionals Timothy R. Hureta, Ann Scheck McAlearney and Eric W. Ford 18. Healthcare Insurance and Finance Dean G. Smith 19. Long-Term Care Carol Molinari and Tina Zhang 20. Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Kurt Darr and Carla J. Sampson 21. The Future of Healthcare: The Editors Weigh In Myron D. Fottler, Donna Malvey and Donna J. Slovensky Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Healthcare Management is a comprehensive examination of key management practices for global healthcare organizations, arguing that insight into and implementation of these practices is essential for success and sustainability.Expert contributors analyze both existing methods and new developments in healthcare management, through topics including healthcare marketing and customer service, managing human resources and organizational stakeholders, strategic and business planning, high-reliability organizations, and health informatics. The result is a well-rounded collection of strategies to enhance healthcare quality, with emphasis on factors that promote organizational excellence.This Handbook will be invaluable to students in both master and doctoral healthcare management programs, as well as faculty and health services researchers, practitioners in both private and public sectors, policy-makers, and public administrators.Contributors: A. Beardsley, J.W. Begun, N. Borkowski, B.K. Breland, K. Darr, C. Deschamp, E.W. Ford, M.D. Fottler, L.H. Friedman, J. Gill, P.K. Howse, T.R.Huerta, J.C. Hyde, R. Kemp, D. Malvey, A.S. McAlearney, N. Menachemi, C. Molinari, H. Nguyen, S.J. O'Connor, P.A. Paustian, A. Raffenaud, S. Rahurkar, S. Ruff, C.J. Sampson, D.J. Slovensky, D.G. Smith, P.L. Spath, W.L. Tarver, M. Thygeson, J.M. Trimm, J.G. Van Matre, C.F. Wainwright, J.H. Willig, T. Yeung, T. ZhangTrade Review'The editors have created an important resource for healthcare management practitioners and students, effectively presenting the most up-to-date knowledge on issues critical to the management of healthcare organizations by experts in their fields. This book offers keen insights into the many challenges that the healthcare industry faces, and more importantly, actions that leaders can take to meet them.' --(Barbara Bigelow, Clark University)Table of ContentsContents: 1. Managing Complex Healthcare Organizations James W. Begun and Marcus Thygeson 2. Leadership Resilience Pamela E. Paustian 3. High Reliability Organizations Patrice L. Spath 4. Organizational Planning J.M.”Mickey” Trimm and John Gill 5. Customer Service Myron D. Fottler and Tina Yeung 6. Human Resources Management Myron D. Fottler, Donna Malvey, John C. Hyde and Clyde Deschamp 7. Disaster Preparedness and Response Bryan K. Breland 8. Organizational Excellence Leonard H. Friedman 9. Communication Charles F. Wainright and Amanda Raffenaud 10. Healthcare Marketing and Social Media Donna Malvey, Alicia Beardsley, Peggy K. Howse and Sandra Ruff 11. Employee Motivation Steve J. O’Connor, Nancy Borkowski and Ross Kemp 12. Organization Change and Transformation Nancy Borkowski 13. Innovations in Healthcare Delivery Donna Malvey, Alicia Beardsley, Hannah Nguyen, and Myron D. Fottler 14. Reducing Medical Errors Joseph G. Van Matre and Donna J. Slovensky 15. HIT to Enhance Patient Care and Organizational Performance Nir Menachemi, Saurabh Rahurkar and Willi L. Tarver 16. The Many Lives of Data James H. Willig 17. Managing Clinical Professionals Timothy R. Hureta, Ann Scheck McAlearney and Eric W. Ford 18. Healthcare Insurance and Finance Dean G. Smith 19. Long-Term Care Carol Molinari and Tina Zhang 20. Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Kurt Darr and Carla J. Sampson 21. The Future of Healthcare: The Editors Weigh In Myron D. Fottler, Donna Malvey and Donna J. Slovensky Index

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Book SynopsisThe broad field of employment relations is diverse and complex and is under constant development and reinvention. This Research Handbook discusses fundamental theories and approaches to work and employment relations, and their connection to broader political and societal changes occurring throughout the world. It provides comprehensive coverage of work and employment relations theory and practice. This up-to-date research compendium has drawn together a range of international authors from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. There are chapters from labor historians, theoreticians, more mainstream industrial relations scholars, sociologists, organizational psychologists, geographers, policy advisors, economists and lawyers. At the heart of each chapter is the notion that the world of work and employment relations has changed substantially since the halcyon days of IR, throughout the Dunlop Era of the 1950s. However many areas of enquiry remain, and more questions have developed with society and technology. This Handbook reflects this view. As the field of study and practice continues to evolve throughout the twenty-first century - what lessons have we learned from the past and what can we expect in the future? Academics and postgraduate students researching industrial relations, human resource management, employment relations, industrial sociology and sociology of work will find this important resource invaluable.Trade Review‘This is an enlightening text on the subject of employment and work relations that will be useful for students in economics, specifically those studying labor relations.’ -- Lucy Heckman, American Reference Books Annual 2012Table of ContentsContents: 1. The Changing Face of Work and Employment Relations Adrian Wilkinson and Keith Townsend PART I: EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS THEORY 2. The Future of Employment Relations: Insights from Theory Bruce E. Kaufman 3. Finding the Future in the Past? The Social Philosophy of Oxford Industrial Relations Pluralism Peter Ackers PART II: ACTORS 4. The State and Employment Relations Jason Heyes and Ian Clark 5. Union Strategy and Circumstance: Bank to the Future and Forward to the Past? Gregor Gall 6. Concerted Capital: Understanding Employer Interests and the Role of Employer Coordination in Contemporary Employment Relations Michael Barry 7. New and Emerging Actors in Work and Employment Relations: The Case of Civil Society Organizations Steve Williams, Brian Abbott and Edmund Heery 8. Employment Relations and Managerial Work: An International Perspective John Hassard, Leo McCann and Jonathan Morris PART III: RETHINKING LABOUR 9. Skills in the Twenty-first Century Organization: The Career of a Notion Anne Fearfull and Martin Dowling 10. Working Time in the Employment Relationship: Working Time, Perceived Control and Work–life Balance Lonnie Golden, Barbara Wiens-Tuers, Susan J. Lambert and Julia R. Henly 11. Migration and Labour Markets: An Interpretation of the Literature Tom Lusis and Harald Bauder 12. Child Labor Scott Lyon and Furio Rosati PART IV: CHANGING CONTEXTS 13. Flexicurity: Still Going Strong or a Victim of the Crisis? Peter Auer and Kazutoshi Chatani 14. Governance, Finance and Employment Relations Geoffrey Wood 15. Employment Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility Steve Brammer 16. Industrial Relations in China: Ball of Confusion? E. Patrick McDermott PART V: TOWARDS A FAIRER WORKPLACE? 17. Equity in the Twenty-first Century Workplace Glenda Strachan, John Burgess and Erica French 18. Dimensions of Dignity: Defining the Future of Work Sharon Bolton 19. Justice in the Twenty-first Century Organization Jacqueline Coyle-Shapiro and Rashpal K. Dhensa Index

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Book SynopsisEmployment relations, much discussed in other industries, has often been neglected in professional sports despite its unique characteristics. The book aims to explore in detail the unique nature of the employment relationship in professional sports and the sport industry. In four parts the book examines, firstly the regulation of sporting competition both within and across sporting codes; secondly a range of employment law issues such as how contracting and negotiation are handled, how disputes are resolved, and the role of sporting representatives such as player associations. The third section discusses the economic issues related to employment such as transfers, drafts and efforts to achieve ''competitive balance''. The final section of the book explores contemporary issues in sports management and governance, including anti-discrimination and anti-doping policy. Through this analysis the book identifies the complex and unique issues surrounding employment relations within professional sports and the sport industry.Contributors include: J. Anderson, M. Barry, P. Bouris, C. Coupland, C. Depken III, J.B. Dworkin, T. Engelberg, S. Gardiner, R. Gomez, B. Keller, L. Masteralexis, G. Maynes, H. Mitchell, S. Moston, J.A.R. Nafziger, M. Nichol, R. Paul, P. Schuwalow, J. Skinner, J. Solow, M. Stewart, K. Vieweg, P. Von Allmen, A. Weinbach, R. WelchTrade Review'This book is a long overdue investigation of an important, but neglected, aspect of sport management. The editors have not only assembled a set of international contributors who are leaders in their respective fields, but they have also identified the employment relations issues of central concern to those studying sport management. This book should be on the shelf of every sport management researcher.' --Barrie Houlihan, Loughborough University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Sidelined: Employment Relations in Professional Sports Michael Barry, James Skinner and Terry Engelberg PART I THE REGULATION OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS 2. The Regulation of Professional Football at the European Union Level. Towards Supranational Employment Relations in the Football Industry? Berndt Keller 3. Performance Expectations, Contracts and Job Security John Solow and Peter Von Allmen 4. Making Sense of Labour Regulation in Major League Baseball: Some Insights from Regulatory Theory Matt Nichol 5. Regulating Player Agents Lisa Masteralexis PART II THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS 6. The Evolution of Collective Bargaining in Sports James B. Dworkin 7. Arbitration, Negotiation and Contracts in Sport Jack Anderson 8. Industrial Action in Professional Sport: Strikes and Lockouts Craig Depken III 9. Power Games: Understanding the True Nature of Season Ending Labour Disputes in Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League Peter Bouris and Rafael Gomez PART III THE MANAGEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AND SPORTING CAREERS 10. The Game of (your) Life: Professional Sports Careers Christine Coupland 11. If you Want to Play Sport Professionally, Which Sport Should you Choose? Greg Maynes, Heather Mitchell, Peter Schuwalow and Mark Stewart 12. Discrimination Issues and Related Law Klaus Vieweg and James A.R. Nafziger 13. Hiding in Plain Sight: Sexual Harassment in Sport Terry Engelberg and Stephen Moston 14. The Evolution of Anti-doping Policy: Workplace Implications for Athletes James Skinner, Terry Engelberg and Stephen Moston PART IV THE ECONOMICS OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS 15. Player Trades, Free Agents and Transfer Polices in Professional Sport Simon Gardiner and Roger Welch 16. Similarities and Differences Between Competitive Balance and Uncertainty of Outcome: A Simple Comparison of Recent History in the NBA and NFL Rodney Paul and Andrew Weinbach 17. Playing Quotas Simon Gardiner and Roger Welch Index

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Book SynopsisEmployee well-being and organizational success are closely linked. In light of this connection, corporate wellness programs have emerged in recent decades as a way to achieve organizational health and success.Corporate Wellness Programs offers contributions from international experts, examining the planning, implementation and evaluation of wellness initiatives in organizations, and offering guidance on how to introduce these programs in to the workplace. Previous research evidence surrounding corporate wellness programs is reviewed, to illustrate reduced health care costs, higher levels of employee well-being, greater work engagement, higher levels of performance, and financial gains on investment costs. Organizational case studies in various countries are explored, highlighting best practice and lessons to be learned from them. This book offers a unique addition to employee and organizational health research, emphasizing both theoretical and empirical examples of best-practice corporate wellness programs.Researchers and academics interested in individual and organizational health will find this book a valuable resource and reference point. Managers and consultants working with organizational health will benefit from the best practice recommendations presented in the book.Contributors: D.R Anderson, T.S Bailey, D.W. Ballard, W.B. Baun, C.Biron, R.J. Burke, Q. Campbell, M.-E. Caouette, M. Carter, S. Dawkins, M.F.Dollard, J. Grossmeier, L.M.Holland, A. Kaufman, R.K. Kelly, G. Kok, A. Martin, C.D.Morris, C.W. Morris, R.J. Ozminkowski, M.-E. Paradis, S. Pignata, A.M. Richardsen, R.A.C.Ruiter, J. Spero, P.E. Terry, F.R.H. ZijlstraTrade Review'This book brings together a wealth of information on a diverse range of corporate wellness programs. Researchers and practitioners alike will benefit from the contributors' evidence-based insights about the design, implementation, success factors and impacts of wellness programs. The book's comprehensive approach highlights the influence of organizational context on employee health and wellness, and at the same time, clearly demonstrates the organizational pay-offs of carefully-designed wellness interventions.' --Graham Lowe, The Graham Lowe Group, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION-SETTING THE STAGE 1. Corporate Wellness Programs: An Overview Ronald J. Burke 2. Changing Environmental Conditions Impacting Health – A Focus on Organizations Gerjo Kok, Fred R. H. Zijlsra and Robert A. C. Ruiter 3. Beyond Wellness: Broadening the Discussion of Well-being and Performance David W.Ballard PART II: IMPROVING WORKPLACE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 4. Enhancing the Psychological Capital of Teams: Adapting an Individual-level Intervention for Multi-level Delivery and Evaluation Sarah Dawkins and Angela Martin 5. Programs and Interventions for Psychosocial Risk and Worker Well-being: The Psychological Safety Climate (PSC) Framework Tessa S.Bailey, Silvia Pignato and Maureen F. Dollard 6. Implementing the Quebec “Healthy Enterprise” Standard: Considering Readiness for Change and Psychosocial Safety Climate Marie-Eve Caouette, Marie-Esther Paradis and Caroline Biron 7. Value Based Healthcare for Employers Jonathan Spero PART III: DEVELOPING, IMPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAMS 8. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Employee Wellness Program Journey William B. Baun 9 . Practical Approaches to Health Improvement in Corporate Wellness Programs Rebecca K. Kelly and Melondie Carter 10. Increasing Healthy Habits and Health Behavior Change in Corporate Wellness Programs Cindy Morris and Chad Morris 11. Wellness Program Outreach. Recruitment and Engagement: Case Studies in New Approaches Adam Kaufman 12. Developing and Implementing Corporate Wellness Programs: Lessons from the Firing Line Quan Campbell 13. The Use of Health Risk Assessments in Corporate Wellness Programs – An Alternative View Lisa M. Holland PART IV: EVALUATING CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAMS 14. Broadening the Metrics Used to Evaluate Corporate Wellness Programs –The Case for Understanding the Total Value of the Investment Jessica Grossmeier, Paul E. Terry and David R. Anderson 15. The Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Corporate Wellness Programs Ronald J. Ozminkowski PART V: BEST PRACTICES IN IMPLEMENTING CORPORATE WELLNESS PROGRAMS 16. Corporate Wellness Programs: A Summary of Best Practices and Effectiveness Astrid M. Richardsen and Ronald J. Burke Index

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Book SynopsisHappiness in one aspect of our life can positively impact our satisfaction within other domains of our life. The opposite also rings true. Today's generation of working people have often been called the generation who want it all. But can we really have it all? And at what cost to our and others' happiness? Flourishing in Life, Work and Careers explores ways in which contemporary working people can thrive in a complex, volatile and uncertain world.Combining both research and practice, the contributors of this book cover all bases from individual wellbeing, family and work, to career experiences and leadership. They conclude by providing the reader with tools to combine what they have learnt and apply it to their lives.Researchers and PhD students interested in positive psychology and related disciplines will find this to be an intriguing book. Human resource managers and human resource development consultants will also find the tools in this book useful for their work.Contributors: S.L. Albrecht, P.W.B. Atkins, S. Aziz, J.P. Briscoe, P. Brough, R.J. Burke, W. Burton, A.R. Cooklin, C.L. Cooper, P. Cotton, A. Davda, S. Dawkins, G. Dole, E. Donaldson-Feilder, M. Donia, L. Duxbury, G.L. Flett, J. Flint-Taylor, V.J. Fogliati, H. Fricke, S.D. Friedman, P.C. Gibbs, D.T. Hall, P.M. Hart, C. Hassed, P.L. Hewitt, B. Jones, A.D. LaMontagne, R. Lewis, R.C. Liden, S. Lyubomirsky, A. Martin, S.K. Nelson, M.P. O'Driscoll, K.M. Page, A. Panaccio, R.W. Rebele, S. Saint-Michel, C.E. Scollay, K. Thompson-Westra, K. Vitiello, L. Wang, L. Waters, A.F. WestringTrade Review'Suitable for employers, practitioners and researchers interested in conducting wellness programmes and interventions. The chapters are written in an easy-to-read style, and should be accessible to a wide audience.' --The Occupational Health PsychologistTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INDIVIDUAL WELLBEING 1. Flourishing in Love and Work Ronald J. Burke 2. Being ‘Otherish’: Resolving the False Choice Between Personal and Prosocial Goals Robert W. Rebele 3. Managing Perfectionism and the Excessive Striving that Undermines Flourishing: Implications for Leading the Perfect Life Gordon L. Flett and Paul L. Hewitt 4. Understanding and Developing Personal Resilience Jill Flint-Taylor and Alex Davda PART II FAMILY AND EXTRA-WORK EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES 5. Helping Fathers Flourish in all Parts of their Lives Alyssa F. Westring, Stewart D. Friedman and Kyle Thompson-Westra 6. Juggling Family and Career: Parents’ Pathways to a Balanced and Happy Life S. Katherine Nelson and Sonja Lyubomirsky 7. A Multilevel Intervention Model for Promoting Work–family Enrichment During Early Parenting Angela Martin, Amanda R. Cooklin and Sarah Dawkins 8. Squeezed in the Middle: Balancing Paid Employment, Childcare and Eldercare Linda Duxbury and Gregory Dole PART III WORK AND CAREER EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES 9. Managing Workaholism Shahnaz Aziz and Katie Vitiello 10. Mindfulness Improves Work Engagement, Wellbeing and Performance in a University Setting Paul W.B. Atkins, Craig Hassed and Vincent J. Fogliati 11. Meaningful Work: Some Key Questions for Research and Practice. Simon L. Albrecht 12. Protean Career Orientation: A Review of Existing and Emerging Research Lea Waters, Douglas T. Hall, Lan Wang and Jon P. Briscoe 13. Creating Flourishing Organizations Through Organizational Wellness Programmes Philip C. Gibbs, Breckon Jones and Wayne Burton 14. Flourishing at Work: Improving Wellbeing and Engagement Peter M Hart, Peter Cotton and Clare E. Scollay PART IV LEADERSHIP AND WELLBEING 15. Positive Manager Behavior for Engagement and Wellbeing Emma Donaldson-Feilder and Rachel Lewis 16. Servant Leadership and Well-being Alexandra Panaccio, Magda Donia, Sarah Saint-Michel and Robert C. Liden 17. The Leaders’ Guide to Work-related Stress Kathryn M. Page, Hayden Fricke, Cary L. Cooper and Anthony D. LaMontagne PART V THE WAY FORWARD-PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER 18. Integrating Work and Personal Life Paula Brough and Michael P. O’Driscoll Index

