...Rajesh K. Chandwani; Biju Varkkey Purpose – Discusses the key dimensions of organizational culture at Agarwal Packers and Movers Ltd (APML), India. Design/methodology/approach – Describes the role of human resource management (HRM) practices in building an organizational culture which...

...Lola-Peach Martins Purpose – Observes that diversity management (DM) is central to the human resource management (HRM) function in work organizations, and the past decade has seen employers seeking to establish more devolved management structures that place more emphasis on local-level managerial...

... people at all levels of the organization informed on key HR practices and on the factors that influence their ability to perform. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Performance Awards Human-resource management For the past 18 years, we have had the privilege of facilitating...

...-resource management Computer software Recruitment When Sachin Dharmapurikar, an expert programmer, heard about the recruitment process at ThoughtWorks India (TWI), he could not believe his ears. He thought: “No company would invest this much time and management effort on recruiting software...

... disorder. How can you manage this appropriately? Performance Mental illness Health and safety Human-resource management Managing reduced employee performance and poor attendance is often undertaken as part of informal or formal performance management. But what if the employee under...

... strategic input. Originality/value – Emphasizes that there is an organizational and employee aspect to every element of HR and that the HR specialist should accept both of these. Business strategy Human-resource management Top executives Advice For decades commentators...

... management Human-resource management The use of social media is growing rapidly around the world. According to CompliSpace, a provider of governance, risk and compliance programs and services, every minute of every day 100,000 tweets are sent, 684,478 pieces of content are shared on Facebook, 48...

... management Strategy Management strategy For the past 20 years, we have worked on more than 50 research projects with HR leaders and organizations to gain a better understanding of what human‐resource management leaders can and must do to create value and competitive advantage for their enterprises...

.../value Deals with organizational performance in the context of penny‐wise pound‐foolish thinking. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Productivity Efficiency Effectiveness Human‐resource management Organizational performance Scholar and author of the Anatomy...

...Mandy Sim Purpose Describes some of the dangers in outsourcing some human‐resource management tasks while keeping others in‐house. Design/methodology/approach Explains why some organizations have decided to outsource aspects of their HR. Shows that the measure, usually designed...

... one driven by procedures. Organizational change Human‐resource management Change management Public sector Housing associations Prime Focus Regeneration Group, a social‐investment agency providing services throughout the English Midlands, has been transformed from a change‐weary...