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Book SynopsisThis second edition contains 14 countries as opposed to 16 in the first edition, but is essentially different as it not only includes updates for the countries in common, but also six new ones including Australia, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria and Russia. It is, therefore, essentially a complement to the first edition. The editors suggest that one of the most significant effects of globalization has been to widen the scope of diversity management as workforces are becoming more diverse, with migrants posing a particular challenge in some countries. Examination at national level is crucial as anti-discrimination legislation and its implementation vary from country to country, especially with respect to whether or not positive discrimination is a feature. Above all the picture is changing over time. Hence the need for this new edition.'- Peter J. Sloane, Swansea University, UK and Flinders University, Australia'By covering the diversity practices in 14 different countries this Handbook makes evident the need to consider diversity management from a global and local standpoint. What is legal and standard practice towards equality in one country can be viewed as discriminative and unlawful just across the border. With such complex reality, the authors of this book make an incredible job of providing the reader with detailed and useful information on how to approach diversity 'glocally' (that is, in multiple geographies). The book, in a way, is a global travel guide for diversity management that benefits both business managers and HR practitioners operating in the international arena.'- Simon L. Dolan, ESADE Business School, Spain and Editor-in-Chief, Cross Cultural Management: An International JournalManaging and developing diversity is on the political and business agenda in many countries; therefore diversity management has become an area of knowledge and practice in its own right. Yet all too often it is referred to as a unifying concept, as if it were to be interpreted uniformly across all cultures and countries. The contributors to this volume expertly examine the relationship between diversity management and equality legislation within the different participating countries' national contexts. They advocate that such separation and sequencing between equality at work and diversity management is far from natural.The second edition of this important reference work provides important updates and new perspectives on the cases constituting the first edition as well as including contributions from a number of new countries: Australia, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria and Russia. Countries that have been updated and expanded are Austria, Canada, France, India, Italy, the Netherlands, South Africa and the United Kingdom.This Handbook will be greatly appreciated by scholars who wish to better contextualize their research and will also provide policy-makers with benchmark data regarding equal treatment and diversity as understood in other countries.Contributors: I. Adeleye, D. Atewologun, A.-F. Bender, R. Bendl, I. Bleijenbergh, E. Bokovikova, L.A.E. Booysen, J. Burgess, F. Colgan, E. French, R. Haq, R. Hofmann, A. Klarsfeld, S. Kosheleva, J. Laufer, J. Louvrier, V. Mackie, O. Matanmi, A. McKearney, A. Murgia, E. Ng, S.M. Nkomo, K. Okano, B. Poggio, J.K. Pringle, K. Ravenswood, K.Rawston, I. Roper, I. Ryan, R. Schalk, G. Strachan, A. Tatli, A. Terlouw, D.-G. Tremblay, A. Tuori, M. van Engen, E. ZavyalovaTrade ReviewAn exemplary work, the second edition of this Handbook is extraordinary in its recognition of the complexities of diversity management under conditions of globalization. Addressing diversity as a transnational force while maintaining an intra-national focus allows the collection of chapters to offer a processual understanding of population flows and, concurrently, a clear understanding of the diversity of diversity - institutionally and demographically - and its changing patterns over time. Altogether the book excels in fulfilling its conceptual claims for understanding diversity management at work: contextually, relationally and dynamically.'--Marta B. Calás, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US'By covering the diversity practices in 14 different countries this Handbook makes evident the need to consider diversity management from a global and local standpoint. What is legal and standard practice towards equality in one country can be viewed as discriminative and unlawful just across the border. With such complex reality, the authors of this book make an incredible job of providing the reader with detailed and useful information on how to approach diversity "glocally" (that is, in multiple geographies). The book, in a way, is a global travel guide for diversity management that benefits both business managers and HR practitioners operating in the international arena.'--Simon L. Dolan, ESADE Business School, Spain and Editor-in-Chief, Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal'In the second edition of the International Handbook on Diversity Management at Work, Alain Klarsfeld and his co-editors have once again brought together an impressive group of authors to provide unique, timely, and valuable information regarding diversity management around the world. This will be my go-to source for learning how different countries are addressing diversity issues. The volume will be a very useful resource for scholars, policy-makers, consultants, and business leaders interested in diversity and equality.'--Bernardo M. Ferdman, Alliant International University, US and Editor, Diversity at Work: The Practice of Inclusion'This second edition contains 14 countries as opposed to 16 in the first edition, but is essentially different as it not only includes updates for the countries in common, but also six new ones including Australia, Finland, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria and Russia. It is, therefore, essentially a complement to the first edition. The editors suggest that one of the most significant effects of globalization has been to widen the scope of diversity management as workforces are becoming more diverse, with migrants posing a particular challenge in some countries. Examination at national level is crucial as anti-discrimination legislation and its implementation vary from country to country, especially with respect to whether or not positive discrimination is a feature. Above all the picture is changing over time. Hence the need for this new edition.'--Peter J. Sloane, Swansea University, UK and Flinders University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Equality and Diversity in 14 Countries: Analysis and Summary Alain Klarsfeld, Lize Booysen, Eddy Ng, Ian Roper and Ahu Tatli 1. Equal Access to the Opportunities Available? Equity and Diversity Laws and Policies in Australia Glenda Strachan, Erica French and John Burgess 2. Equal Treatment in Austria: Current Practices and Challenges Roswitha Hofmann and Regine Bendl 3. A Review of Two Decades of Employment Equity in Canada: Progress and Propositions Eddy Ng, Rana Haq and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay 4. Equality and Diversity in Finland. From Separate to Intertwined Concepts Jonna Louvrier and Annamari Tuori 5. Equality and Diversity in Years of Crisis in France Anne-Françoise Bender, Alain Klarsfeld and Jacqueline Laufer 6. Equality and Diversity in India: Public versus Private Sector Approaches to Managing Diversity in Indian Organizations Rana Haq 7. Moving Societies and Immobile Organizational Practices. The Winding Road of Diversity Management in Italy Annalisa Murgia and Barbara Poggio 8. Japan: Progress Towards Diversity and Equality in Employment Vera Mackie, Kaori Okano and Kirsti Rawstron 9. Laws, Policies and Practices of Diversity Management in The Netherlands Revisited Inge Bleijenbergh, Marloes van Engen, Ashley Terlouw and René Schalk 10. Equality and Diversity in Aotearoa (New Zealand) Irene Ryan, Katherine Ravenswood and Judith Pringle 11. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Nigeria: Historical Context and Emerging Issues Ifedapo Adeleye, Doyin Atewologun and Olusegun Matanmi 13. Employment Equality and Diversity Management in a Russian Context Fiona Colgan, Aidan McKearney, Elena Bokovikova, Sofya Kosheleva and Elena Zavyalova 14. New Developments in Employment Equity and Diversity Management in South Africa Lize A.E Booysen and Stella M. Nkomo 15. Recent Developments in the Equality and Diversity Agenda in the UK: The ‘Big Society’ under Austerity Ian Roper and Ahu Tatli Index

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Book SynopsisThis exciting and comprehensive Handbook brings together leading international HR scholars to review existing research and highlight the current and future cross-cutting issues and challenges facing managerial practice and education. It is a particularly stimulating read in defining the field and setting the future research agenda.'- Susan Cartwright, Lancaster University, UK In recent years, there has been considerable debate on the future of management but less attention on the changing role of managers in the workplace. This book considers the ways in which managers themselves are being managed. In so doing, the contributors reflect upon the research conducted to date and the potential research pathways.With contributions from experts in the field, the book explores the ways organisations manage their managers and how this continues to evolve globally. Themes discussed include talent management, evidence-based management, the nature of managerial work, management learning, and education and development as well as women in management and cross-cultural issues.Academics, researchers, analysts and students will find this an important Handbook to aid in their understanding of the contemporary world of managers.Contributors: R. Agarwal, C. Bajada, Y. Baruch, J. Billsberry, N. Bozionelos, P.J. Brown, A. Catchcart, A. Caza, D. Chauvel, M. Dent, R. Green, T. Jackson, R. Kaminska, R.N. Kar, A. Kellner, R. Kramar, W. Lightfoot, P. MacDonald, A. McDonnell, S.J. Perkins, G. Poulingue, E.J. Sander, G. Suder, S. Tengblad, D. Tourish, B. Toustou, K. Townsend, S. Varma, O.E. Vie, A. WilkinsonTrade Review‘This exciting and comprehensive Handbook brings together leading international HR scholars to review existing research and highlight the current and future cross-cutting issues and challenges facing managerial practice and education. It is a particularly stimulating read in defining the field and setting the future research agenda.’ -- Susan Cartwright, Lancaster University, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Managing Managers: The Evolving Management Story in Context Adrian Wilkinson, Keith Townsend and Gabriele Suder PART I PROCESSES AVAILABLE TO MANAGERS WITHIN ORGANISATIONAL BOUNDARIES 2. Talent Management: Current Understanding and What We Still Need to Know Anthony McDonnell 3. Perspectives on Problems in Managing Managers’ Remuneration Stephen J. Perkins 4. Managing Managerial Careers N. Bozionelos and Y. Baruch PART II TOPICS CUTTING ACROSS THE ROLES OF MANAGERS 5. The Role of Leadership in Developing the Innovative Manager Elizabeth J. Sander and Arran Caza 6. Managing the Front-line Manager Keith Townsend and Ashlea Kellner 7. Professions and Managers Mike Dent 8. Evidence Based Management: Some Pros, Cons and Alternatives Dennis Tourish 9. Managerial Work Stefan Tengblad and Ola Edvin Vie PART III CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND NEW DIRECTIONS 10. On Solutions to the Crisis in Management Education: Can Business Schools Improve the Effectiveness of Managers? Jon Billsberry 11. The Role of Business Schools in Management Education William Lightfoot 12. Organisational Knowledge and Knowledge Management Daniele Chauvel and Geneviève Poulingue 13. A Manager-centred Perspective on Organisational Work-life Agendas Paula MacDonald and Abby Catchcart 14. Managing Diversity for Creativity and Innovation in a Complex World Renata Kaminska and Béatrice Toustou 15. Managing Managers Across Cultures: Different Values, Different Ethics Terence Jackson 16. Women in Management Robin Kramar 17. Global Comparison of Management Practices Renu Agarwal, Chris Bajada, Paul James Brown and Roy Green 18. Managers in Developing Countries Rabi Narayan Kar, Sumati Varma and Gabriele Suder Index

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Book SynopsisApplying a comparative analysis on law and practices, combined with extensive data, this book considers the legal consequences for public servants who make unauthorised disclosures of official information and the protections available for whistleblowers.The author provides an in-depth treatment of the law of unauthorised disclosures in the UK to explore the protections available and discusses the theoretical and legal justifications for the making of disclosures, as well as the arguments for maintaining official secrecy. The book discusses the legal consequences of leaking information and a full assessment of the authorised alternatives, providing recommendations for reform throughout. This book will be of interest to academics working on whistleblowing, as well as their students. The various recommendations provided in the book will be of use to whistleblowing NGOs, policymakers and Members of Parliament.Trade Review'Using his extensive knowledge and experience in the field, Dr Savage analyses the law relating to the protection of journalistic sources, considers the impact of secrecy laws and provides case studies from the UK Civil Service, Armed Forces and Security and Intelligence Services. These case studies examine not only the unauthorized routes to disclosure of information but also the official whistleblowing mechanisms. Importantly, the work considers not only what should happen to whistleblowers but also what should happen to the information.' --David Lewis, Middlesex University, London, UK'Ashley Savage's comprehensive analysis of the treatment of whistleblowers in the British civil service, the security services, and the military invites comparison and contrast to the treatment of comparable public employees in the United States. His legal analysis, examination of administrative practices under British law, and suggestions for reform provide insights for American readers examining our own laws. In particular, Savage's attention to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights reminds us of the human rights foundation for whistleblower protection.' --Robert G. Vaughn, American University, Washington College of LawTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Consequences of Making an Unauthorised Disclosure 3. Protection as a Journalistic Source 4. Legal Protections for Raising Concerns 5. Whistleblowing in the Civil Service 6. Whistleblowing in the Security and Intelligence Services 7. Whistleblowing in the Armed Forces 8. Final Observations Index

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Book SynopsisWith the rapid growth of Asian economies and growing work, family and personal life demands, this book addresses a critical topic. The well-being of societies, families and workers is of increasing social and economic importance. The book will be a valuable addition for anyone who wants to understand the similarities and differences in how work-life dynamics are unfolding across Asia.'- Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University, Krannert School of Management, US'Through its focus on work-life balance in Asian societies this much needed collection, edited by Luo Lu and Cary L. Cooper, addresses a significant omission in the field. Since the 1980s, research on the balance between employment and family commitments has grown massively. Yet most studies are based on Euro-American samples. The Handbook of Research on Work-Life Balance in Asia shifts this emphasis on Europe and the USA, mapping how work-life balance is negotiated within Asian societies such as China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam. It offers state-of-the-art views on how work-life balance in Asia is experienced from a range of angles: individual, organizational and societal. In so doing, it contributes important new perspectives to the work-life balance field.'- Caroline Gatrell, Lancaster University Management School, UKIn Asian societies, work and family issues are only recently beginning to gain attention. The pressure of rapid social change and increasing global competition is compounded by the long hours work culture, especially in the Pan-Confucian societies such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea. Furthermore, with the rising female labor participation, more and more Asian employees are now caught between the demands of work and family life.The aim of this Handbook is, thus, to shed new light on work life balance in Asia by adopting a distinct Asian perspective in theory, research and practice. It provides a state-of-the-art collection of evidence from studies, and empirical research, to explain why and how work and family interference arises and affects well-being for Asian adults; and further address the topics through both a mono-cultural and cross-cultural analysis, with the help of expert contributors in the field.Students and scholars will find the comprehensive and updated review of empirical evidence useful in their research. The book also provides a thoughtful reflection on governmental and organizational family-friendly practices in major Asian societies, which will be of interest to practitioners in the field of management, business and investing.Contributors: P. Brough, D.E. Caughlin, C.-L. Chang, F.M. Cheung, E. Cho, C.L. Cooper, T. Kalliath, C.-W. Koh, Y. Li, H. Liu, C.-q. Lu, J. Lu, L. Lu, N.D. Mohd Mahudin, N.M. Noor, M. O'Driscoll, A. Shimazu, O.-L. Siu, J. Sun, H.-L.S. Tien, C. Timms, J.F. Uen, Y.-C. Wang, J.-M. Woo, T. Wu, X.-m. XuTrade Review‘With the rapid growth of Asian economies and growing work, family and personal life demands, this book addresses a critical topic. The well-being of societies, families and workers is of increasing social and economic importance. The book will be a valuable addition for anyone who wants to understand the similarities and differences in how work-life dynamics are unfolding across Asia.’ -- Ellen Ernst Kossek, Purdue University, Krannert School of Management, US‘Through its focus on work–life balance in Asian societies this much needed collection, edited by Luo Lu and Cary L. Cooper, addresses a significant omission in the field. Since the 1980s, research on the balance between employment and family commitments has grown massively. Yet most studies are based on Euro-American samples. The Handbook of Research on Work–Life Balance in Asia shifts this emphasis on Europe and the USA, mapping how work–life balance is negotiated within Asian societies such as China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Vietnam. It offers state-of-the-art views on how work–life balance in Asia is experienced from a range of angles: individual, organizational and societal. In so doing, it contributes important new perspectives to the work–life balance field.’ -- Caroline Gatrell, Lancaster University Management School, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Cary, L. Cooper PART I: NEGOTIATING WORK-LIFE BALANCE AT THE INDIVIDUAL- AND FAMILIAL-LEVEL: THE ASIAN PERSPECTIVE 2. “I Love my Work, but I Love my Family More”-Testing a Cultural Theory of Work and Family in Taiwan Luo Lu 3. Work-family Conflicts and Coping Strategies in Asia Hsiu-Lan Shelley Tien and Yu-Chen Wang 4. Heavy Work Investment and Work-family Balance Among Japanese Dual-earner Couples Akihito Shimazu 5. Crossover Effects in Work-family Interface Between Chinese Dual-earner Couples Huimin Liu and Fanny M. Cheung 6. A Closer Look at Work-family Conflict: The Early Childrearing Experience of Dual-earner Couples in Urban China Jiafang Lu 7. Work-home Interference and Employees’ Well-being and Performance: The Moderating Role of Chinese Work Value Chang-qin Lu, Xiao-min Xu, and David E. Caughlin 8. Relationships among Work-family Conflict, Gender Role Attitude and Job Burnout Yuan Li and Jianmin Sun PART II: NEGOTIATING WORK-LIFE BALANCE AT THE ORGANIZATIONAL AND SOCIETAL LEVELS: THE ASIAN PERSPECTIVE 9. Generational Differences in Work-life Balance Values in Asia: The Case of the Greater China Region Workers Ting Wu and Jin Feng Uen 10. Research on Family-friendly Employment Policies and Practices in Hong Kong: Implications for Work-family Interface Oi-Ling Siu 11. Work-life Balance Policies in Malaysia: Theory and Practice Noraini M. Noor and Nor Diana Mohd Mahudin 12. The Policies to Support Work-life Balance and the Impact of Work Stress on the Family Life among Emotional Labourers in Korea Jong-Min Woo PART III: NEGOTIATING WORK-LIFE BALANCE: THE CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE 13. Comparative Analysis of Work Life Balance Policies and Work Practices in Taiwan and Japan Chiu-Lan Chang 14. Governmental Interventions and Social Re-engineering to Facilitate Work-life Balance: Singapore and South Korea Eunae Cho and Chee-Wee Koh 15. Cross-cultural Impact of Work-life Balance on Health and Work Outcomes Carolyn Timms, Paula Brough, Oi Ling Siu, Michael O'Driscoll and Thomas Kalliath Index

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Book SynopsisThis is an exciting collection that provides a very good feel for the intellectual vigour that characterizes work on the contemporary professions. The book brings together an international team of multidisciplinary scholars who analyze professional work in the context of some of the big social science debates of our age, including managerialism, mobilities, globalization and the impact of information technology. This is an exciting field of study and this book contributes to this excitement.'- Daniel Muzio, Newcastle University and Editor Journal of Professions and Organization'In modern societies, professions are the primary remaining manifestation of a pre-industrial occupation-based approach to shaping and giving meaning to work. But the principles of contemporary professionalism operate in constant tension with the bureaucratic or corporate principles that dominate modern societies. Perspectives on Contemporary Professional Work cannot be bettered as an insightful, informed and rewarding examination of what the playing out of these tensions means for societies, organisations and individual 'professionals'.'- Tony Watson, Nottingham University Business School, UKHow is the world of professions and professional work changing? This book offers both an overview of current debates surrounding the nature of professional work, and the implications for change brought about by the managerialist agenda.The relationships professionals have with their organizations are variable, indeterminate and uncertain, and there is still debate over the ways in which these should be characterized and theorized. The contributors discuss these implications with topics including hybrid organizations and hybrid professionalism; the changing nature of professional and managerial work; profession and identity; and the emergence of HRM as a new managerial profession.This book will be of interest to academics and postgraduate students seeking a comparative study on contemporary professional work. It will also be of use to a number of practitioners, namely human resource managers, looking for ways in which to approach the changing professional world.Contributors: P. Ackers, M. Avery, J. Booth, M. Boussebaa, M. Boyle, S. Brandis, B.B. Caza, C.L. Cooper, C. Coupland, S. Creary, C. Croft, G. Currie, S. De, J. Evetts, J. Faulconbridge, R. Fisher, A. Fitzgerald, L. Fitzgerald, S. Gamwell, P. Higgins, D. Hislop, R. King, K. Mather, G. Matthewson, R. McPhail, A. Roan, I. Roper, B. Russell, D. Sage, C. Trusson, A. Wilkinson, L. WorrallTrade Review'This is an exciting collection, that provides a very good feel for the intellectual vigour that characterizes work on the contemporary professions. The book brings together an international team of multidisciplinary scholars who analyze professional work in the context of some of the big social science debates of our age, including managerialism, mobilities, globalization and the impact of information technology. This is an exciting field of study and this book contributes to this excitement.'- Daniel Muzio, Newcastle University and Editor Journal of Professions and Organization; 'In modern societies, professions are the primary remaining manifestation of a pre-industrial occupation-based approach to shaping and giving meaning to work. But the principles of contemporary professionalism operate in constant tension with the bureaucratic or corporate principles that dominate modern societies. Perspectives on Contemporary Professional Work cannot be bettered as an insightful, informed and rewarding examination of what the playing out of these tensions means for societies, organisations and individual 'professionals'.' --- Tony Watson, Nottingham University Business School, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I THEORETICAL/CONCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF PROFESSIONAL WORK 1. The Changing World of Professions and Professional Workers Adrian Wilkinson, Donald Hislop and Christine Coupland 2. Hybrid Organizations and Hybrid Professionalism: Changes, Continuities and Challenges Julia Evetts 3. Impact of Managerialism upon Professionals in Public Services Organizations Graeme Currie and Charlotte Croft 4. The Changing Nature Professional and Managerial Work: Issues and Challenges from an Empirical Study of the UK Les Worrall, Kim Mather and Cary L. Cooper 5. Discourses of Professional Work Christine Coupland 6. The Work of Global Professional Service Firms Mehdi Boussebaa and James Faulconbridge 7. Professions Under Pressure: Voices from the Field Christine Coupland and Maree Boyle PART II PROFESSIONAL WORK – CURRENT ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND CHANGES 8. Agents of the Network Society: Spatial Mobility Patterns among Managerial and Professional Workers Donald Hislop 9. The Ambiguities of ‘Managed Professionalism’: Working In and With IT Bob Russell, Clive Trusson and Sangita De 10. Challenges Facing the Accounting Profession: Maintaining Relevance in a Changing Environment Ruth King and Lin Fitzgerald 11. Challenges and Change in the Architecture Profession: Demonstrating Uncertain Futures Through the Struggle for Gender Equity Amanda Roan and Gillian Matthewson 12. The Emergence of New Kinds of Professional Work within the Health Sector Susan Brandis, Anneke Fitzgerald, Mark Avery, Ruth McPhail, Ron Fisher and Jessica Booth 13. The Construction of Professional Identity Brianna Barker Caza and Stephanie Creary, 14. HRM as an Emerging New Managerial Profession Paul Higgins, Ian Rope and Sophie Gamwell 15. How my Granddad, the Churches of Christ and the Steam Engine Makers’ of Society Lifted our Family into the Professional Classes: An Essay in Social Science Biography Peter Ackers 16. Professionalization, Projectification and Pressurization: Insights from Construction Project Management Daniel Sage Index

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Book SynopsisEquality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) have become features of organizations as a result of both legal and societal advances as well as neoliberal economic reasoning and considerations. While current research approaches frequently fall short of addressing the challenges faced in EDI research, this benchmark Handbook brings coverage of research methods in EDI up to date, and advances the development of research in the field.Bringing together well-known academics and researchers, this Handbook is a distillation of current and novel research in the field of EDI. Chapters present groundbreaking new research and methodological perspectives on international, regional and national issues, from equal opportunities and gender mainstreaming to managing diversity in legal, political and socio-economic contexts. Alongside this, the authors discuss new analytic directions to advance empirical EDI research. This Handbook will help to shape the present and future EDI discourse.The book is an invaluable addition to the current literature, particularly for students of EDI and researchers working in the fields of human resource management, strategic management and organization, and culture and change management as well as entrepreneurship and marketing.Contributors include: D. Atewologun, C. Baron, I. Bleijenbergh, E.H. Buttner, H.A. Downs, H. Eberherr, D. Foley, K.M. Hannum, E. Henry, J. Hofbauer, R. Hofmann, E.L. Holloway, C.A. Houkamau, M. Janssens, D. Jones, A. Klarsfeld, K. Kreissl, M. Lansu, J. Louvrier, K. Lowe, R. Mahalingam, A.J. Mills, J.H. Mills, S. Mooney, E. Ng, B. Poggio, N. Rumens, I. Ryan, B. Sauer, H.L. Schwartz, C.G. Sibley, A. Striedinger, P. van Arensbergen, I. Wasserman, J. Wergin, P. ZanoniTrade Review'Despite the depth and volume of research on diversity in organizations, very little attention is given to research methods. The Handbook of Research Methods in Diversity Management, Equality and Inclusion at Work breaks new ground, providing a comprehensive volume of not just methods but also the social and political context in which diversity research is embedded. Particularly impressive is the ''diversity'' of epistemological perspectives so critical to today's global and transnational context.' --Stella Nkomo, University of Pretoria, South AfricaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Lize A.E Booysen, Judith K. Pringle and Regine Bendl Part I Research Dilemmas in EDI 1. Contextualizing the EDI Research Agenda in the Larger Social Sciences Research Landscape Judith K. Pringle and Lize A.E. Booysen 2. Finding the Right Design for EDI Research Jon F. Wergin 3. Evaluation Research in the EDI Field Kelly M. Hannum and Holly A. Downs 4. Negotiating, Gaining and Maintaining Access: What Can We Learn About Diversity? Jonna Louvrier 5. Queered Methodologies for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Researchers Nick Rumens 6. Comparative and Multi-Country Research in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Eddy S. Ng and Alain Klarsfeld Part II Methodology and Methods for collecting EDI Material 7. Intersectionality as a Methodological Tool in Qualitative Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Research Doyin Atewologun and Ramaswami Mahalingam 8. Theorizing Diversity and (In)equality Through the Lens of Critical Discourse Analysis Patrizia Zanoni and Maddy Janssens 9. Feminist Methods and the Study of Gendering of Organizations Over Time Albert J. Mills and Jean Helms Mills 10. Indigenous Research: Ontologies, Axiologies, Epistemologies and Methodologies Ella Henry and Dennis Foley 11. Autoethnography: Adding Our Stories to EDI Research Irene Ryan and Shelagh Mooney 12. Participants as Collaborators: Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM) as Collaborative Research Method Ilene C. Wasserman 13. Chameleons Change Colour: Studying Academic Careers in Gendering Contexts - A Case for Multilevel Analysis Johanna Hofbauer, Katharina Kreissl, Birgit Sauer and Angelika Striedinger Part III Methods and Techniques for EDI data analysis 14. Surveys and Scales in EDI Research Carol Baron 15. Meta-Analytic Research in the Field of EDI: A Review of Some Current Findings and Identification of Opportunities for Future Research Kevin B. Lowe and E. Holly Buttner 16. Queering Quantitative Research: Dealing with Processes of Categorization in EDI Research Roswitha Hofmann 17. Participatory Action Research to Support Diversity and Inclusion Inge Bleijenbergh, Pleun van Arensbergen and Monic Lansu 18. Routinized Practices: Using the Documentary Method to Research Incorporated Knowledge Helga Eberherr 19. Deconstructing and Challenging Gender Orders in Organisations Through Narratives Barbara Poggio 20. Diversity Trouble: Feminist Foucauldian Discourse Analysis Deborah Jones 21. Mixed Methods and the Scientific Study of Māori Identity: The Story Behind the Multi-Dimensional Model of Māori Identity and Cultural Engagement Carla A. Houkamau and Chris G. Sibley 22. Drawing from the Margins: Grounded Theory Research Design and EDI Studies Elizabeth L. Holloway and Harriet L. Schwartz Index

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Book SynopsisMore women are studying science at university and they consistently outperform men. Yet, still, significantly fewer women than men hold prestigious jobs in science. Why should this occur? What prevents women from achieving as highly as men in science? And why are so few women positioned as 'creative genius' research scientists?Drawing upon the views of 47 (female and male) scientists, Bevan and Gatrell explore why women are less likely than men to become eminent in their profession. They observe three mechanisms which perpetuate women s lowered 'place' in science: subtle masculinities (whereby certain forms of masculinity are valued over womanhood); (m)otherhood (in which women's potential for maternity positions them as 'other'), and the image of creative genius which is associated with male bodies, excluding women from research roles.Trade Review'Valerie Bevan and Caroline Gatrell have written a fascinating book about women in science. Whilst much has been said in the media about the lack of women in senior science roles nobody has really provided the story behind the woeful figures. These authors form a terrific partnership in that one of them is a working scientist and the other is a highly regarded academic who writes about women and leadership. Together they have crafted a book which captures the actual experiences of mainly women but also men in science and together theorise why the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions in science continues. This is both an informative and engaging book and deserves to be read widely.' --Susan Vinnicombe CBE, Cranfield University, UK'This is an important book. It sheds genuinely new light on why the practice of science, especially at ''VIP'' level, remains so dominated by men. Bevan and Gatrell provide evocative, personal accounts of what it s really like to practise science as a woman. They do this through a detailed, fine-grained and convincing analysis of the voices of women in healthcare science; voices which have remained, at best, in the background of debates - until now.' --Mark Learmonth, Durham University Business School, UK'Knowing Her Place: Positioning Women in Science is a book we should have had 20 years ago. It is an outstanding book about the issues that affect women working in science; the problems, dilemmas, their careers, motherhood, etc. It is the best book ever written on this subject, and makes a major contribution to the field of women at work. This is a must buy for anyone interested in science more generally, and how we can get more women engaged in science.' --Sir Cary Cooper, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: setting the scene 2. Positioning women in their place 3. Subtle masculinities at work 4. Secret careers 5. Creative genius in science 6. M[o]therhood 7. Concluding remarks and recommendations References Index

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Book SynopsisThe workforce is aging as people live longer and healthier lives, and mandatory retirement has become a relic of the past. Though workforces have always contained both younger and older employees the age range today has expanded, and the generational gap has become more distinct. This book advocates the need for talented employees of all ages as a way to prevent potential skill shortages and considers both the challenges and opportunities that these changes raise for individual organizations.The expert contributors discuss benefits including greater employee diversity with regards to knowledge, skills experience and perspectives, as well as challenges involving potential generational tensions, stereotypes and age biases. They further place an emphasis on initiatives to create generation-friendly workplaces; these involve fostering lifelong learning, tackling age stereotypes and biases, employing reverse mentoring where younger employees mentor older employees, and offering older individuals career options including phased retirement, bridge employment and encore careers.This wide-reaching book will be of use to academics, PhD students, human resource specialists, managers and government policy makers interested in the aging and multigenerational workforce.Contributors: A.-S.G. Antoniou, B. Baltes, J. Benson, S. Bisom-Rapp, R.J. Burke, L. Calvano, D. Campbell, C.L. Cooper, J.B. Cunningham, M. Dalla, J. Field, L. Fiksenbaum, A. Furnham, E.R. Greenglass, B.M. Hughes, J.K.Q. Katter, J. Kroeker-Hall, L.A. Marchiondo, J. McGinnis-Johnson, T. McNamara, D.M. McPhee, E.S.W. Ng, M. Pitt-Catsouphes, S. Sandhu, M. Sargeant, S. Sastrowardoyo, F. Schlosser, C. Scott-Young, S. Sweet, G. Thrasher, K. ZabelTrade Review'[T]he topics addressed are highly relevant and will appeal to both workforce practitioners and academic researchers' --Jaya Soni, Ph.D., International Social Science Review'The Multi-generational and Aging Workforce provides a much needed comprehensive review of the causes and consequences of the demographic reality facing organizations of all types today. This edited volume presents an in-depth analysis and understanding of this demographic phenomenon. Most importantly, the implications, opportunities and challenges facing organizations and management with respect to talent management, leadership development, organizational culture and performance, and many other topics, are thoroughly and insightfully discussed.' --Mitch Rothstein, University of Western Ontario, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: PART I SETTING THE STAGE 1. Managing an Aging and Multi-generational Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities Ronald J.Burke PART II UNDERSTANDING THE LARGER CONTEXT 2. Unemployment in the Digital Age Adrian Furnham 3. Surviving in Difficult Economic Times: Relationship between Economic Factors, Self-esteem and Psychological Distress in University Students Esther R. Greenglass, Joana K.Q. Katter, Lisa Fiksenbaum and Brian M. Hughes 4. Economic Crisis, Recession and Youth Unemployment: Causes and Consequences Alexander-Stamatios G. Antoniou and Marina Dalla 5. Cause, Effect and Solution? The Uneasy Relationship between Older Age Bias and Age Discrimination Law Susan Bisom-Rapp and Malcolm Sargeant Part III UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF YOUNGER EMPLOYEES 6. Millenials: Who are they, How are they Different, and Why Should We Care? Eddy S.W. Ng and Jasmine McGinnis Johnson 7. Complexity in Multigenerational Organizations: A Socio-political Perspective Sukhbir Sandhu, John Benson, Saras Sastrowardoyo and Christina Scott-Young PART IV UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF OLDER EMPLOYEES 8. Balancing Eldercare and Work Lisa Calvano 9. Motivational Goals and Competencies of Older Workers who Re-engaged in the Workforce J. Barton Cunningham, Diana Campbell and Jennifer Kroeker-Hall 10. Resilience at Work for Older Employees Gregory Thrasher, Keith Zabel and Boris Baltes 11. Age Stereotypes and Discrimination Lisa A. Marchiondo 12. Meeting the Needs of an Older Population and an Aging Workforce Ronald J. Burke 13 Retaining Aging Workers in the Workplace – Stakeholder Initiatives Deborah M. McPhee and Francine Schlosser Part V CREATING THE AGE-FRIENDLY WORKPLACE 14. Lifelong Learning and the Multigenerational Workforce John Field 15. Workplace Learning: Vital at all Ages Ronald J. Burke 16. Leveraging an Aging and Multigenerational Workforce Ronald J. Burke 17. Getting a Good Fit for Older Employees Marci Pitt-Catsouphes, Tay McNamara and Stephen Sweet Index

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Book SynopsisTalent has become the most important resource for organizations across a wide range of sectors throughout the world including business, non-profit, and government. These organizations are now engaged in an increasingly fierce competition to acquire the best talent as they seek to gain the upper hand in today's fast changing environment. By combining the body of knowledge on entrepreneurship and talent management from a global perspective, this book provides a synthesized understanding of entrepreneurial mobility and talent management in the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem.The expert contributors combine empirical evidence and case studies to provide a nuanced understanding of global talent management from an international comparative perspective. The topics discussed include China's return migration and its impact on Chinese development, local engagement and transformation of Chinese communities in England, and reverse migration from the US to China. Furthermore, from a comparative perspective, contributors examine global talent and entrepreneurial mobility in the contexts of Silicon Valley, European university spin-off practices and entrepreneurial ecosystems in France, Italy, and South Korea, respectively.Scholars and students in entrepreneurship and talent management will find the scope for future research useful in their work. Entrepreneurs, managers, and policymakers will benefit from the examination of global perspectives and different national contexts.Contributors include: D. Assimakopoulos, D. Baglieri, Z. Chen, M.C. Cinici, L. Daily, T. Duan, T. Fang, W. Hou, A. Isaak, R. Isaak, K.W. Jensen, K-.C. Kim, X. Liu, D. Mavridis, M.L. Miao, A. Moore, Y.M. Myint, T. Petrin, F. Qin, S. Rezaei, T. Schøtt, F. Sussan, M. Tsouri, H. Wang, B. Wu, W. Zhang, J. ZyburaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Yipeng Liu and Huiyao Wang PART I RETURNEES, TALENT AND PUBLIC POLICY: THE CASE OF CHINA 1. China’s Return Migration and its Impact on Chinese Development Mabel Lu Miao 2. Returnees as Political Elites: A Growing Social Force in China Wenxian Zhang 3. The Role of Returnees in Business: A Review Huiyao Wang, Tinghua Duan, Wenxuan Hou, and Xiaohui Liu 4. Talent among Chinese Entrepreneurs at Home and Abroad Kent Wickstrøm Jensen, Shahamak Rezaei, and Thomas Schøtt 5. Outward Foreign Direct Investment by Chinese Firms: The Case of Changzhou Zhao Chen and Tony Fang 6. Chinese Student Mobility, Local Engagement and Transformation of Chinese Communities in England: An Empirical Study Bin Wu 7. Transnational Space, Networks, and Entrepreneurship: Reverse Migration from the US to China Fei Qin PART II A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON ENTREPRENEURS, TALENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEMS 8. Replicating Silicon Valley: Talent and Techno-management in a Culture of Serendipity Robert Isaak, Andrew Isaak and Jan Zybura 9. European Spin-off Practice: A Comparative Study of Four European Universities Tea Petrin and Yin Mon Myint 10. (Not) Energizing Microelectronics Ecosystems through a Large Firm’s Inventor Network. Lessons from Italy. Maria Cristina Cinici and Daniela Baglieri 11. Don’t Lose Sight of the Forest for the Trees: Minalogic and Presto Engineering as a ‘New Argonaut’ in a French ICT Ecosystem Dimitris Assimakopoulos, Maria Tsouri, Dimitris Mavridis and Alan Moore 12. The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in South Korea: A Review Fiona Sussan, Louis Daily, and Ki-Chan Kim Index

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Book SynopsisEdited by three renowned specialists in comparative human resource management (CHRM) this expanded and updated Handbook explores the range of approaches for conceptualizing CHRM and highlights different policies and practices across the world.Leading experts challenge the assumption that there are consistent solutions for managing human resources across nations. Valuing the importance of context, particularly at a national and regional level, the chapter authors question the ‘best practice’ solutions by discussing theoretical, issue-based and regional-based distinctions in HRM. New to this edition:• an extended focus on the most essential theoretical underpinnings of CHRM including an anthropological comparative method additional in-depth studies in comparative areas covering the range of current HRM practice, including sustainable HRM• a broader set of countries and regions now including Central and South America, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, and Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, to create the most comprehensive global coverage of comparative HRM research. This extensive Handbook is an essential resource for researchers and postgraduate students in international business, business administration, HRM, socio-economics and cross-cultural management.Contributors include: I. Aust, H. Bainbridge, C. Bischoff, T. Bondarouk, A. Bos-Nehles, P. Boselie, P. Boxall, J. Brandl, J. Briscoe, M.Y. Brannen, C. Brewster, P. Budhwar, H. Chung, D.G. Collings, N. Collins, G. Combs, A. Davila, P. Debroux, M. Dickmann, P.J. Dowling, M Elvira, A.D. Engle Sr., E. Farndale, M. Festing, S. Frenkel, B. Gerhart, L. Golden, D.T. Hall, R. Haq, W. Harry, S. Hayashi, N. Heraty, M. Hermans, M. Hirekhan, H.J. Huang, K. Jackson, S.E. Jackson, A. Kim, T. Kiyomiya, A. Klarsfeld, M. Lazarova, Y.-t. Lee, P.E.M. Ligthart, J.A. Los Baños, S.M. Madero-Gómez, W. Mayrhofer, K. Mellahi, E.K. Metwally, S. Michailova, D. Minbaeva, F. Moore, M.J. Morley, M. Muller-Camen, W. Nienhüser, I. Nikandrou, M.R. Olivas-Luján, J. Paauwe, L. Panayotopoulou, E. Parry, T. Peltonen, A. Pendleton, E. Poutsma, A. Psychogios, J. Quintanilla, B.S. Reiche, H.J.M. Ruel, I. Sahakiants, R.S. Schuler, P. Sparrow, E. Suarez, V.T. Supangco, L. Susaeta, S. Sweet, L.T. Szamosi, T. Tantoush, O. Tregaskis, E. Vaara, A. Varma, C. Warhurst, M. Warner, I. Weller, G. Wood, Y. Zhu, D.B. ZoogahTrade Review'The Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management, Second Edition is an important and comprehensive resource for researchers and students seeking to better understand the contextual challenges and difference in human resource systems, strategies, and practices across countries. The Handbook is written by an impressive collection of thought leaders in the field of comparative CHRM, each offering cutting-edge insights on regional, functional, or strategic issues.' --Paula Caligiuri, Northeastern University, US'This Handbook is a timely, impressive, and well-organized contribution, with excellent authors from around the world. In particular, I appreciate the integration of two key elements: extensive consideration of the theories and research methods that serve as the foundations for the study of CHRM; and, specific consideration of a wide range of HRM practices and a wide range of country and regional contexts. The Handbook can be an invaluable resource for scholarship and for educational purposes.' --David Allen, Texas Christian University, Neeley School of Business, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Meaning and Value of Comparative Human Resource Management: An Introduction Elaine Farndale, Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Chris Brewster PART I Theoretical, conceptual and empirical issues in comparative HRM 2. Comparative Institutional Analysis and Comparative HRM Geoffrey Wood, Alexandros Psychogios, Leslie T. Szamosi and David G. Collings 3. Cultural Perspectives on Comparative HRM B. Sebastian Reiche, Yih-teen Lee and Javier Quintanilla 4. Critical Approaches to comparative HRM Tuomo Peltonen and Eero Vaara 5. Methodological Challenges for Quantitative Research in Comparative HRM Ingo Weller and Barry Gerhart 6. The Anthropological Comparative Method as a Means of Analysing and Solving Pressing Issues in Comparative HRM Fiona Moore and Mary Yoko Brannen PART II HRM tasks and themes 7. Recruitment and Selection in Context Elaine Farndale, Irene Nikandrou and Leda Panayotopoulou 8. Comparative Total Rewards Policies and Practices Ihar Sahakiants, Marion Festing, Allen D. Engle Sr. and Peter J. Dowling 9. Comparing Performance Management across Contexts Paul Boselie, Elaine Farndale and Jaap Paauwe 10. Human Resource Development: National Embeddedness Olga Tregaskis and Noreen Heraty 11. Comparative Employment Relations: Definitional, Disciplinary and Development Issues Werner Nienhüser and Chris Warhurst 12. The Psychological Contract within the International and Comparative HRM Literature Paul Sparrow 13. Positive and Negative Application of Flexible Working Time Arrangements: Comparing the United States of America and the EU Countries Lonnie Golden, Stephen Sweet and Heejung Chung 14. Comparative Career Studies: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Results Mila Lazarova, Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Jon Briscoe, Michael Dickmann, Douglas T. (Tim) Hall and Emma Parry 15. Financial Participation: the Nature and Causes of National Variation Andrew Pendleton, Erik Poutsma and Paul E.M. Ligthart 16. Comparative perspectives on Diversity and Equality: the challenges of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and religion Gwendolyn Combs, Rana Haq, Alain Klarsfeld, Lourdes Susaeta and Esperanza Suarez 17. Organising HRM in a comparative perspective Julia Brandl, Anna Bos-Nehles and Ina Aust 18. The Intersection between Information Technology and Human Resource Management from a Cross-National Perspective: Towards a Research Model Huub J. M. Ruël and Tanya Bondarouk 19. Sustainable HRM: A comparative and international perspective Ina Aust, Michael Muller-Camen and Erik Poutsma PART III Regional perspectives 20. HRM Practice and Scholarship in North America Susan E. Jackson, Andrea Kim and Randall S. Schuler 21. Revisiting the Latin American HRM model Anabella Davila and Marta M. Elvira 22. HRM in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Sergio M. Madero-Gómez and Miguel R. Olivas-Luján 23. Comparative HRM research in South America: A call for comparative institutional approaches Michel Hermans 24. HRM in Western Europe: Differences Without, Differences Within Chris Brewster, Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Paul Sparrow 25. The Transition States of Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union Michael J. Morley, Dana Minbaeva and Snejina Michailova 26. HRM in the Middle East Pawan Budhwar and Kamel Mellahi 27. HRM in Northern Africa David B. Zoogah, Elham Kamal Metwally and Tarek Tantoush 28. HRM in Sub-Saharan Africa: Comparative Perspectives Christine Bischoff and Geoffrey Wood 29. HRM in the Indian Subcontinent Pawan Budhwar, Arup Varma and Manjusha Hirekhan 30. HRM and Asian Socialist Economies in Transition: China, Vietnam and North Korea Ngan Collins, Ying Zhu and Malcolm Warner 31. Japan, Korea and Taiwan: Issues and Trends in HRM Philippe Debroux, Wes Harry, Shigeaki Hayashi, Heh Jason Huang, Keith Jackson and Toru Kiyomiya 32. Comparative HRM Research in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Vivien T. Supangco and Jessica A. Los Baños 33. Styles of HRM in Australia and New Zealand Peter Boxall, Hugh Bainbridge and Stephen Frenkel PART IV Concluding Remarks 34. Future Avenues for Comparative HRM Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Chris Brewster and Elaine Farndale Index

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Book SynopsisCovering the period of the financial crisis, this Research Handbook discusses the degree of importance of different driving forces on employee turnover. The discussions contribute to policy agendas on productivity, firm performance and economic growth. The contributors provide a selection of theoretical and empirical research papers that deal with aspects of employee turnover, as well as its effects on workers and firms within the current socio-economic environment. It draws on theories and evidence from economics, management, social sciences and other related disciplines.With its interdisciplinary approach, this book will appeal to a variety of students and academics in related fields. It will also be of interest to policy makers, HR experts, firm managers and other stakeholders. Contributors: I. Beltrán Martín, S. Bevan, M. Bossler, C. Carrillo-Tudela, W.-J.A. Chang, M. Coles, C.L. Cooper, H. Dale-Olsen, M. Daskalaki, T. Eriksson, P. Ferreira, R.W. Griffeth, K.E. Hall, L. Holbeche, J.-T. Kao, Y. Lai, C.S. Long, A.-M. Mohammed, K. Morrell, E. Parry, J. Purl, G. Saridakis, S. Taylor, R. Upward, P. Urwin, W.K. Wan Ismail, M. Wong El LeenTrade Review'Like a divorce, turnover is important for both partners: here, workers and firms. Some turnover in a firm is probably good, but how much should there be and how much is there? What are its drivers and consequences? And what, if anything, should we do about it? The current volume provides an extremely useful snapshot of this interdisciplinary literature, from which readers will come away with many ideas for future research.' --Andrew Clark, Paris School of Economics, France'This Handbook picks up a mature research area - employee turnover - and places it in the latest context. Turnover is looked at through a series of new lenses from the fields of organizational psychology, human capital management and analytics, mobility, and intergenerational research. The international contributors bring a global and contemporary perspective to the topic, and capture the latest evidence on the most important predictors, consequences and management options for turnover. An excellent resource for researchers and reflective practitioners alike.' --Paul Sparrow, Centre for Performance-led HR, Lancaster University Management School, UK'I warmly welcome this timely volume put together by George Saridakis and Cary Cooper. They have assembled an authoritative collection of papers and then provided an excellent editorial overview of issues relating to job turnover. I particularly liked the examination of job turnover from the very different perspectives of workers, businesses and the economy as a whole.' --David Storey, University of Sussex, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: The State of Employee Turnover George Saridakis and Cary L. Cooper 2. Employee Turnover Harald Dale-Olsen 3. Understanding and Measuring Employee Turnover Kevin Morrell 4. Two Decades of Employee Retention, Tenure and Turnover Peter Urwin and Emma Parry 5. Analysing, Monitoring and Costing Labour Turnover Stephen Bevan 6. Employee Turnover as a Cost Factor of Organisations Anne-Marie Mohammed, Yanqing Lai, Maria Daskalaki and George Saridakis 7. Inter- and Intra-firm Mobility of Workers Tor Eriksson 8. Perception of Training and Turnover Intention Choi Sang Long, Mikkay Wong Ei Leen and Wan Khairruzzaman Wan Ismail 9. Compensation Policy and Employee Turnover Stephen Taylor 10. Turnover amongst Generation Y Linda Holbeche 11. A Role Perspective on Turnover Intentions: Examining Behavioral Predictors Jui-Tang Kao and Wan-Jing April Chang 12. A Diagnostic Methodology for Discovering the Reasons for Employee Turnover using Shocks and Events Justin Purl, Kathleen E. Hall and Rodger W. Griffeth 13. Quit Turnover and the Business Cycle: A Survey Carlos Carrillo-Tudela and Melvyn Coles 14. Employment, Turnover and Career Progress Priscila Ferreira 15. Employee Turnover and the Expansion and Contraction of Employers Mario Bossler and Richard Upward 16. High Performance Human Resource Practices and Voluntary Employee Turnover Inmaculada Beltrán Martín Index

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Book SynopsisHuman resource management as a field of research is a broad church, with a wide variety of research methods in use. This Handbook focuses on qualitative research methods and explores the opportunities and challenges of new technologies for innovating data collection and data analysis. The editors have brought together 18 chapters, written by some of the world's leading researchers in their field. They begin with the importance of good project design and then move on to reflect on innovations and developments in data sources, such as netnographical methods, legal research methods, the use of news media, and historical research. They go on to outline innovations in data collection methods with particular pertinence to key HRM topics. Finally, the contributors explore innovative data analysis, looking at the importance of computer-supported qualitative research, causal cognitive mapping and deriving behavioural role descriptions from the perspectives of job-holders.This Handbook is an invaluable tool for students, researchers and academics in the field of human resource management.Contributors: P. Ackers, S. Branch, R. Cameron, C. Cassell, G. Clarkson, J. Cogin, J. Ewart, M.T. Hardin, M. Humphreys, R. Johnstone, M. Learmonth, D. Lewin, R. Loudoun, F. Malik, A. McDowall, J.L. Ng, W. Nienhüeser, L.S. Radcliffe, S. Ramsay, J. Richards, C. Rojon, S. Sambrook, M.N.K. Saunders, K. Townsend, K.L. Unsworth, R. WinterTrade Review'The editors of this compelling volume insist that contemporary HRM scholarship can be as profound and enduring as the classics in the study of work. A revamped vision of qualitative research, aiming to be ''innovative and timeless'', should drive this agenda. The book urges researchers to draw on older disciplines - history, philosophy, psychology, law, ethnography - in new ways and points to the promise of novel methods, from photo-elicitation to cognitive mapping, which could drive HRM research. This is a call to do new things now and old things differently.' --Bradon Ellem, University of Sydney, Australia'Townsend, Loudoun and Lewin have compiled a solid and insightful resource that engages in some very interesting qualitative research methodologies. The contributors assembled in this volume remind us that there is so much more to business and management research than the narrow positivist approaches favoured in many prescriptive business schools. Studies of the world of work and HRM will be much better from consulting this volume.' --Tony Dundon, University of Manchester, UK'This Handbook provides a much-needed fresh perspective on qualitative research methods. The editors and contributors to the book present convincing evidence that qualitative research can be both innovative and timeless when it is well designed and executed. The Handbook reminds us that recent technological developments, from mobile phones to transcription software, facilitate a much wider range of data collection than previously existed. A combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods can be a powerful source of progress in the social sciences. This Handbook is an essential reference for anyone undertaking qualitative research in HRM and will be an inspiration for current and future researchers.' --Russell Lansbury, The University of Sydney Business School, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Qualitative Research in HRM: Innovation Over Stagnation Keith Townsend, Rebecca Loudoun and David Lewin SECTION I DESIGNING QUALITATIVE PROJECTS 2. The Role of Qualitative Methods in Mixed Methods Designs Roslyn Cameron 3. Anchoring Qualitative Methods for Longitudinal Studies Rebecca Loudoun and Keith Townsend 4. Autoethnography: A Novel Way to Study HRM Sally Sambrook SECTION II INNOVATIONS IN DATA SOURCES 5. Using Legal Research Methods in Human Resource Management Research Richard Johnstone 6. The Use of News Media as a Data Source in HRM Research: Exploring Society’s Perceptions Sheryl Ramsay, Sara Branch and Jacqueline Ewart 7. Netnographical Methods and the Challenge of Researching Hidden and Secretive Employee Social Media Practices James Richards 8. Doing Historical Research in Human Resource Management: With Some Reflections on an Academic Career Peter Ackers 9. Thinking About Philosophical Methods in Human Resources Kerrie L. Unsworth and Matthew T. Hardin SECTION III INNOVATIONS IN DATA COLLECTION METHODS 10. An Experiment With ‘The Miracle Question’: An Innovative Data Collection Technique in HR Research Keith Townsend 11. Using Photo-Elicitation to Understand Experiences of Work-Life Balance Catherine Cassell, Fatima Malik and Laura Radcliffe 12. Using Qualitative Repertory Grid Interviews to Gather Shared Perspectives in a Sequential Mixed Methods Research Design Céline Rojon, Mark N.K. Saunders and Almuth Mcdowall 13. Free Verbal Associations – Measuring What People Think About Employee Participation Werner Nienhueser 14. Using Qualitative Diaries to Uncover the Complexities of Daily Experiences Laura S. Radcliffe 15. Autoethnographic Vignettes in HRM Mark Learmonth and Michael Humphreys SECTION IV INNOVATIVE DATA ANALYSIS 16. Computer Supported Qualitative Research Julie Cogin and Ju Li Ng 17. Cross-Cultural HRM Research: The Potential of Causal Cognitive Mapping Gail Clarkson 18. Deriving Behavioural Role Descriptions from the Perspectives of Job- Holders: An Illustrative Example Richard Winter Index

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Book SynopsisHuman resource management as a field of research is a broad church, with a wide variety of research methods in use. This Handbook focuses on qualitative research methods and explores the opportunities and challenges of new technologies for innovating data collection and data analysis. The editors have brought together 18 chapters, written by some of the world's leading researchers in their field. They begin with the importance of good project design and then move on to reflect on innovations and developments in data sources, such as netnographical methods, legal research methods, the use of news media, and historical research. They go on to outline innovations in data collection methods with particular pertinence to key HRM topics. Finally, the contributors explore innovative data analysis, looking at the importance of computer-supported qualitative research, causal cognitive mapping and deriving behavioural role descriptions from the perspectives of job-holders.This Handbook is an invaluable tool for students, researchers and academics in the field of human resource management.Contributors: P. Ackers, S. Branch, R. Cameron, C. Cassell, G. Clarkson, J. Cogin, J. Ewart, M.T. Hardin, M. Humphreys, R. Johnstone, M. Learmonth, D. Lewin, R. Loudoun, F. Malik, A. McDowall, J.L. Ng, W. Nienhüeser, L.S. Radcliffe, S. Ramsay, J. Richards, C. Rojon, S. Sambrook, M.N.K. Saunders, K. Townsend, K.L. Unsworth, R. WinterTrade Review'The editors of this compelling volume insist that contemporary HRM scholarship can be as profound and enduring as the classics in the study of work. A revamped vision of qualitative research, aiming to be ''innovative and timeless'', should drive this agenda. The book urges researchers to draw on older disciplines - history, philosophy, psychology, law, ethnography - in new ways and points to the promise of novel methods, from photo-elicitation to cognitive mapping, which could drive HRM research. This is a call to do new things now and old things differently.' --Bradon Ellem, University of Sydney, Australia'Townsend, Loudoun and Lewin have compiled a solid and insightful resource that engages in some very interesting qualitative research methodologies. The contributors assembled in this volume remind us that there is so much more to business and management research than the narrow positivist approaches favoured in many prescriptive business schools. Studies of the world of work and HRM will be much better from consulting this volume.' --Tony Dundon, University of Manchester, UK'This Handbook provides a much-needed fresh perspective on qualitative research methods. The editors and contributors to the book present convincing evidence that qualitative research can be both innovative and timeless when it is well designed and executed. The Handbook reminds us that recent technological developments, from mobile phones to transcription software, facilitate a much wider range of data collection than previously existed. A combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods can be a powerful source of progress in the social sciences. This Handbook is an essential reference for anyone undertaking qualitative research in HRM and will be an inspiration for current and future researchers.' --Russell Lansbury, The University of Sydney Business School, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Qualitative Research in HRM: Innovation Over Stagnation Keith Townsend, Rebecca Loudoun and David Lewin SECTION I DESIGNING QUALITATIVE PROJECTS 2. The Role of Qualitative Methods in Mixed Methods Designs Roslyn Cameron 3. Anchoring Qualitative Methods for Longitudinal Studies Rebecca Loudoun and Keith Townsend 4. Autoethnography: A Novel Way to Study HRM Sally Sambrook SECTION II INNOVATIONS IN DATA SOURCES 5. Using Legal Research Methods in Human Resource Management Research Richard Johnstone 6. The Use of News Media as a Data Source in HRM Research: Exploring Society’s Perceptions Sheryl Ramsay, Sara Branch and Jacqueline Ewart 7. Netnographical Methods and the Challenge of Researching Hidden and Secretive Employee Social Media Practices James Richards 8. Doing Historical Research in Human Resource Management: With Some Reflections on an Academic Career Peter Ackers 9. Thinking About Philosophical Methods in Human Resources Kerrie L. Unsworth and Matthew T. Hardin SECTION III INNOVATIONS IN DATA COLLECTION METHODS 10. An Experiment With ‘The Miracle Question’: An Innovative Data Collection Technique in HR Research Keith Townsend 11. Using Photo-Elicitation to Understand Experiences of Work-Life Balance Catherine Cassell, Fatima Malik and Laura Radcliffe 12. Using Qualitative Repertory Grid Interviews to Gather Shared Perspectives in a Sequential Mixed Methods Research Design Céline Rojon, Mark N.K. Saunders and Almuth Mcdowall 13. Free Verbal Associations – Measuring What People Think About Employee Participation Werner Nienhueser 14. Using Qualitative Diaries to Uncover the Complexities of Daily Experiences Laura S. Radcliffe 15. Autoethnographic Vignettes in HRM Mark Learmonth and Michael Humphreys SECTION IV INNOVATIVE DATA ANALYSIS 16. Computer Supported Qualitative Research Julie Cogin and Ju Li Ng 17. Cross-Cultural HRM Research: The Potential of Causal Cognitive Mapping Gail Clarkson 18. Deriving Behavioural Role Descriptions from the Perspectives of Job- Holders: An Illustrative Example Richard Winter Index

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Book SynopsisEdited by three renowned specialists in comparative human resource management (CHRM) this expanded and updated Handbook explores the range of approaches for conceptualizing CHRM and highlights different policies and practices across the world.Leading experts challenge the assumption that there are consistent solutions for managing human resources across nations. Valuing the importance of context, particularly at a national and regional level, the chapter authors question the ‘best practice’ solutions by discussing theoretical, issue-based and regional-based distinctions in HRM. New to this edition:• an extended focus on the most essential theoretical underpinnings of CHRM including an anthropological comparative method additional in-depth studies in comparative areas covering the range of current HRM practice, including sustainable HRM• a broader set of countries and regions now including Central and South America, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, and Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, to create the most comprehensive global coverage of comparative HRM research. This extensive Handbook is an essential resource for researchers and postgraduate students in international business, business administration, HRM, socio-economics and cross-cultural management.Contributors include: I. Aust, H. Bainbridge, C. Bischoff, T. Bondarouk, A. Bos-Nehles, P. Boselie, P. Boxall, J. Brandl, J. Briscoe, M.Y. Brannen, C. Brewster, P. Budhwar, H. Chung, D.G. Collings, N. Collins, G. Combs, A. Davila, P. Debroux, M. Dickmann, P.J. Dowling, M Elvira, A.D. Engle Sr., E. Farndale, M. Festing, S. Frenkel, B. Gerhart, L. Golden, D.T. Hall, R. Haq, W. Harry, S. Hayashi, N. Heraty, M. Hermans, M. Hirekhan, H.J. Huang, K. Jackson, S.E. Jackson, A. Kim, T. Kiyomiya, A. Klarsfeld, M. Lazarova, Y.-t. Lee, P.E.M. Ligthart, J.A. Los Baños, S.M. Madero-Gómez, W. Mayrhofer, K. Mellahi, E.K. Metwally, S. Michailova, D. Minbaeva, F. Moore, M.J. Morley, M. Muller-Camen, W. Nienhüser, I. Nikandrou, M.R. Olivas-Luján, J. Paauwe, L. Panayotopoulou, E. Parry, T. Peltonen, A. Pendleton, E. Poutsma, A. Psychogios, J. Quintanilla, B.S. Reiche, H.J.M. Ruel, I. Sahakiants, R.S. Schuler, P. Sparrow, E. Suarez, V.T. Supangco, L. Susaeta, S. Sweet, L.T. Szamosi, T. Tantoush, O. Tregaskis, E. Vaara, A. Varma, C. Warhurst, M. Warner, I. Weller, G. Wood, Y. Zhu, D.B. ZoogahTrade Review'The Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management, Second Edition is an important and comprehensive resource for researchers and students seeking to better understand the contextual challenges and difference in human resource systems, strategies, and practices across countries. The Handbook is written by an impressive collection of thought leaders in the field of comparative CHRM, each offering cutting-edge insights on regional, functional, or strategic issues.' --Paula Caligiuri, Northeastern University, US'This Handbook is a timely, impressive, and well-organized contribution, with excellent authors from around the world. In particular, I appreciate the integration of two key elements: extensive consideration of the theories and research methods that serve as the foundations for the study of CHRM; and, specific consideration of a wide range of HRM practices and a wide range of country and regional contexts. The Handbook can be an invaluable resource for scholarship and for educational purposes.' --David Allen, Texas Christian University, Neeley School of Business, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Meaning and Value of Comparative Human Resource Management: An Introduction Elaine Farndale, Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Chris Brewster PART I Theoretical, conceptual and empirical issues in comparative HRM 2. Comparative Institutional Analysis and Comparative HRM Geoffrey Wood, Alexandros Psychogios, Leslie T. Szamosi and David G. Collings 3. Cultural Perspectives on Comparative HRM B. Sebastian Reiche, Yih-teen Lee and Javier Quintanilla 4. Critical Approaches to comparative HRM Tuomo Peltonen and Eero Vaara 5. Methodological Challenges for Quantitative Research in Comparative HRM Ingo Weller and Barry Gerhart 6. The Anthropological Comparative Method as a Means of Analysing and Solving Pressing Issues in Comparative HRM Fiona Moore and Mary Yoko Brannen PART II HRM tasks and themes 7. Recruitment and Selection in Context Elaine Farndale, Irene Nikandrou and Leda Panayotopoulou 8. Comparative Total Rewards Policies and Practices Ihar Sahakiants, Marion Festing, Allen D. Engle Sr. and Peter J. Dowling 9. Comparing Performance Management across Contexts Paul Boselie, Elaine Farndale and Jaap Paauwe 10. Human Resource Development: National Embeddedness Olga Tregaskis and Noreen Heraty 11. Comparative Employment Relations: Definitional, Disciplinary and Development Issues Werner Nienhüser and Chris Warhurst 12. The Psychological Contract within the International and Comparative HRM Literature Paul Sparrow 13. Positive and Negative Application of Flexible Working Time Arrangements: Comparing the United States of America and the EU Countries Lonnie Golden, Stephen Sweet and Heejung Chung 14. Comparative Career Studies: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Results Mila Lazarova, Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Jon Briscoe, Michael Dickmann, Douglas T. (Tim) Hall and Emma Parry 15. Financial Participation: the Nature and Causes of National Variation Andrew Pendleton, Erik Poutsma and Paul E.M. Ligthart 16. Comparative perspectives on Diversity and Equality: the challenges of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and religion Gwendolyn Combs, Rana Haq, Alain Klarsfeld, Lourdes Susaeta and Esperanza Suarez 17. Organising HRM in a comparative perspective Julia Brandl, Anna Bos-Nehles and Ina Aust 18. The Intersection between Information Technology and Human Resource Management from a Cross-National Perspective: Towards a Research Model Huub J. M. Ruël and Tanya Bondarouk 19. Sustainable HRM: A comparative and international perspective Ina Aust, Michael Muller-Camen and Erik Poutsma PART III Regional perspectives 20. HRM Practice and Scholarship in North America Susan E. Jackson, Andrea Kim and Randall S. Schuler 21. Revisiting the Latin American HRM model Anabella Davila and Marta M. Elvira 22. HRM in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean Sergio M. Madero-Gómez and Miguel R. Olivas-Luján 23. Comparative HRM research in South America: A call for comparative institutional approaches Michel Hermans 24. HRM in Western Europe: Differences Without, Differences Within Chris Brewster, Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Paul Sparrow 25. The Transition States of Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union Michael J. Morley, Dana Minbaeva and Snejina Michailova 26. HRM in the Middle East Pawan Budhwar and Kamel Mellahi 27. HRM in Northern Africa David B. Zoogah, Elham Kamal Metwally and Tarek Tantoush 28. HRM in Sub-Saharan Africa: Comparative Perspectives Christine Bischoff and Geoffrey Wood 29. HRM in the Indian Subcontinent Pawan Budhwar, Arup Varma and Manjusha Hirekhan 30. HRM and Asian Socialist Economies in Transition: China, Vietnam and North Korea Ngan Collins, Ying Zhu and Malcolm Warner 31. Japan, Korea and Taiwan: Issues and Trends in HRM Philippe Debroux, Wes Harry, Shigeaki Hayashi, Heh Jason Huang, Keith Jackson and Toru Kiyomiya 32. Comparative HRM Research in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines Vivien T. Supangco and Jessica A. Los Baños 33. Styles of HRM in Australia and New Zealand Peter Boxall, Hugh Bainbridge and Stephen Frenkel PART IV Concluding Remarks 34. Future Avenues for Comparative HRM Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Chris Brewster and Elaine Farndale Index

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Book SynopsisA high level of employee commitment holds particular value for organizations owing to its impact on organizational effectiveness and employee well-being. This Handbook provides an up-to-date review of theory and research pertaining to employee commitment in the workplace, outlining its value for both employers and employees and identifying key factors in its development, maintenance or decline.Including chapters from leading theorists and researchers from around the world, this Handbook presents cumulated and cutting-edge research exploring what commitment is, the different forms it can take, and how it is distinct from related concepts such as employee engagement, work motivation, embeddedness, the psychological contract, and organizational identification. Examining topics such as high-commitment work systems, work attitudes and motivation, the Handbook provides integration with related literatures. Internationally applicable, sections also discuss the implications of culture differences for commitment and present the latest developments in research methods and analytic techniques that can be used to advance our understanding of commitment.Comprehensive and engaging, the Handbook of Employee Commitment is essential reading for commitment scholars and researchers interested in the latest developments in the field as well as for international scholars who will benefit from its guidance on how to approach research in unique cultures. It will also prove of prime interest to managers and management consultants with its wealth of suggestions to guide evidence-based practice.Contributors: S.L. Albrecht, N.J. Allen, B.K. Anderson, L.M. Arciniega, J. Barling, T.E. Becker, K. Bentein, M.E. Bergman, D.R. Bobocel, N.L. Bremner, C.T. Brinsfield, G. Caesens, A.C. Chris, L. Clark, A. Cohen, S. Datta, V.L. Dhir, O.J. Dineen, R. Eisenberger, J.A. Espinoza, J. Felfe, M. Gagné, D.G. Gallagher, I.R. Gellatly, Y. Griep, S.D. Hansen, L.M. Hedberg, M.R.W. Hamstra, B.C. Holtom, P. Horsman, J. Howard, V.A. Jean, K. Jiang, Z. Junhong, E.K. Kelloway, H.J. Klein, J. Koen, E.R. Maltin, B. Marcus, J.P. Meyer, N.A. Morelli, A.J.S. Morin, F. Mu, A. Newman, H. Park, E. Read, R.A. Roe, O.N. Solinger, H. Spence Laschinger, D.J. Stanley, F. Stinglhamber, M. Trivisonno, R. Van Dick, W. Van Olffen, A.E.M. Van Vianen, R.J. Vandenberg, C. Vandenberghe, D. Wang, S.A. Wasti, J. WombacherTrade Review'If you need a readable topographical map of commitment in organizations, this is the book. Thorough, clear, grounded in research, and multinational in its contributors, the Handbook is a valuable resource for scholars, students, and reflective practitioners. Reflecting both areas of agreement and divergence, the Handbook brings the reader up to speed on key issues for research and practice, and guides researchers toward important avenues for future study.' --Denise M. Rousseau, Carnegie Mellon University, US'Workplace commitment has commanded the attention of established researchers for many years. Young, emerging scholars throughout the world are also drawn to this important topic. This Handbook does what a handbook should: it offers the latest thinking on commitment, its fundamental nature, its antecedents, its consequences, its targets, its measurement, and yes, even its ''dark sides''. We learn too there are still many unanswered questions and controversies surrounding commitment. This volume provides the impetus to answer these questions and to advance our understanding of this captivating topic.' --Paula C. Morrow, Iowa State University, US'This book is the most comprehensive examination of employee commitment in Eastern as well as Western cultures on the market. Hence, it will be of utmost interest to behavioral scientists as well as practitioners who work with international organizations' --Gary Latham, University of Toronto, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Employee Commitment: An Introduction and Roadmap J.P. Meyer Part I Conceptualization of Commitment 2. Commitment as a Unidimensional Construct H.J. Klein and H. Park 3. Commitment as a Multi-Dimensional Construct N.J. Allen 4. Multiple Foci of Workplace Commitments T.E. Becker Part II Related Constructs 5. A Motivational Model of Employee Attachment to an Organization M. Gagné and J. Howard 6. Organizational Commitment and Employee Engagement: 10 Key Questions S.L. Albrecht and O.J. Dineen 7. Job Embeddedness, Employee Commitment and Related Constructs B.C. Holtom 8. Organizational Identification R. Van Dick 9. Psychological Contracts S.D. Hansen and Y. Griep Part III Foci of Commitment 10. Occupational Commitment J.P. Meyer and J.A. Espinoza 11. Social commitments C. Vandenberghe 12. The Rise, Decline, Resurrection, and Growth of Union Commitment Research P. Horsman, D.G. Gallaghar and E.K. Kelloway 13. Action Commitments J.P. Meyer and B.K. Anderson Part IV Consequences of Commitment 14. Employee Turnover and Absenteeism I.R. Gellatly and L.M. Hedberg 15. Employee Commitment and Performance D.J. Stanley and J.P. Meyer 16. Counterproductive Work Behavior B. Marcus 17. Employee Commitment and Well-being A.C. Chris, E.R. Maltin and J.P. Meyer 18. Affective Consequences of Workplace Commitments H.J. Klein and C.T. Brinsfield Part V Drivers of Commitment 19. Individual Differences as Causes of the Development of Commitment M.E. Bergman and V.A. Jean 20. Person-Environment Fits as Drivers of Commitment A.E.M. van Vianen, M.R.W. Hamstra and J. Koen 21. Strategic Human Resource Management and Organizational Commitment K. Jiang 22. Organizational Leadership and Employee Commitment M. Trivisonno and J. Barling 23. Employee Empowerment and Organizational Commitment Laschinger, E. Read and Z. Junhong 24. Perceived Organizational Support F. Stinglhamber, G. Caesens, L. Clark and R. Eisenberger 25. Organizational Justice and Employee Commitment: A Review of Contemporary Research D.R. Bobocel and F. Mu Part VI Commitment across Cultures 26. Understanding Commitment Across Cultures S.A. Wasti 27. Commitment in Europe J. Felfe and J. Wombacher 28. Employee Commitment in China A. Newman and D. Wang 29. An Examination of the Social-Institutional, Cultural, and Organizational Antecedents of Commitment in India V.L. Dhir, N.L. Bremner and S. Datta 30. Commitment in the Middle East A. Cohen 31. Organizational Commitment: A Latin American Soap Opera L.M. Arciniega Part VII Methodological Issues 32. A Contemporary Update on Testing for Measurement Equivalence and Invariance R.J. Vandenberg and N.A. Morelli 33. Tracking Change in Commitment over Time: The Latent Growth Modeling Approach K. Bentein 34. Capturing the process of committing: Design Requirements for a Temporal Measurement Instrument W. van Olffen, O.N. Solinger and R.A. Roe 35. Person-Centered Research Strategies in Commitment Research A.J.S. Morin Part VIII Conclusion 36. Employee Commitment: A Back and Moving Forward J.P. Meyer Index

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Book SynopsisA high level of employee commitment holds particular value for organizations owing to its impact on organizational effectiveness and employee well-being. This Handbook provides an up-to-date review of theory and research pertaining to employee commitment in the workplace, outlining its value for both employers and employees and identifying key factors in its development, maintenance or decline.Including chapters from leading theorists and researchers from around the world, this Handbook presents cumulated and cutting-edge research exploring what commitment is, the different forms it can take, and how it is distinct from related concepts such as employee engagement, work motivation, embeddedness, the psychological contract, and organizational identification. Examining topics such as high-commitment work systems, work attitudes and motivation, the Handbook provides integration with related literatures. Internationally applicable, sections also discuss the implications of culture differences for commitment and present the latest developments in research methods and analytic techniques that can be used to advance our understanding of commitment.Comprehensive and engaging, the Handbook of Employee Commitment is essential reading for commitment scholars and researchers interested in the latest developments in the field as well as for international scholars who will benefit from its guidance on how to approach research in unique cultures. It will also prove of prime interest to managers and management consultants with its wealth of suggestions to guide evidence-based practice.Contributors: S.L. Albrecht, N.J. Allen, B.K. Anderson, L.M. Arciniega, J. Barling, T.E. Becker, K. Bentein, M.E. Bergman, D.R. Bobocel, N.L. Bremner, C.T. Brinsfield, G. Caesens, A.C. Chris, L. Clark, A. Cohen, S. Datta, V.L. Dhir, O.J. Dineen, R. Eisenberger, J.A. Espinoza, J. Felfe, M. Gagné, D.G. Gallagher, I.R. Gellatly, Y. Griep, S.D. Hansen, L.M. Hedberg, M.R.W. Hamstra, B.C. Holtom, P. Horsman, J. Howard, V.A. Jean, K. Jiang, Z. Junhong, E.K. Kelloway, H.J. Klein, J. Koen, E.R. Maltin, B. Marcus, J.P. Meyer, N.A. Morelli, A.J.S. Morin, F. Mu, A. Newman, H. Park, E. Read, R.A. Roe, O.N. Solinger, H. Spence Laschinger, D.J. Stanley, F. Stinglhamber, M. Trivisonno, R. Van Dick, W. Van Olffen, A.E.M. Van Vianen, R.J. Vandenberg, C. Vandenberghe, D. Wang, S.A. Wasti, J. WombacherTrade Review'If you need a readable topographical map of commitment in organizations, this is the book. Thorough, clear, grounded in research, and multinational in its contributors, the Handbook is a valuable resource for scholars, students, and reflective practitioners. Reflecting both areas of agreement and divergence, the Handbook brings the reader up to speed on key issues for research and practice, and guides researchers toward important avenues for future study.' --Denise M. Rousseau, Carnegie Mellon University, US'Workplace commitment has commanded the attention of established researchers for many years. Young, emerging scholars throughout the world are also drawn to this important topic. This Handbook does what a handbook should: it offers the latest thinking on commitment, its fundamental nature, its antecedents, its consequences, its targets, its measurement, and yes, even its ''dark sides''. We learn too there are still many unanswered questions and controversies surrounding commitment. This volume provides the impetus to answer these questions and to advance our understanding of this captivating topic.' --Paula C. Morrow, Iowa State University, US'This book is the most comprehensive examination of employee commitment in Eastern as well as Western cultures on the market. Hence, it will be of utmost interest to behavioral scientists as well as practitioners who work with international organizations' --Gary Latham, University of Toronto, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Employee Commitment: An Introduction and Roadmap J.P. Meyer Part I Conceptualization of Commitment 2. Commitment as a Unidimensional Construct H.J. Klein and H. Park 3. Commitment as a Multi-Dimensional Construct N.J. Allen 4. Multiple Foci of Workplace Commitments T.E. Becker Part II Related Constructs 5. A Motivational Model of Employee Attachment to an Organization M. Gagné and J. Howard 6. Organizational Commitment and Employee Engagement: 10 Key Questions S.L. Albrecht and O.J. Dineen 7. Job Embeddedness, Employee Commitment and Related Constructs B.C. Holtom 8. Organizational Identification R. Van Dick 9. Psychological Contracts S.D. Hansen and Y. Griep Part III Foci of Commitment 10. Occupational Commitment J.P. Meyer and J.A. Espinoza 11. Social commitments C. Vandenberghe 12. The Rise, Decline, Resurrection, and Growth of Union Commitment Research P. Horsman, D.G. Gallaghar and E.K. Kelloway 13. Action Commitments J.P. Meyer and B.K. Anderson Part IV Consequences of Commitment 14. Employee Turnover and Absenteeism I.R. Gellatly and L.M. Hedberg 15. Employee Commitment and Performance D.J. Stanley and J.P. Meyer 16. Counterproductive Work Behavior B. Marcus 17. Employee Commitment and Well-being A.C. Chris, E.R. Maltin and J.P. Meyer 18. Affective Consequences of Workplace Commitments H.J. Klein and C.T. Brinsfield Part V Drivers of Commitment 19. Individual Differences as Causes of the Development of Commitment M.E. Bergman and V.A. Jean 20. Person-Environment Fits as Drivers of Commitment A.E.M. van Vianen, M.R.W. Hamstra and J. Koen 21. Strategic Human Resource Management and Organizational Commitment K. Jiang 22. Organizational Leadership and Employee Commitment M. Trivisonno and J. Barling 23. Employee Empowerment and Organizational Commitment Laschinger, E. Read and Z. Junhong 24. Perceived Organizational Support F. Stinglhamber, G. Caesens, L. Clark and R. Eisenberger 25. Organizational Justice and Employee Commitment: A Review of Contemporary Research D.R. Bobocel and F. Mu Part VI Commitment across Cultures 26. Understanding Commitment Across Cultures S.A. Wasti 27. Commitment in Europe J. Felfe and J. Wombacher 28. Employee Commitment in China A. Newman and D. Wang 29. An Examination of the Social-Institutional, Cultural, and Organizational Antecedents of Commitment in India V.L. Dhir, N.L. Bremner and S. Datta 30. Commitment in the Middle East A. Cohen 31. Organizational Commitment: A Latin American Soap Opera L.M. Arciniega Part VII Methodological Issues 32. A Contemporary Update on Testing for Measurement Equivalence and Invariance R.J. Vandenberg and N.A. Morelli 33. Tracking Change in Commitment over Time: The Latent Growth Modeling Approach K. Bentein 34. Capturing the process of committing: Design Requirements for a Temporal Measurement Instrument W. van Olffen, O.N. Solinger and R.A. Roe 35. Person-Centered Research Strategies in Commitment Research A.J.S. Morin Part VIII Conclusion 36. Employee Commitment: A Back and Moving Forward J.P. Meyer Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Organizational Politics offers a broad perspective on the intriguing phenomena of power, influence and politics in the modern workplace; their meaning for individuals, groups and other organizational stakeholders; and their effect on organizational outcomes and performances. Comprising entirely of new chapters and insights, this second edition revisits the theory on organizational politics (OP) and examines its progress and changes in emphasis in recent years.This timely and informative book provides a comprehensive set of state-of-the-art studies on workplace politics based on experiences from around the world. The contributors highlight topics such as political skills, political will, politics and leadership, compensations, politics and performance, and politics and the learning climate.Students and scholars will benefit from the up-to-date collection of studies in the field of OP. This Handbook will also be of interest to practitioners and managers from public and private sectors looking for better explanations of internal processes in business.Contributors: S.L. Albrecht, G. Blickle, S.L. Bohle, D.A. Buchanan, M.R. Buckley, A. Capezio, A.M. Carnes, A. Drory, A.J. DuBrin, L. Eldor, B.P. Ellen III, G.R. Ferris, R. Frieder, J.N. Harris, S.E. Hill, J.D. Jacobs, I. Kapoutsis, E.M. Landells, L.P. Maher, G. Meisler, J.P. Meriac, M. Mizrahi, T.P. Munyon, K. Oerder, G.B. Schmidt, N. Schütte, H. Sibunruang, A.L.E. Thomas, D.R. Vashdi, E. Vigoda-Gadot, A. Wihler, D. WindsorTrade Review'This edited Handbook is a must read for anyone interested in organizational politics. The beauty of this edition of the Handbook is that it not only provides an interesting and thorough historical review of the theories and concepts associated with organizational politics research but also delivers a much-needed road map for the future direction of the field.' --Micki Kacmar, Texas State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Eran Vigoda-Gadot and Amos Drory PART I POLITICAL SKILL, POLITICAL WILL, LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE 1. The Roles of Political Skill and Political Will in Job Performance Prediction: A Moderated Nonlinear Persective John N. Harris, Liam P. Maher, and Gerald R. Ferris 2. Playing the Political Game at Work: The Roles of Political Will, Political Prudence, and Political Skill Ilias Kapoutsis 3. Political Skill, Leadership, and Performance: The Role of Vision Identification and Articulation Andreas Wihler, Rachel Frieder, Gerhard Blickle, Katharina Oerder and Nora Schütte 4. Political is the New Prosocial: Leaders’ Support of Followers through Political Behavior B. Parker Ellen III, Gerald R. Ferris and M. Ronald Buckley PART II ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS AND THE SOCIAL SPHERE 5. Pay-For-Politics: Considering the Variable Compensation - Organizational Politics Relationship Timothy P. Munyon, Jacquelyn D. Jacobs, Andrew M. Carnes and Sergio López Bohle 6. How Social Media Can Impact the Organizational Political Process Gordon B. Schmidt 7. Political Blunders within Organizations Andrew J. DuBrin PART III BETWEEN DARK AND BRIGHT: ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS IN COLORS 8. Learning Culture and Organizational Politics: A Theoretical Model and Preliminary Test of Their Impact on Effective Organizational Auditing Moshe Mizrahi, Dana R. Vashdi and Eran Vigoda-Gadot 9. Looking on the Bright Side: The Positive Role of Organizational Politics in the Relationship between Employee Engagement and Work Performance Liat Eldor 10. The Ethical Sphere: Organizational Politics, Fairness, and Justice Duane Windsor 11. The Effects of Machiavellian Leaders on Employees’ Use of Upward Influence Tactics: An Examination of the Moderating Roles of Gender and Perceived Leader Similarity Hataya Sibunruang and Alessandra Capezio PART IV NEW FRONTIERS: MATURITY, EMOTIONS, AND NEW METHODS 12. Organizational Politics and a Maturity Model: An Integration and Extension of Existing Models and Dimensions Erin M. Landells and Simon L. Albrecht 13. Emotion and Emotional Intelligence in Organizational Politics Amos Drory and Galit Meisler 14. Rats in the Shadows: Researching Organizational Politics David A. Buchanan 15. Political Behaviors, Politics Perceptions and Work Outcomes: Moving to an Experimental Study Sarah E. Hill, Amanda L.E. Thomas and John P. Meriac Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Organizational Politics offers a broad perspective on the intriguing phenomena of power, influence and politics in the modern workplace; their meaning for individuals, groups and other organizational stakeholders; and their effect on organizational outcomes and performances. Comprising entirely of new chapters and insights, this second edition revisits the theory on organizational politics (OP) and examines its progress and changes in emphasis in recent years.This timely and informative book provides a comprehensive set of state-of-the-art studies on workplace politics based on experiences from around the world. The contributors highlight topics such as political skills, political will, politics and leadership, compensations, politics and performance, and politics and the learning climate.Students and scholars will benefit from the up-to-date collection of studies in the field of OP. This Handbook will also be of interest to practitioners and managers from public and private sectors looking for better explanations of internal processes in business.Contributors: S.L. Albrecht, G. Blickle, S.L. Bohle, D.A. Buchanan, M.R. Buckley, A. Capezio, A.M. Carnes, A. Drory, A.J. DuBrin, L. Eldor, B.P. Ellen III, G.R. Ferris, R. Frieder, J.N. Harris, S.E. Hill, J.D. Jacobs, I. Kapoutsis, E.M. Landells, L.P. Maher, G. Meisler, J.P. Meriac, M. Mizrahi, T.P. Munyon, K. Oerder, G.B. Schmidt, N. Schütte, H. Sibunruang, A.L.E. Thomas, D.R. Vashdi, E. Vigoda-Gadot, A. Wihler, D. WindsorTrade Review'This edited Handbook is a must read for anyone interested in organizational politics. The beauty of this edition of the Handbook is that it not only provides an interesting and thorough historical review of the theories and concepts associated with organizational politics research but also delivers a much-needed road map for the future direction of the field.' --Micki Kacmar, Texas State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Eran Vigoda-Gadot and Amos Drory PART I POLITICAL SKILL, POLITICAL WILL, LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE 1. The Roles of Political Skill and Political Will in Job Performance Prediction: A Moderated Nonlinear Persective John N. Harris, Liam P. Maher, and Gerald R. Ferris 2. Playing the Political Game at Work: The Roles of Political Will, Political Prudence, and Political Skill Ilias Kapoutsis 3. Political Skill, Leadership, and Performance: The Role of Vision Identification and Articulation Andreas Wihler, Rachel Frieder, Gerhard Blickle, Katharina Oerder and Nora Schütte 4. Political is the New Prosocial: Leaders’ Support of Followers through Political Behavior B. Parker Ellen III, Gerald R. Ferris and M. Ronald Buckley PART II ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS AND THE SOCIAL SPHERE 5. Pay-For-Politics: Considering the Variable Compensation - Organizational Politics Relationship Timothy P. Munyon, Jacquelyn D. Jacobs, Andrew M. Carnes and Sergio López Bohle 6. How Social Media Can Impact the Organizational Political Process Gordon B. Schmidt 7. Political Blunders within Organizations Andrew J. DuBrin PART III BETWEEN DARK AND BRIGHT: ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS IN COLORS 8. Learning Culture and Organizational Politics: A Theoretical Model and Preliminary Test of Their Impact on Effective Organizational Auditing Moshe Mizrahi, Dana R. Vashdi and Eran Vigoda-Gadot 9. Looking on the Bright Side: The Positive Role of Organizational Politics in the Relationship between Employee Engagement and Work Performance Liat Eldor 10. The Ethical Sphere: Organizational Politics, Fairness, and Justice Duane Windsor 11. The Effects of Machiavellian Leaders on Employees’ Use of Upward Influence Tactics: An Examination of the Moderating Roles of Gender and Perceived Leader Similarity Hataya Sibunruang and Alessandra Capezio PART IV NEW FRONTIERS: MATURITY, EMOTIONS, AND NEW METHODS 12. Organizational Politics and a Maturity Model: An Integration and Extension of Existing Models and Dimensions Erin M. Landells and Simon L. Albrecht 13. Emotion and Emotional Intelligence in Organizational Politics Amos Drory and Galit Meisler 14. Rats in the Shadows: Researching Organizational Politics David A. Buchanan 15. Political Behaviors, Politics Perceptions and Work Outcomes: Moving to an Experimental Study Sarah E. Hill, Amanda L.E. Thomas and John P. Meriac Index

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Book Synopsis'In the Research Handbook of Expatriates, Yvonne McNulty and Jan Selmer have created a seminal work that should be on the bookshelf of all social scientists who work in the field of expatriation. More senior scholars will appreciate the ''deep dive'' each chapter takes into the literature, each one acting as a reservoir they can draw from to powerfully inform their future research efforts. Doctoral students and newly minted PhDs will find this book to be especially valuable - the final chapter of the book alone provides inestimable career and ''how-to-publish'' guidance for them in the field of expatriation. The coverage of the history, construct, milieu, research methodologies, and issues is the best I have come across in a single volume in over 30 years of working in the field. In short, this is a monumental contribution to the study of expatriates and global mobility.'- Mark E. Mendenhall, University of Tennessee'McNulty and Selmer's edited volume does a wonderful job of consolidating and integrating everything we know about expatriates and their different types. This long-overdue Handbook, featuring chapters by top researchers, lays a trail for scholars to further advance the study of expatriates.'- Joyce Osland, San Jose State University'McNulty and Selmer's edited book of readings on virtually all aspects of expatriates deserves a prominent place in the library of researchers and practitioners interested in this subject. The Handbook provides a historical overview as well as the latest trends in expatriate studies and concludes with useful guidelines on how to conduct as well as improve the quality of research in this field.'- Rosalie L. Tung, Simon Fraser University, CanadaConstituting a comprehensive and carefully designed collection of contributions, the Research Handbook of Expatriates provides a nuanced and up-to-date discussion of expatriates. Theoretically broad and groundbreaking, it offers important and contemporary insights into emerging areas of research warranting future consideration.Drawing upon a range of perspectives from the field’s most distinguished academics, contributions review the history of the literature in relation to expatriates, from the development of the expatriate construct through to the current state of research on business expatriates. Subsequent chapters progress into detailed examinations of the various types of business expatriates including LGBT, self-initiated expatriates, female assignees, inpatriates, international business travellers and commuters, and millennials. Other themes include expatriate performance, adjustment, expatriates to and from developing countries, global talent management, and expatriates’ safety and security. The Research Handbook also covers expatriates in diverse communities such as education, military, missionary, sports and ‘Aidland’, and provides additional commentaries relating to methodological issues, research with practitioners, case studies, biculturals and ATCKs, and global families. The Research Handbook concludes with publishing advice for PhD and early career researchers.Stimulating insightful new areas of study, this collection is a must read for academics and scholars in the field of expatriate research, international management, global human resource management and business administration. It also offers a wealth of guidance for executives and recruiters along with expatriates and professionals who may expatriate.Contributors: M. Andresen, C. Brewster, L. Care, J.-L. Cerdin, L. Clarke, D.G. Collings, M. Collins, A. Corbin, M. Crowley-Henry, M. Dickmann, H. Dolles, R. Donohue, C. Doss, B. Egilsson, A. Fee, K.L. Fisher, K.J. Hanek, A. Haslberger, T. Hippler, K. Hutchings, M. Isichei, J. Lauring, L. Mäkelä, R. McPhail, S. Michailova, M. Moeller, B. OberholsterTrade Review'In the opening pages of the Research Handbook of Expatriates, Yvonne McNulty and Jan Selmer state two goals for their work: (1) to provide a solid understanding of the field of expatriate studies, and (2) to help readers acquire a cutting-edge understanding of the key issues and findings across a broad area of expatriate research, from scholars who are experts in those areas. In my opinion, the authors have succeeded in accomplishing both goals in this work. This is not to suggest that, after reading the Handbook, one will know everything there is to know about expatriates, the challenges they face, and the research findings about their roles and how they are performed. The reader will certainly know a lot more about these things, but one of the strongest points about this book and the various chapters contained, is the emphasis on where we should go from here. The book provides an excellent base from which any interested scholar can start (which is surely an important contribution), but, in my view, the greater contribution is to point to areas where further research is needed and so help scholars to direct their work. There is neither space nor time to mention all the areas covered in this handbook, but I was struck by the fact that, not only were traditional expatriate topics such as adjustment, performance, and types of expatriates covered in great detail, but that there was also discussion of issues such as safety and security for expatriates, special challenges for LGBTI expatriates, and dealing with millennial expatriates. But even when dealing with more traditional topics such as types of expatriates, I was impressed by the detailed handling of topics that I must admit I never gave much thought to, such as sports expatriates and military expatriates. This new Handbook is essential reading for anyone interested in expatriate research, but I would especially recommend it for scholars who are starting to study expatriates. The McNulty and Selmer edited volume will provide those scholars with a concise history of what has gone on in the past, what is current and important, and where we might go from here. In other words, the book delivers exactly what it was intended to deliver and that is something we cannot always say about any project.' --Angelo DeNisi, Tulane University, US'The Research Handbook of Expatriates is a momentous achievement. McNulty and Selmer have persuaded all the top scholars in the field to write chapters about their respective areas of expertise. Even more importantly, as editors they have made this into a truly coherent and comprehensive handbook that is essential reading for everyone interested in expatriate management. They have also co-authored an excellent chapter on publishing your research that should be compulsory reading for PhD students and early career researchers in any field of study. Highly recommended!' --Professor Anne-Wil Harzing, Middlesex University, UK'The Research Handbook of Expatriates is a comprehensive volume that belongs on the bookshelves of all researchers investigating the field of expatriation and international human resource management. The Handbook covers scholarly, cutting-edge and important topics affecting research, theory, and practice in global mobility.' --Paula Caligiuri, Northeastern University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword J. Stewart Black PART I HISTORY OF EXPATRIATE STUDIES AND ITS CURRENT STATE OF PLAY 1. Introduction: Overview of early expatriate studies, 1952 to 1979 Yvonne McNulty and Jan Selmer 2. The concept of business expatriates Yvonne McNulty and Chris Brewster 3. Expatriates: A thematic research history Jan Selmer PART II HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY FOUNDATIONS OF EXPATRIATE STUDIES 4. Expatriate adjustment Thomas Hippler, Arno Haslberger and Chris Brewster 5. Expatriate performance Leanda Care and Ross Donohue 6. Expatriates to and from developed and developing countries Lisa Clarke, Akhentoolove Corbin and Betty Jane Punnett 7. Global talent management: What does it mean for expatriates? David G. Collings and Michael Isichei 8. Expatriates’ safety and security during crisis Anthony Fee PART III TYPES OF EXPATRIATES 9. Self-initiated expatriates Jan Selmer, Maike Andresen and Jean-Luc Cerdin 10. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) expatriates Ruth McPhail 11. Inpatriates: A review, synthesis and outlook of two decades of research Miriam Moeller and B. Sebastian Reiche 12. Female expatriates: Towards a more inclusive view Kate Hutchings and Snejina Michailova 13. Millennial expatriates Marian Crowley-Henry and Mary Collins 14. International business travellers, short-term assignees and international commuters Liisa Mäkelä, Kati Saarenpää and Yvonne McNulty PART IV EXPATRIATES IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES 15. Military expatriates Kelly L. Fisher 16. Missionary (religious) expatriates Braam Oberholster and Cheryl Doss 17. Expatriate academics: An era of higher education internationalization Jan Selmer, Jodie-Lee Trembath and Jakob Lauring 18. Sports expatriates Harald Dolles and Birnir Egilsson 19. Expatriates in Aidland: Humanitarian aid and development expatriates Anthony Fee PART V RESEARCHING EXPATRIATES AND EXPATRIATES AS RESEARCHERS 20. Methodological issues in expatriate studies and future directions Phyllis Tharenou 21. Expatriate research for and with practitioners Michael Dickmann 22. Case study research on expatriates Julia Richardson PART VI FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN EXPATRIATE RESEARCH 23. Biculturals, monoculturals and Adult Third Culture Kids: Individual differences in identities and outcomes Kathrin J. Hanek 24. Global families Min Wan, Romila Singh and Margaret A. Shaffer 25. Publishing research on expatriates: Advice for PhD candidates and early career researchers Jan Selmer and Yvonne McNulty Index

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Book Synopsis'In the Research Handbook of Expatriates, Yvonne McNulty and Jan Selmer have created a seminal work that should be on the bookshelf of all social scientists who work in the field of expatriation. More senior scholars will appreciate the ''deep dive'' each chapter takes into the literature, each one acting as a reservoir they can draw from to powerfully inform their future research efforts. Doctoral students and newly minted PhDs will find this book to be especially valuable - the final chapter of the book alone provides inestimable career and ''how-to-publish'' guidance for them in the field of expatriation. The coverage of the history, construct, milieu, research methodologies, and issues is the best I have come across in a single volume in over 30 years of working in the field. In short, this is a monumental contribution to the study of expatriates and global mobility.'- Mark E. Mendenhall, University of Tennessee'McNulty and Selmer's edited volume does a wonderful job of consolidating and integrating everything we know about expatriates and their different types. This long-overdue Handbook, featuring chapters by top researchers, lays a trail for scholars to further advance the study of expatriates.'- Joyce Osland, San Jose State University'McNulty and Selmer's edited book of readings on virtually all aspects of expatriates deserves a prominent place in the library of researchers and practitioners interested in this subject. The Handbook provides a historical overview as well as the latest trends in expatriate studies and concludes with useful guidelines on how to conduct as well as improve the quality of research in this field.'- Rosalie L. Tung, Simon Fraser University, CanadaConstituting a comprehensive and carefully designed collection of contributions, the Research Handbook of Expatriates provides a nuanced and up-to-date discussion of expatriates. Theoretically broad and groundbreaking, it offers important and contemporary insights into emerging areas of research warranting future consideration.Drawing upon a range of perspectives from the field’s most distinguished academics, contributions review the history of the literature in relation to expatriates, from the development of the expatriate construct through to the current state of research on business expatriates. Subsequent chapters progress into detailed examinations of the various types of business expatriates including LGBT, self-initiated expatriates, female assignees, inpatriates, international business travellers and commuters, and millennials. Other themes include expatriate performance, adjustment, expatriates to and from developing countries, global talent management, and expatriates’ safety and security. The Research Handbook also covers expatriates in diverse communities such as education, military, missionary, sports and ‘Aidland’, and provides additional commentaries relating to methodological issues, research with practitioners, case studies, biculturals and ATCKs, and global families. The Research Handbook concludes with publishing advice for PhD and early career researchers.Stimulating insightful new areas of study, this collection is a must read for academics and scholars in the field of expatriate research, international management, global human resource management and business administration. It also offers a wealth of guidance for executives and recruiters along with expatriates and professionals who may expatriate.Contributors: M. Andresen, C. Brewster, L. Care, J.-L. Cerdin, L. Clarke, D.G. Collings, M. Collins, A. Corbin, M. Crowley-Henry, M. Dickmann, H. Dolles, R. Donohue, C. Doss, B. Egilsson, A. Fee, K.L. Fisher, K.J. Hanek, A. Haslberger, T. Hippler, K. Hutchings, M. Isichei, J. Lauring, L. Mäkelä, R. McPhail, S. Michailova, M. Moeller, B. OberholsterTrade Review'In the opening pages of the Research Handbook of Expatriates, Yvonne McNulty and Jan Selmer state two goals for their work: (1) to provide a solid understanding of the field of expatriate studies, and (2) to help readers acquire a cutting-edge understanding of the key issues and findings across a broad area of expatriate research, from scholars who are experts in those areas. In my opinion, the authors have succeeded in accomplishing both goals in this work. This is not to suggest that, after reading the Handbook, one will know everything there is to know about expatriates, the challenges they face, and the research findings about their roles and how they are performed. The reader will certainly know a lot more about these things, but one of the strongest points about this book and the various chapters contained, is the emphasis on where we should go from here. The book provides an excellent base from which any interested scholar can start (which is surely an important contribution), but, in my view, the greater contribution is to point to areas where further research is needed and so help scholars to direct their work. There is neither space nor time to mention all the areas covered in this handbook, but I was struck by the fact that, not only were traditional expatriate topics such as adjustment, performance, and types of expatriates covered in great detail, but that there was also discussion of issues such as safety and security for expatriates, special challenges for LGBTI expatriates, and dealing with millennial expatriates. But even when dealing with more traditional topics such as types of expatriates, I was impressed by the detailed handling of topics that I must admit I never gave much thought to, such as sports expatriates and military expatriates. This new Handbook is essential reading for anyone interested in expatriate research, but I would especially recommend it for scholars who are starting to study expatriates. The McNulty and Selmer edited volume will provide those scholars with a concise history of what has gone on in the past, what is current and important, and where we might go from here. In other words, the book delivers exactly what it was intended to deliver and that is something we cannot always say about any project.' --Angelo DeNisi, Tulane University, US'The Research Handbook of Expatriates is a momentous achievement. McNulty and Selmer have persuaded all the top scholars in the field to write chapters about their respective areas of expertise. Even more importantly, as editors they have made this into a truly coherent and comprehensive handbook that is essential reading for everyone interested in expatriate management. They have also co-authored an excellent chapter on publishing your research that should be compulsory reading for PhD students and early career researchers in any field of study. Highly recommended!' --Professor Anne-Wil Harzing, Middlesex University, UK'The Research Handbook of Expatriates is a comprehensive volume that belongs on the bookshelves of all researchers investigating the field of expatriation and international human resource management. The Handbook covers scholarly, cutting-edge and important topics affecting research, theory, and practice in global mobility.' --Paula Caligiuri, Northeastern University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword J. Stewart Black PART I HISTORY OF EXPATRIATE STUDIES AND ITS CURRENT STATE OF PLAY 1. Introduction: Overview of early expatriate studies, 1952 to 1979 Yvonne McNulty and Jan Selmer 2. The concept of business expatriates Yvonne McNulty and Chris Brewster 3. Expatriates: A thematic research history Jan Selmer PART II HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY FOUNDATIONS OF EXPATRIATE STUDIES 4. Expatriate adjustment Thomas Hippler, Arno Haslberger and Chris Brewster 5. Expatriate performance Leanda Care and Ross Donohue 6. Expatriates to and from developed and developing countries Lisa Clarke, Akhentoolove Corbin and Betty Jane Punnett 7. Global talent management: What does it mean for expatriates? David G. Collings and Michael Isichei 8. Expatriates’ safety and security during crisis Anthony Fee PART III TYPES OF EXPATRIATES 9. Self-initiated expatriates Jan Selmer, Maike Andresen and Jean-Luc Cerdin 10. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) expatriates Ruth McPhail 11. Inpatriates: A review, synthesis and outlook of two decades of research Miriam Moeller and B. Sebastian Reiche 12. Female expatriates: Towards a more inclusive view Kate Hutchings and Snejina Michailova 13. Millennial expatriates Marian Crowley-Henry and Mary Collins 14. International business travellers, short-term assignees and international commuters Liisa Mäkelä, Kati Saarenpää and Yvonne McNulty PART IV EXPATRIATES IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES 15. Military expatriates Kelly L. Fisher 16. Missionary (religious) expatriates Braam Oberholster and Cheryl Doss 17. Expatriate academics: An era of higher education internationalization Jan Selmer, Jodie-Lee Trembath and Jakob Lauring 18. Sports expatriates Harald Dolles and Birnir Egilsson 19. Expatriates in Aidland: Humanitarian aid and development expatriates Anthony Fee PART V RESEARCHING EXPATRIATES AND EXPATRIATES AS RESEARCHERS 20. Methodological issues in expatriate studies and future directions Phyllis Tharenou 21. Expatriate research for and with practitioners Michael Dickmann 22. Case study research on expatriates Julia Richardson PART VI FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN EXPATRIATE RESEARCH 23. Biculturals, monoculturals and Adult Third Culture Kids: Individual differences in identities and outcomes Kathrin J. Hanek 24. Global families Min Wan, Romila Singh and Margaret A. Shaffer 25. Publishing research on expatriates: Advice for PhD candidates and early career researchers Jan Selmer and Yvonne McNulty Index

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Book Synopsis'The Editors have produced a tour de force on Middle Eastern human resource management (HRM). They brought together a vast array of regional and global experts to capture all that is worth knowing. The book has an innovative contextual-country-thematic structure. It sets the scene by laying out the cultural and societal issues that shape HRM in the Middle East. There is detailed and comparative coverage of eight of the major economies, followed by a superb set of discussions of thematic issues that range from localisation to expatriation, from public sector management to privatisation, and from employee relations to talent management.'- Paul Sparrow, Lancaster University Management School, UKThe Handbook of Human Resource Management in the Middle-East provides evidence-based information regarding the dynamics of HRM in this important region. The book is organized into three parts: contextual and functional issues such as societal and cultural perspectives, performance management and talent management; country specific HRM covering the GCC, Levant and North African nations; and emerging themes such as HR issues related to domestic workers, labour localisation, expatriate management, corporate social responsibility, wasta, foreign and public sector firms.This systematic analysis highlights the main forces determining HRM systems in the region. Its 23 chapters move from a general overview of HRM in the Middle-East to a research-based presentation and discussion on the current status, role and strategic importance of the HR function in a wide-range of settings, before highlighting emerging themes in HRM models and discussing future challenges for research, policy and practice. The Handbook of Human Resource Management is invaluable reading for academics and students alike, especially those interested in international and comparative human resource management. Practitioners with interest in the Middle East will appreciate its up-to-date analysis and contextualisation of HRM issues.Contributors include: F. Afiouni, K. Al-Ajmi, R. Al Amri, F.B. AL-Husan, M. Al-Jahwari, R.E. Bateman, P.S. Budhwar, N. Cornelius, B. Covarrubias Venegas, A. El Dirani, G. El-Kot, A. Elamin, A. Giangreco, A.J. Glaister, C. Guermat, E.C. Harrison, W. Harry, A. Haslberger, A. Hassi, M. Hirekhan, D. Jamali, R. Mahmoudi, K. Mellahi, D.R. Murtada, S. Nakhle, P. Namazie, Y.A. Nasief, A.M. Pahlavnejad, E. Pezet, S. Raheem, B. Ramdani, S. Sayce, S. Singh, D.P. Spicer, M. Ta Amnha, H.A. Tlaiss, O. Tregaskis, J. Vakkayil, M.F. WaxinTrade Review'Pawan Budhwar and Kamel Mellahi are to be congratulated for this book, which is an incredibly valuable addition to the nascent collection of management books in the Middle East. The chapters cover a wide spectrum of topics under human resource management that are of key importance for researchers and consultants, such as localisation of labor, management of expatriates, the impact of privatisation, and investments of foreign firms in the Middle East. The authors contributing to the book are local experts in academia and business organisations. This book is a must-read for every serious scholar and consultant interested in the region.' --Zeynep Aycan, Koç University, Turkey'Professors Budhwar and Mellahi are two outstanding scholars who have provided us with an important book that enhances our understanding of and appreciation for a wide variety of human resource management topics and issues within and across countries in the Middle East. They have assembled an excellent set of Middle-East-wise chapter contributors and have worked closely with them to ensure a superb uniformity in approach and coverage to their chapters. This book is a must-read for every one of us who wants to have the latest information about one of the most important regions in the world today.' --Randall S. Schuler, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick'This book is a very welcome addition to the literature on international human resource management (IHRM) in an important but under-researched region of the world. By dividing the book into three parts - contextual and functional issues; country and regional perspectives; and emerging themes and future of human resource management in the Middle East - Budhwar and Mellahi have made a significant contribution to the IHRM literature.' --Peter J. Dowling, La Trobe University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Part 1 Contextual and Functional Issues 1. The Middle East Context: An Introduction Pawan S. Budhwar and Kamel Mellahi 2. Cultural Perspectives in HRM in Middle East and North Africa Pari Namazie and Barbara Covarrubias Venegas 3. Society Level Factors Impacting HRM in the Middle East Wes Harry 4. Performance Appraisal Systems in the Middle East Antonio Giangreco and Jacob Vakkayil 5. Talent Management in the Middle East Salma Raheem Part II Country and Regional Perspectives: Section A: HRM in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries 6. Human Resource Management in Oman Misida Al-Jahwari and Pawan S. Budhwar 7. Human Resource Management in the United Arab Emirates Marie F. Waxin and Rob E. Bateman 8. Human Resource Management in Saudi Arabia Hayfaa A. Tlaiss and Abdallah Elamin Section B:HRM in Levant Countries 9. Human Resource Management in Iran Pari Namazie and Amir Mohammad Pahlavnejad 10. Human Resource Management in Lebanon Fida Afiouni and Sinine Nakhle Section C: HRM in North Africa 11. Human Resource Management in Egypt Ghada El-Kot 12. Human Resource Management in Algeria Boumediene Ramdani, Kamel Mellahi and Cherif Guermat 13. Human Resource Management in Morocco Abderrahman Hassi Part 3 Emerging Themes and Future of HRM in the Middle East 14. Employment Relations of Domestic Workers in Kuwait: The Employer’s Perspective Khaled Essa Al-Ajmi, Manjusha Hirekhan, Pawan S. Budhwar, Sara Essa Al-Ajmi and Sneha Singh 15. Labour Localisation and HRM Practices in the Gulf Countries Marie F. Waxin and Rob E. Bateman 16. Expatriate Management across the Middle East and North Africa region Edelweiss C. Harrison and Arno Haslberger 17. Talent Management Practice in Oman – The Institutional Perspective Rayya Al Amri, Alison J. Glaister and David P. Spicer 18. Privatisation, Investments and HR in Foreign Firms Operating in the Middle East Faten Baddar AL-Husan and Fawaz Baddar ALHussan 19. A Blueprint for the Role of HRM in CSR in the Middle East Dima Jamali and Ali El Dirani 20. HRM in the Public Sector in the Middle East Nelarine Cornelius, Eric Pezet, Ramin Mahmoudi, and Dima Ramez Murtada 21. Wasta in the Jordanian Context Mohammad Ta’Amnha, Susan Sayce, and Olga Tregaskis 22. Towards a Framework for the Analysis of Labour Localisation Practices in Saudi Arabia and the GCC Countries Yassir Abdulaziz Nasief 23. HRM in the Middle East: State of the Field and Directions for Future Research Kamel Mellahi and Pawan S. Budhwar Index

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Book SynopsisThis Research Handbook offers, for the first time, a comparative approach to current diversity management concerns facing nations. Spanning across 19 countries and pan Africa, it covers age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, and the intersection of various dimensions of diversity. The multicultural and multi-country teams of contributors, leading scholars in their own countries, examine how the various actors react, adopt, and manage the different dimensions of diversity, from a multitude of approaches, from national to sectoral and from tribes to trade unions, but always with a comparative, multi-country perspective.This book represents the efforts of multicultural and multi-country teams of contributors who are prominent diversity scholars in their respective countries. Offering comparative approaches to diversity management and comparative public policy on multiculturalism, it explores comparisons at both the macro-environmental and meso-organisational levels. Topics covered include Pan African tribal diversity management, diversity in the South Pacific, youth labour market exclusion and LGBTQ rights in selective countries.This comprehensive review of diversity management will appeal to both academics and graduate students, as well as public policy makers, industry practitioners, top leadership, middle managers and HR managers.Contributors include: P. Apascaritei, E. Aydin, S. Bacouel-Jentjens, L. Booysen, J. Burgess, K. Callison, S.I. Carlier, L. Castro Christiansen, G. Combs, N. Cornelius, E. French, I. Gutiérrez-Martínez, J.M. Hoobler, S. Le Queux, W. Lillevik, T. Merriweather Woodson, I. Metz, T.A. Nelson, E. Ng, S. Nkomo, A. Ollier-Malaterre, E. Ozeren, J. Ramón Pin Arboledas, K. Ravenswood, G. Strachan, E. Stringfellow, E. Suarez Ruz, L. Susaeta, A. Thomas, H. Wishik, D.B. ZoogahTrade Review'In light of the growing attention to and evolving definition of diversity worldwide, this Research Handbook sheds important insights on the complexity of and challenges to diversity management. This edited book of readings spans the entire spectrum of diversity, ranging from cross-national differences to managing differences across people within a single country. A must read for researchers, practitioners and policy makers to help them better understand and benefit from these developments.' --Rosalie L. Tung, Simon Fraser University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: International and Comparative Perspectives on Diversity Management: an overview 1. Social Dialogue – An ‘Essential Dimension’ of Diversity Management in Continental Europe? Emma Stringfellow 2. Diversity Management in Denmark and in France: A Comparative Approach Sabine Bacouel-Jentjens and Liza Castro Christiansen 3. An Intersectional Approach to Diversity Management in the United States and France Tarani Merriweather Woodson and Ariane Ollier-Malaterre 4. Brazil, South African and USA work environments: A Comparative Analysis of Equal Opportunity, Diversity Management and Inclusion Practices Lize Booysen, Gwendolyn Combs and Waheeda Lillevik 5. A Comparative Review of Multiculturalism in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, and South Africa Isabel Metz, Eddy Ng, Nelarine Cornelius, Jenny M. Hoobler and Stella Nkomo 6. A comparison of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer rights and politics in South Africa and the USA Lize Booysen and Heather Wishik 7. What Does Being LGBT Mean in the Workplace? A Comparison of LGBT Equality in Turkey and the UK Emir Ozeren and Erhan Aydin 8. Managing Diversity in the South Pacific Katherine Ravenswood, Stéphane Le Queux, Erica French, Glenda Strachan and John Burgess 9. A Comparative Analysis of Youth Labor Market Exclusion Paula Apascaritei, Lourdes Susaeta, Esperanza Suarez Ruz, Isis Gutiérrez-Martínez, Sandra Idrovo Carlier and José Ramón Pin Arboledas 10. A Comparative Study of Five Countries with Critical Mass and its Ambiguous Impact on HRM Policies Terry A. Nelson, Kori Callison and Allison Thomas 11. Tribal Diversity and Collective Productivity: The Intervening Mechanisms of Social Inclusion, Human Resource Development and Tribal Identity David B. Zoogah Index

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Book Synopsis'The Editors have produced a tour de force on Middle Eastern human resource management (HRM). They brought together a vast array of regional and global experts to capture all that is worth knowing. The book has an innovative contextual-country-thematic structure. It sets the scene by laying out the cultural and societal issues that shape HRM in the Middle East. There is detailed and comparative coverage of eight of the major economies, followed by a superb set of discussions of thematic issues that range from localisation to expatriation, from public sector management to privatisation, and from employee relations to talent management.'- Paul Sparrow, Lancaster University Management School, UKThe Handbook of Human Resource Management in the Middle-East provides evidence-based information regarding the dynamics of HRM in this important region. The book is organized into three parts: contextual and functional issues such as societal and cultural perspectives, performance management and talent management; country specific HRM covering the GCC, Levant and North African nations; and emerging themes such as HR issues related to domestic workers, labour localisation, expatriate management, corporate social responsibility, wasta, foreign and public sector firms.This systematic analysis highlights the main forces determining HRM systems in the region. Its 23 chapters move from a general overview of HRM in the Middle-East to a research-based presentation and discussion on the current status, role and strategic importance of the HR function in a wide-range of settings, before highlighting emerging themes in HRM models and discussing future challenges for research, policy and practice. The Handbook of Human Resource Management is invaluable reading for academics and students alike, especially those interested in international and comparative human resource management. Practitioners with interest in the Middle East will appreciate its up-to-date analysis and contextualisation of HRM issues.Contributors include: F. Afiouni, K. Al-Ajmi, R. Al Amri, F.B. AL-Husan, M. Al-Jahwari, R.E. Bateman, P.S. Budhwar, N. Cornelius, B. Covarrubias Venegas, A. El Dirani, G. El-Kot, A. Elamin, A. Giangreco, A.J. Glaister, C. Guermat, E.C. Harrison, W. Harry, A. Haslberger, A. Hassi, M. Hirekhan, D. Jamali, R. Mahmoudi, K. Mellahi, D.R. Murtada, S. Nakhle, P. Namazie, Y.A. Nasief, A.M. Pahlavnejad, E. Pezet, S. Raheem, B. Ramdani, S. Sayce, S. Singh, D.P. Spicer, M. Ta Amnha, H.A. Tlaiss, O. Tregaskis, J. Vakkayil, M.F. WaxinTrade Review'Pawan Budhwar and Kamel Mellahi are to be congratulated for this book, which is an incredibly valuable addition to the nascent collection of management books in the Middle East. The chapters cover a wide spectrum of topics under human resource management that are of key importance for researchers and consultants, such as localisation of labor, management of expatriates, the impact of privatisation, and investments of foreign firms in the Middle East. The authors contributing to the book are local experts in academia and business organisations. This book is a must-read for every serious scholar and consultant interested in the region.' --Zeynep Aycan, Koç University, Turkey'Professors Budhwar and Mellahi are two outstanding scholars who have provided us with an important book that enhances our understanding of and appreciation for a wide variety of human resource management topics and issues within and across countries in the Middle East. They have assembled an excellent set of Middle-East-wise chapter contributors and have worked closely with them to ensure a superb uniformity in approach and coverage to their chapters. This book is a must-read for every one of us who wants to have the latest information about one of the most important regions in the world today.' --Randall S. Schuler, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick'This book is a very welcome addition to the literature on international human resource management (IHRM) in an important but under-researched region of the world. By dividing the book into three parts - contextual and functional issues; country and regional perspectives; and emerging themes and future of human resource management in the Middle East - Budhwar and Mellahi have made a significant contribution to the IHRM literature.' --Peter J. Dowling, La Trobe University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Part 1 Contextual and Functional Issues 1. The Middle East Context: An Introduction Pawan S. Budhwar and Kamel Mellahi 2. Cultural Perspectives in HRM in Middle East and North Africa Pari Namazie and Barbara Covarrubias Venegas 3. Society Level Factors Impacting HRM in the Middle East Wes Harry 4. Performance Appraisal Systems in the Middle East Antonio Giangreco and Jacob Vakkayil 5. Talent Management in the Middle East Salma Raheem Part II Country and Regional Perspectives: Section A: HRM in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries 6. Human Resource Management in Oman Misida Al-Jahwari and Pawan S. Budhwar 7. Human Resource Management in the United Arab Emirates Marie F. Waxin and Rob E. Bateman 8. Human Resource Management in Saudi Arabia Hayfaa A. Tlaiss and Abdallah Elamin Section B:HRM in Levant Countries 9. Human Resource Management in Iran Pari Namazie and Amir Mohammad Pahlavnejad 10. Human Resource Management in Lebanon Fida Afiouni and Sinine Nakhle Section C: HRM in North Africa 11. Human Resource Management in Egypt Ghada El-Kot 12. Human Resource Management in Algeria Boumediene Ramdani, Kamel Mellahi and Cherif Guermat 13. Human Resource Management in Morocco Abderrahman Hassi Part 3 Emerging Themes and Future of HRM in the Middle East 14. Employment Relations of Domestic Workers in Kuwait: The Employer’s Perspective Khaled Essa Al-Ajmi, Manjusha Hirekhan, Pawan S. Budhwar, Sara Essa Al-Ajmi and Sneha Singh 15. Labour Localisation and HRM Practices in the Gulf Countries Marie F. Waxin and Rob E. Bateman 16. Expatriate Management across the Middle East and North Africa region Edelweiss C. Harrison and Arno Haslberger 17. Talent Management Practice in Oman – The Institutional Perspective Rayya Al Amri, Alison J. Glaister and David P. Spicer 18. Privatisation, Investments and HR in Foreign Firms Operating in the Middle East Faten Baddar AL-Husan and Fawaz Baddar ALHussan 19. A Blueprint for the Role of HRM in CSR in the Middle East Dima Jamali and Ali El Dirani 20. HRM in the Public Sector in the Middle East Nelarine Cornelius, Eric Pezet, Ramin Mahmoudi, and Dima Ramez Murtada 21. Wasta in the Jordanian Context Mohammad Ta’Amnha, Susan Sayce, and Olga Tregaskis 22. Towards a Framework for the Analysis of Labour Localisation Practices in Saudi Arabia and the GCC Countries Yassir Abdulaziz Nasief 23. HRM in the Middle East: State of the Field and Directions for Future Research Kamel Mellahi and Pawan S. Budhwar Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This state-of-the-art book takes a forward-looking perspective on the field of Human Resource Management (HRM). Each contribution takes a view, or position, on the likely development of the HR function, and identifies interesting areas and subjects of research that would help address this future positioning. The book's expert contributors provide short and succinct reviews of 12 key topics in strategic HRM, including HR strategy and structure, talent management, selection, assessment and retention, employee engagement, workplace well-being, leadership, HR analytics, productivity, innovation, and globalisation. Each chapter identifies the strengths and gaps in our knowledge, maps out the important intellectual boundaries for their field, and outlines current and future research agendas and how these should inform practice. In examining these strategic topics the authors point to the key interfaces between the field of HRM and cognate disciplines, enabling researchers and practitioners to understand the models and theories that help tie this agenda together.Offering a comprehensive guide to current research and pioneering perspectives for future avenues of inquiry, this Research Agenda will be essential reading for academics, practitioners and researchers in the field of HRM.Contributors include: J.W. Boudreau, C. Brewster, S. Cartwright, W.F. Cascio, A.H. Church, J. Coetsee, D.G. Collings, C. Cooper, P.C. Flood, J.A. Gruman, A. Hesketh, K. Jiang, J. Kautz, D. Lepak, V. Lin, A. McDonnell, J. McMackin, W. Mayrhofer, L. Otaye-Ebede, R.E. Ployhart, A.M. Saks, K. Sanders, H. Shipton, A. Smale, P. Sparrow, H. YangTrade Review'An excellent guide to the state of play and challenges in human resources. Especially useful for researchers and thoughtful practitioners interested in developing priorities for the future.' --Peter Cappelli, University of Pennsylvania, US'The field of HR has reached a critical crossroads where research must meet practice in a way that benefits both. Cary Cooper and Paul Sparrow have brought together a group of expert researchers who also have deep understanding of current HR practice to provide an HR research agenda that can effectively enable the field of HR to promote the well-being and effectiveness of both organisations and the people who work in them.' --Patrick M. Wright, University of South Carolina, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: The Future Research Agenda for HRM Paul Sparrow and Cary L. Cooper 2. HR Strategy, Structure, and Architecture Dave Lepak, Kaifeng Jiang and Robert E. Ployhart 3. Talent Management David G. Collings, Anthony McDonnell and John McMackin 4. Using a Risk-Optimisation Lens: Maximizing Talent Readiness for an Uncertain Future. Wayne F. Cascio, John W. Boudreau and Allan H. Church 5. Managing the Selection and Retention of Human Capital Resources Robert E. Ployhart and Jason Kautz 6. Human Resource Management and Employee Engagement Alan M. Saks and Jamie A. Gruman 7. Workplace well-being: Responsibilities, challenges and future directions Susan Cartwright 8. Leadership Models: The Future research agenda for HRM Johan Coetsee and Patrick C. Flood 9. Architectures of Value: Moving leaders beyond analytics and big data Anthony Hesketh 10. HRM and Productivity Paul Sparrow and Lilian Otaye-Ebede 11. ‘We are not creative here!’ Creativity and Innovation for non-creatives through HRM Helen Shipton, Veronica Lin, Karin Sanders and Huadong Yang 12. Globalisation and Human Resource Management Chris Brewster, Adam Smale and Wolfgang Mayrhofer Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.This state-of-the-art book takes a forward-looking perspective on the field of Human Resource Management (HRM). Each contribution takes a view, or position, on the likely development of the HR function, and identifies interesting areas and subjects of research that would help address this future positioning. The book's expert contributors provide short and succinct reviews of 12 key topics in strategic HRM, including HR strategy and structure, talent management, selection, assessment and retention, employee engagement, workplace well-being, leadership, HR analytics, productivity, innovation, and globalisation. Each chapter identifies the strengths and gaps in our knowledge, maps out the important intellectual boundaries for their field, and outlines current and future research agendas and how these should inform practice. In examining these strategic topics the authors point to the key interfaces between the field of HRM and cognate disciplines, enabling researchers and practitioners to understand the models and theories that help tie this agenda together.Offering a comprehensive guide to current research and pioneering perspectives for future avenues of inquiry, this Research Agenda will be essential reading for academics, practitioners and researchers in the field of HRM.Contributors include: J.W. Boudreau, C. Brewster, S. Cartwright, W.F. Cascio, A.H. Church, J. Coetsee, D.G. Collings, C. Cooper, P.C. Flood, J.A. Gruman, A. Hesketh, K. Jiang, J. Kautz, D. Lepak, V. Lin, A. McDonnell, J. McMackin, W. Mayrhofer, L. Otaye-Ebede, R.E. Ployhart, A.M. Saks, K. Sanders, H. Shipton, A. Smale, P. Sparrow, H. YangTrade Review'An excellent guide to the state of play and challenges in human resources. Especially useful for researchers and thoughtful practitioners interested in developing priorities for the future.' --Peter Cappelli, University of Pennsylvania, US'The field of HR has reached a critical crossroads where research must meet practice in a way that benefits both. Cary Cooper and Paul Sparrow have brought together a group of expert researchers who also have deep understanding of current HR practice to provide an HR research agenda that can effectively enable the field of HR to promote the well-being and effectiveness of both organisations and the people who work in them.' --Patrick M. Wright, University of South Carolina, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: The Future Research Agenda for HRM Paul Sparrow and Cary L. Cooper 2. HR Strategy, Structure, and Architecture Dave Lepak, Kaifeng Jiang and Robert E. Ployhart 3. Talent Management David G. Collings, Anthony McDonnell and John McMackin 4. Using a Risk-Optimisation Lens: Maximizing Talent Readiness for an Uncertain Future. Wayne F. Cascio, John W. Boudreau and Allan H. Church 5. Managing the Selection and Retention of Human Capital Resources Robert E. Ployhart and Jason Kautz 6. Human Resource Management and Employee Engagement Alan M. Saks and Jamie A. Gruman 7. Workplace well-being: Responsibilities, challenges and future directions Susan Cartwright 8. Leadership Models: The Future research agenda for HRM Johan Coetsee and Patrick C. Flood 9. Architectures of Value: Moving leaders beyond analytics and big data Anthony Hesketh 10. HRM and Productivity Paul Sparrow and Lilian Otaye-Ebede 11. ‘We are not creative here!’ Creativity and Innovation for non-creatives through HRM Helen Shipton, Veronica Lin, Karin Sanders and Huadong Yang 12. Globalisation and Human Resource Management Chris Brewster, Adam Smale and Wolfgang Mayrhofer Index

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Book SynopsisAlmost every person works at some point in their lives. The Research Handbook on Work and Well-Being examines the association of particular work experiences with employee and organizational health and performance. Ronald J. Burke and Kathryn M. Page bring together an impressive collection of contributions where well-being is considered an umbrella term for happiness, satisfaction, flow, engagement, commitment and organizational identification, among other concepts. Chapters describe successful organizational efforts to achieve high levels of employee well-being and creating psychologically healthy workplaces. They cover topics such as transformational leadership, organizational support, training and development and supportive work-family policies and programs. Acknowledging that work experiences and conditions can also contribute to dissatisfaction, insecurity, illness, injuries and even death, they also examine negative work experiences and conditions such as abusive supervision, occupational stress, little control and insecurity. Practical and engaging, this Handbook will appeal to academics and students interested in work and health. Containing the latest research evidence, it will also offer valuable insights to human resource managers, organizational wellness managers and occupational health practitioners.Contributors include: B.L. Ahrens, H.C. Atkinson, D.W. Ballard, T.M. Brobst, R.J. Burke S. Clarke, J.P. Dahms, A. Day, J.K. Dimoff, K.J. Emich, P. Fairlie, M.J. Grawitch, S. Gregersen, J. Halbesleben, N. Hartling, F. Hull, E.K. Kelloway, D. Klotz, C. Korunka, B. Kubicek, M. Lafleche, T. LaMontagne, L.M. Lavaysse, W. Lewchuk, H. Lingard, J. Leilanie Del Prado Lu, A. Milner, K. Moore, V.J. Morganson, A. Nienhaus, K. Page, A. Pervez, N. Reavley, A.M. Richardsen, T.Taris, C. Thomson, M. Turner, S. Vincent-Hoper, J. Weston, T.A. Wright, C.M. Youssef-MorganTrade Review'Well-being and stress have become a reality in our work lives. Burnout, job insecurity, and precarious employment lead to poor employee outcomes. Extraordinary leadership, gratitude, and psychological capital lead to positive well-being. This volume, written by leading scholars in the field, provides current and comprehensive research on the nature of stress and well-being in the contemporary workplace. It also covers topics on leadership interventions, new work hazards, psychologically healthy workplace practices, and mindfulness at work, with implications for managers and organizations.' --(Eddy Ng, Dalhousie University, Canada)'This volume brings together an impressive cast of contributors, international experts in the field, and provides much needed insights connecting work to health, delving into the evidence across countries, and occupations, inspiring empirically-based practice and public policy to improve worker health and well-being. (Un)Fortunately, due to the bad and good of work, it has never been more timely.' --(Maureen Dollard, University of South Australia)Table of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION: WHY WELL-BEING MATTERS 1. Work and Well-Being Ronald J. Burke 2. The Many “Faces” of Well-Being Thomas A. Wright, Kyle J. Emich and Dorothy Klotz 3. Job Demands in a Changing World of Work Bettina Kubicek and Christian Korunka 4. Models in Work and Health Research: The JDC(S) and JD-R Frameworks Toon W. Taris PART II WORK AND WELL-BEING: THE BAD NEWS 5. Burnout and Well-Being Adam Pervez and Jonathon Halbesleben 6. Job Insecurity: Implications for Employee Well-Being Tahira M. Probst and Lindsey M. Lavaysse 7. Precarious Employment: What it Means for Workers and Their Families Wayne Lewchuk and Michelynn Laflèche PART III AN ANALYSIS OF WORK AND HEALTH IN SOME OCCUPATIONS 8. Well-Being of Farmers and Miners: A Study on the Occupational and Safety Risks of These Vulnerable Populations Jinky Leilanie Del Prado-Lu 9. Work and Wellbeing in the Construction Industry Helen Lingard and Michelle Turner 10. Stress in Policing: Sources, Consequences Ad Interventions Ronald J. Burke 11. Workplace Mental Health in the Veterinary Sector Kathryn M. Page, Nicola J. Reavley, Alison J. Milner, Jenny Weston, Christine E. Thomson and Anthony D. LaMontagne PART IV WORK AND WELL-BEING: THE GOOD NEWS. 12. Leadership and Employee Well-Being Sophie Vincent-Hoper, Friederike Teetzen, Sabine Gregersen and Albert Nienhaus 13. Work Engagement and Employee Well-Being Paul Fairlie 14. Gratitude: An Antidote to Work Stress. Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan and Barbara L. Ahrens 15. Developing Psychological Capital to Boost Work Performance and Wellbeing. Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan and Jeff Dahms 16. A Safe Workplace Environment. Sharon Clarke 17. Work-Family Enrichment: A Literature Review Valerie J. Morganson and Holly C. Atkinson 18. Finding the Balance: Initiatives to Promote Work-Life Balance Arla Day and Nikola Hartling PART V INTERVENTIONS ADDRESSING THE WORK-WELL-BEING RELATIONSHIP 19. The Global Workplace and the New Work Hazards: What are the Necessary Responses at the National and Firm Levels? Jinky Leilanie Del Prado-Lu 20. Leadership Interventions to Improve Well-Being E. Kevin Kelloway and Jennifer K. Dimoff 21. Mindfulness at Work Kathleen A. Moore 22. Corporate Wellness Programs: Do They Increase Employee Well-Being? Astrid M. Richardsen 23. Psdychologically Healthy Workplace Practices and Employee Well-Being. David W.Ballard and Matthew J. Grawitch Index

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Book SynopsisRising life expectancy has led to the growth of the 'Sandwich Generation' - men and women who are caregivers to their children of varying ages as well as for one or both parents whilst still managing their own household and work responsibilities. This book considers both the strains and benefits of this position. Tackling a myriad of issues such as gender, parents and parents-in-law, ethnic differences, residential status, and developing changes in the caregiving relationship such as Alzheimer's or dementia, this book highlights the complexities of the caregiving relationship. Key chapters also address potential benefits including improved relationships, skill set development and generously giving to another. Expert contributors use examples to illustrate the need for organizations to address increases in caregiving among their employees and develop supportive policies and initiatives. They further show that there is a need at the country level to integrate employees, communities, employers, businesses and levels of government to deal with this increasing trend. This timely book will prove an indispensible reference for academics and students interested in the sandwich generation, caregiving and health. Its practical approach will also benefit human resource management professionals, managers dealing with sandwiched employees and health administrators at various levels of government.Contributors include: R. Attieh, S. Austen, R. Burke, L. Calvano, C.E. Greaves, T. Jefferson, N.L. Jimmieson, A.H. Kim, S. LoboPrabhu, N. Mandell, A. Mitra, V. Molinari, A. Ollier-Malterre, R. Ong, S.L. Parker, A.H. Prokos, J. Reid Keene, C. Reinicke, C.W. Rudolph, R. Sharp, P. Ulmanen, S.I. White Means, T. Yamashita, H. ZacherTrade Review'While the ''sandwich generation'' is not a new term, this volume brings a fresh perspective and new data to an increasingly important topic. By showing that multigenerational caregiving is now a global and cross-cultural phenomenon - significantly impacted by the worldwide aging of the population and the financial insecurity of the younger generation - Burke and Calvano draw our attention to the complexities involved. They effectively demonstrate that these issues impact not only families, but also workplaces and governments, and that all three groups must work collaboratively to address the challenges of caring for the most vulnerable in our society. This book is a ''must read'' for caregivers, business leaders, and policy makers!' --(Ann Bookman, University of Massachusetts, Boston, US)Table of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT 1. The Sandwich Generation: Individual, Family, Organizational and Societal Challenges and Opportunities Ronald J. Burke 2. Challenges Faced by Sandwiched Caregivers Shelley I. White-Means 3. Intergenerational Relations in Later Life Families. Nancy Mandell and Ann H. Kim PART II TAKING CARE OF CAREGIVERS 4. Supporting the Caregiver in Dementia Sheilla M. LoboPrabhu and Victor A. Molinari 5. Resource Effects in the Caregiving Process Claire E. Greaves, Stacey L. Parker, Hannes Zacher and Nerina L. Jmmieson PART III THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONS 6. Caregiving and Organizational Support Hannes Zacher, Cort W. Rudolph and Claudia Reinicke 7. The Effect of Work Hours and Workplace Policies on Sandwiched Caregivers Jennifer Reid Keene, Takashi Yamashita and Anastasia H. Prokos PART IV POLICY CONTEXT 8. National Context and Employer-Driven Work-Life Policies Ariane Ollier-Malterre 9. Residential Segregation and Heath of African Americans: Challenges for the Future Aparna Mitra 10. Missing Mature Age Women in Australia’s Aged Care Sector Siobhan Austen, Rhonda Sharp, Therese Jefferson and Rachel Ong 11. Childcare and Eldercare Policies in Sweden Petra Ulmanen 12. What to Expect When the Unexpected Happens: Becoming a Caregiver Lisa M. Calvano Index

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Book SynopsisThis essential Research Handbook examines the state-of-the-art methodologies being applied to the expanding field of intellectual capital (IC) research. It offers an overview of the contemporary issues and methods in the field, providing insight and inspiration for emerging and established academics in their own research.Featuring contributions from a variety of renowned international scholars in the area, the Research Handbook is divided into four parts, outlining the four main methodological routes taken by current IC research. First, chapters discuss content analysis and offer future perspectives for advancing such studies. The book then examines fruitful avenues for IC visualization studies, before critiquing and furthering IC value added and IC efficiency measurement studies. Finally, it analyses and offers novel approaches for studying and intervening with IC and value creation.This Research Handbook will be a vital resource for scholars and students of business and management entering the field of intellectual capital, whether they are established academics with a renewed interest in the subject or just starting their research careers.Trade Review‘This is an invaluable resource for both new and seasoned scholars interested in the field of intellectual capital (IC). The impressive range of topics arranged under the four themes – content analysis, visual methodologies, Value Added Intellectual Capital (VAIC) and novel approaches – does not only highlight some of the critical issues in measuring IC but also offer some fresh approach that can be adopted when researching IC.’ -- Roszaini Haniffa, Heriot-Watt University, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Leif Edvinsson xi Introduction: welcome to the world of intellectual capital 1 John Dumay, Christian Nielsen and Morten Lund PART I CONTENT ANALYSIS 1 Investigating intellectual capital disclosure through content analysis: reflections and suggestions for future research 6 Laura Bini and Francesco Giunta 2 Has content analysis on intellectual capital reporting reached an impasse? 30 Viktoria Goebel 3 Validity in content analysis-based intellectual capital disclosure research: a critical review 49 Subhash Abhayawansa, Zihan Liu and James Guthrie 4 Intellectual capital research: European versus North American approaches 71 Henri Hussinki, Tatiana Garanina and John Dumay 5 Exploring the impact of intellectual capital narratives on corporate accountability 87 Alessandro Lai, Giulia Leoni and Riccardo Stacchezzini 6 Deductive versus inductive content analysis: a methodological research note to disclosures studies in intellectual capital research 109 Gunnar Rimmel and Michela Cordazzo 7 Assessing the value relevance of intellectual capital disclosure: are price-level models effective? 125 Lorenzo Simoni and Francesco Giunta PART II VISUAL METHODOLOGIES 8 Research methodologies for intellectual capital visual representations 154 Jan Michalak 9 Building causal maps in the intellectual capital domain: a methodological perspective 176 Marco Giuliani 10 Intellectual capital and pictorial disclosures analysis: an MIA (missing in action) interpretative paradigm 195 Paul Davis, Mary Low, Jackie Allen and Umesh Sharma PART III VALUE ADDED INTELLECTUAL COEFFICIENT (VAIC) 11 Knowledge-based organizations: an accounting point of view 220 Gianpaolo Iazzolino and Domenico Laise 12 Re-examination of the value added intellectual coefficient (VAICTM): a test of value relevance 236 Oren Mooneeapen, Subhash Abhayawansa and Dinesh Ramdhony 13 Measuring intellectual capital efficiency: going beyond the VAIC model 255 Muhammad Nadeem and Rashid Zaman PART IV NOVEL APPROACHES 14 An introduction to network analysis in intellectual capital research 274 Rosa Lombardi and Federico Schimperna 15 The usefulness of exercises for identifying critical IC in organizations 290 Susanne Durst 16 Interventionist research into value creation mechanisms 304 Christian Nielsen and Morten Lund 17 Combining the measurement and management approaches: the fuzzy logic methodology 329 Stefania Veltri 18 Operationalising the resource-based view of the firm 353 Göran Roos Index 386

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Book SynopsisThis unique Research Handbook covers a wide range of issues that affect the careers of those in diverse groups: age, appearance, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and transgender.This work includes cross-disciplinary contributions from over 50 international academics, researchers, policy-makers, managers and psychologists, who review current thinking, practices, initiatives and developments within diversity and careers research on an international scale. They also consider the implication of diversity legislation for organizations and the individual, providing an insight into the future direction of research and practice. Unlike other research in the field, this work presents wide-ranging and holistic coverage of diverse groups in addition to considering the implication of individuals who appear in multiple categories.Students, academics and researchers in the fields of human resources, management and employment as well as those whose study encompasses diversity, development and equality will find this Research Handbook to be a useful and insightful read.Contributors: E.O. Achola, T. Agarwala, N. Arshad-Mather, D. Atewologun, G.L. Bend, A. Broadbridge, T. Calvard, S.M. Carraher, E.T. Chan, S.A. Chaudhry, F. Colgan, A. Elluru, S.L. Fielden, D. Foley, F. Gavin, L. Gutmann Kahn, K. Hirano, L.L. Huberty, M. Hynd, S. Javed, H. Jepson, S.K. Johnson, J. Jones, M. Jyrkinen, K. Karl, K. Keplinger, R. Kilpatrick, T. Köllen, L. Lindstrom, J. McGregor, L. McKie, M.E. Moore, D. Nickson, M.B. Ozturk, E. Parry, E. Pio, T. Povenmire-Kirk, T. Pratt, V. Priola, M.V. Roehling, P.V. Roehling, N. Rumens, Y.M. Sidani, S.E. Sullivan, J. Syed, S.A. Tate, A. Tatli, R. Thomas, F. Tomlinson, R. Turner, J. Van Eck Peluchette, H. Woodruffe-BurtonTrade Review'This comprehensive Research Handbook provides an in-depth analysis of thinking and research in the field of diversity and careers. With original contributions from key international scholars, it addresses contemporary issues around individual career development based on eight diversity themes that include ''core'' areas of gender, age, disability and race as well as new, emergent areas of relevance: appearance, sexuality, religion and transgender. In bringing together scholarship from a range of national contexts and of disciplinary backgrounds, it provides a wide-ranging view of contemporary thinking on diversity and careers and future directions of research.' --Ruth Simpson, Brunel University, UK'This Research Handbook offers a wide cover of the intersection between career studies and diversity management. The collection pulls together available knowledge written by experts in the field. This is a much needed Research Handbook for scholars in these fields, edited by two scholarly leaders, with high level of rigor and relevance.' --Yehuda Baruch, University of Southampton, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Adelina M. Broadbridge and Sandra L. Fielden PART I Age 1. Age and generational diversity in careers Emma Parry 2. to mid-career women managers: experiences of gendered age, care and work Linda McKie and Marjut Jyrkinen 3. Older women and career development: double (triple) jeopardy or endless opportunities? Judy McGregor 4. The last career transition? A gendered perspective on retirement Frances Tomlinson PART II Appearance 5. The importance of how you look for getting in and getting on in the workplace Dennis Nickson 6. Size does matter: the impact of size on career Patricia V. Roehling, Mark V. Roehling and Austin Elluru 7. ‘She’s got the look’: examining feminine and provocative dress in the workplace Joy Van Eck Peluchette and Katherine Karl 8. The perils of pretty: effects of personal appearance on women’s careers Stefanie K. Johnson, Ksenia Keplinger, Jessica F. Kirk and Elsa T. Chan PART III Disability 9. Diversity orientation and disability in organizational leadership Mark E. Moore and Lana L. Huberty 10. Career development for individuals with disabilities: examining issues of equity, access and opportunity Lauren Lindstrom, Kara Hirano and Richie Thomas 11. Career development for young adults with disabilities: an intersectional analysis Laurie Gutmann Kahn, Edwin Obilo Achola, and Tiana Povenmire-Kirk 12. What about a career? The intersection of gender and disability Gemma L. Bend and Vincenza Priola PART IV Gender 13. Impostor syndrome as a way of understanding gender and careers Thomas Calvard 14. Using the Kaleidoscope Career Model to create cultures of gender equity Sherry E. Sullivan and Shawn M. Carraher 15. Bullying and career consequences in the academy: experiences of women faculty Tanuja Agarwala 16. Career issues for women in the banking sector Melissa Hynd and Adelina M. Broadbridge PART V Race 17. Minority ethnic careers in professional services firms Doyin Atewologun 18. Visioning Muslim women leaders and organisational leadership in the 21st century Shirley Anne Tate and Naheed Arshad-Mather 19. Aboriginal entrepreneurship: is it a career or a lifestyle change? Dennis Foley 20. Gender, employment and careers in Pakistan Sammar Javed, Jawad Syed and Royce Turner PART VI Religion 21. Glass doors or sealed borders? Careers of veiled Muslim women in Lebanon Yusuf M. Sidani 22. Muslim women at work Edwina Pio 23. Veiling careers: comparing gendered work in Islamic and foreign banks in Pakistan Shafaq Chaudhry and Vincenza Priola 24. Religion and callings: the divine in careers Edwina Pio, Robert Kilpatrick and Timothy Pratt PART VII Sexuality 25. Sexuality, gender identity and career journeys Mustafa Bilgehan Ozturk and Ahu Tatli 26. Out at Work? Fiona Gavin 27. Coming out of the closet? The implications of increasing visibility and voice for the career development of LGB employees in UK private sector organisations Fiona Colgan 28. Lesbian career experiences Sandra L. Fielden and Hannah Jepson PART VIII Transgender 29. Transpeople, work and careers: a queer theory perspective Nick Rumens 30. Declining career prospects as ‘transition loss’? On the career development of transgender employees Thomas Köllen 31. Brothers are doing it for themselves: transmen and the creation of boundaryless and protean career choices Helen Woodruffe-Burton 32. ‘Trans-ferring in the workplace Jackie Jones Index

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Book SynopsisAn impressive range of HRD scholars have contributed to this excellent Handbook which offers a timely addition to both the HRD and the research methods literatures. HRD researchers who consult this book will find a thoughtful pathway through the debates and dialogues that feature in our dynamic and evolving field. The book provides practical guidance about research making use of emerging as well as established forms of data and approaches to analysis that can advance knowledge in the HRD domain. I commend it to novice as well as to experienced researchers. I will certainly be referring to it myself as I seek to develop my expertise as an HRD scholar and researcher.'- Valerie Anderson, University Forum for HRDAs Human Resource Development (HRD) research has developed, a growing variety of quantitative and qualitative data collection procedures and analysis techniques have been adopted; research designs now include mono, multiple and mixed methods. This Handbook brings together the wealth of research methods experience gained by HRD researchers into one essential volume.Organized into four parts, the book explores conceptual issues, qualitative research methods, quantitative research methods and methodological challenges. It utilises the wealth of research experiences of leading HRD scholars to provide a range of insights highlighting what works, what does not work and associated challenges. Each chapter provides annotated further reading, allowing the reader to expand on the topics discussed.The Handbook will prove invaluable for students and academics in the social sciences who are interested in the development of human resources - particularly postgraduates undertaking research on HRD and undergraduates researching HRD issues. It will also be of use to academics teaching research focused modules on HRD and people related issues, as well as experienced HRD researchers looking to further develop their understanding of methods for researching HRD.Contributors: C. Akinci, N. Beech, K. Black, J.L. Callahan, J. Calver, D. Coghlan, G. Connor, C. Elliott, P. Evans, T. Garavan, J. Gold, D.E. Gray, B. Hamlin, V. Harte, R. Holian, C. Jones, C. König, D. Langley, A. McDowall, C. MacKenzie, S. De Maeyer, D. Marks, S. Mavin, G. Messmann, R.H. Mulder, A. Ogun, R.F. Poell, C. Rigg, C. Rojon, E. Sadler-Smith, S. Sambrook, M. Sheehan, T. Spackman, V. Stead, J. Stewart, S. Tam, K. Trehan, C.L. Wang, R. Warhurst, H. Whitrod-Brown, C.S. Williams, J. WilliamsTrade Review‘An impressive range of HRD scholars have contributed to this excellent Handbook which offers a timely addition to both the HRD and the research methods literatures. HRD researchers who consult this book will find a thoughtful pathway through the debates and dialogues that feature in our dynamic and evolving field. The book provides practical guidance about research making use of emerging as well as established forms of data and approaches to analysis that can advance knowledge in the HRD domain. I commend it to novice as well as to experienced researchers. I will certainly be referring to it myself as I seek to develop my expertise as an HRD scholar and researcher.’ -- Valerie Anderson, University Forum for HRDTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: The Variety of Methods for Researching HRD Mark N.K. Saunders and Paul Tosey PART I CONCEPTUAL ISSUES 2. Paradigms, Philosophical Prisms and Pragmatism in HRD Research Bob Hamlin 3. HRD Research and Design Science Eugene Sadler-Smith 4. Scholarly Practice in HRD Research Jeff Gold, Tim Spackman, Diane Marks, Nick Beech, Julia Calver, Adrian Ogun and Helen Whitrod-Brown 5. Using Systematic Review Methodology to Examine the Extant Literature Céline Rojon and Almuth McDowall PART II QUALITATIVE RESEARCH 6. Ethnographic Research in HRD – Managing a Betrayal? Dawn Langley 7. In (Re)search of the Self: Autoethnography in HRD Research Sally Sambrook 8. Opening the Visual Methods Toolbox Kate Black and Russell Warhurst 9. The Use of Photo Elicitation Interviewing in Qualitative HRD Research Russell Warhurst and Kate Black 10. Action Research for HRD Research Rosalie Holian and David Coghlan 11. Critical Action Learning Research: Opportunities and Challenges for HRD Research and Practice Kiran Trehan and Clare Rigg 12. Facilitating Learning Using the Service Template Extended Process (STEP) Within a Process Consultation Framework Mark N.K. Saunders, Paul Tosey, Claire Jones, Christine S. Williams 13. Emergent Discourses of Learning and Community Formation: Exploring Social Media for Professional Learning Peter Evans 14. And What Kind of Question is That? Thinking About the Function of Questions in Qualitative Interviewing Paul Tosey PART III QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH 15. Using Questionnaire Surveys to Gather Data for Within Organisation HRD Research Cinla Akinci and Mark N.K. Saunders 16. Now You See Them, Now You Don’t: Using Online Surveys in HRD Longitudinal Research Jim Stewart and Victoria Harte 17. Maximising Telephone Survey Participation in International HRD Research Maura Sheehan, Mark N.K. Saunders and Catherine L. Wang 18. Using Critical Incidents and Vignette Technique in HRD Research to Investigate Learning Activities and Behaviour at Work Regina H. Mulder 19. Accounting for Complexity: Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) in HRD Research Christoph König, Gerhard Messmann, Regina H. Mulder and Sven De Maeyer 20. Using Systematic Content Analysis to Establish Theory-practice Links in HRD Literature Rob F. Poell PART IV METHODOLOGIAL CHALLENGES 21. The Competing Interests of Paradigm and Praxis in Critical HRD Research: Incorporating Quantitative Methods to Enact Critical Practice Jamie L. Callahan and Gary Connor 22. Mixed Methods in HRD Research: Theory and Practice from a Study of Hong Kong SMEs Steven Tam and David E. Gray 23. Key Issues for Gender Research in HRD: A Multi-stakeholder Framework for Analysing Gendered Media Constructions of Women’s Leaders Sharon Mavin and Jannine Williams 24. Leadership Development as a Method of Enquiry: Insights from a Post-structuralist Perspective Carole Elliott and Valerie Stead 25. Navigating Extra Sensitive Research Topics Utilizing Content Analysis and Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) Thomas Garavan and Clíodhna MacKenzie Index

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Book Synopsis'This comprehensive volume provides excellent coverage of the scholarly landscape for virtual teaming. Ivanaj and Bozon have integrated a variety of research streams and practical techniques that should prove to be very useful for anyone studying or working in virtual teams. The chapter on leadership and conflict management is an especially thoughtful and welcome addition to the literature, given we know less about these arenas, and yet they tend to be critical roadblocks for many teams. I commend the authors on developing an excellent resource!' - Cristina Gibson, University of Western Australia The book Managing Virtual Teams explores the critical elements that must be considered in managing virtual teams in organizations from structural, managerial, and process points-of-view. Based in solid research, the book provides a deep look at the nature of virtual teams and the factors that enable their success.Using a text-analysis method, the book consolidates results from both academic and practitioners' sources about virtual team inputs, processes, and outcomes. It lays out in clear detail the key characteristics of virtual teams and traces their emergence within organizations and research literature. Managing Virtual Teams addresses the particular practices of virtual teams, not only technological-focused but also socio-emotional, including the managerial attitudes required in virtual environments seeking well-performing teams. Incorporating case studies and research results, this book demonstrates how academic research can be used to successfully manage businesses in a virtual context.This book is a valuable contribution with clear guidelines for managerial practice, both for researchers interested in learning about virtual teams and to managers and organizations dealing with the challenges of managing them. Students will also benefit from this book as they learn how to become effective and operational virtual team members, and in future, successful managers.Trade ReviewManaging Virtual Teams is an absolutely essential read for anyone interested in learning more about today's most common work structure - global virtual teams. Because the book takes an evidence-based approach to understanding global virtual team leadership, readers can be confident that the advice and tools offered herein will help them in their journey to be better team leaders. The authors artfully blend research findings and practical examples to deliver an indispensable leadership toolkit for the 21st Century.' --Bradley L. Kirkman, North Carolina State University'The review they provide is quite thorough, describing strategy, tactics, and interventions for managing virtual teams and the people in them and identifying the main inputs, processes, and outputs of that management process. It summarizes enough of what is known about the management of virtual teams in modern industrial and service organizations to yield useful insights into ho that knowledge might be applied in various contexts; a handful of case studies exemplify practical applications. It is the sort of book one might first encounter as a textbook for an advanced professional course and then keep for latter use as a handbook.' --Research Technology Management'The book Managing Virtual Teams proposes a complete approach based on a solid analysis to understand the virtual team environment. It gives practical tips also, which is very helpful and can be adapted to various situations in business and/or education. Virtual team managers, virtual team members and anyone involved in virtual collaborative connections are clearly guided and will find answers to the main questions raised by virtual teaming.' --Corinne Gendron, University of Quebec at Montreal, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: PART I WHAT VIRTUAL TEAMS ARE ALL ABOUT? 1. Evolutive Definition of Virtual Teams 2. Emergence of Virtual Teams 3. Mapping the Virtual Team Research Field PART II VIRTUAL TEAM INPUTS 4. Elements Supporting Virtuality Within an Organization 5. Inputs and Characteristics of Virtual Teams PART III VIRTUAL TEAM PROCESSES 6. Socio-Emotional Processes 7. Technological and Work Processes 8. Managerial Processes : Leadership and Conflict Management PART IV OUTPUTS : VIRTUAL TEAMS A SOURCE OF PERFORMANCE 9. Teamwork Performance In Virtual Teams 10. Affective Performance In Virtual Teams 11. Final Conclusions PART V CASE STUDIES Index

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Book SynopsisThe hospitality and tourism sector is an increasingly significant contributor to GDP worldwide, as well as a key source of employment in developing regions. Drawing on contemporary research, this Handbook provides a provocative review of the major human resource challenges facing the hospitality and tourism sector today.Leading international scholars examine how hospitality and tourism businesses succeed through a consistently high level of service, particularly through the attitudes and behaviours of front-line employees to positively impact upon guest satisfaction and improve intention to return. Against this background, chapters analyse the myriad of reasons the industry struggles to attract and retain quality employees, including long and unsocial hours, non-competitive pay and unsophisticated management practices. Offering a thorough review of these human resource challenges through employee focus groups, in-depth interviews and surveys, this Handbook offers evidence-informed recommendations for their resolution. These include; strategies and tactics associated with brand internalisation, talent management, engagement, high-performance practices, learning and leadership development.Practical and engaging, this Handbook will be of interest to students and scholars researching hospitality and tourism from a business management perspective. Senior hospitality leaders will also benefit from the ideas herein, gaining competitive advantage by creating and supporting highly engaged and effective employees.Contriibutors include: T. Baum, M.-H. Budworth, R.J. Burke, C. Cheung, J. Christensen-Hughes, A. Jenkins, C.E. Kapoor, D. Kara, L. Lee, J.M. Madera, S. Mann, S. Mooney, W.C. Murray, A. Ogle, W. Pallett, T.-W. Tang, Y.-Y. Tang, M. Uysal, M.C.-H. Wang, T.C. WangTrade Review‘The Handbook of Human Resource Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Industries provides both traditional Human Resource Management (HRM) ideas and current trends that should be of interest to modern managers; it can supplement other works on tourism and hospitality.' -- American Reference Books AnnualTable of ContentsContents: Part I Setting the stage 1. Human resource management in the hospitality and tourism sector Ronald J. Burke 2. The changing tourism and hospitality context: Implications for human resource management in an age of disruption and growth Julia Christensen Hughes Part II Developing a service quality culture 3. A motivated workforce: the shifting factors that drive people to work in the hospitality industry William C. Murray 4. The talent agenda in hospitality and tourism William J. Pallett 5. How to develop hotel brand internalization among hotel employees Catherine Cheung and Tom Baum 6. Leadership in hospitality organizations: Achieving competitive advantage Ronald J. Burke Part III Developing human capital 7. Evolving conceptions of talent management: A roadmap for hospitality and tourism Julia Christensen Hughes and William C. Murray 8. Jobs for the girls? Women’s employment and career progression in the hospitality industry Shelagh Mooney 9. Ageism and age discrimination in hospitality employment: Issues, challenges and remedies Andrew Jenkins Part IV Critical employee and organization outcomes 10. Advancing engagement: Debates in the field and proposed directions for hospitality and tourism research and practice Julia Christensen Hughes 11. Synopses of empirical studies on engagement in hospitality and tourism research Julia Christensen Hughes 12. Security and safety: An internal customer perspective Alfred Ogle 13. Gender differences in burnout perceptions: The case of hotel employees Derya Kara and Muzaffer Uysal Part V Human Resource management initiatives 14. Diversity training in the hospitality and tourism industry Juan M. Madera, Camille E. Kapoor and Lindsey Lee 15. The happiest place on earth? A case study of the Disney World employment experience Sara L. Mann and Marie-Hélène Budworth 16. Benefits of workplace learning in hospitality organizations Ronald J. Burke 17. The benefits of high performance human resource practices in the implementation of an artistic strategy in the hotel industry Ta-Wei Tang, Ya-Yun Tang, Michael Chih-Hung Wang and Tsai-Chiao Wang Index

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