... of this paper is to examine the extent to which organizational strategy and structure affect the relationship between servant leadership and organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach Survey data were collected from 336 direct reports of CEOs/GM/MDs in Australian SMEs, and multiple regression...

... used by SMEs pursuing a strategy focussed on human resources. In contrast, a strategic focus on cost correlated negatively with paid parental leave and flexible rosters/shifts. SMEs pursuing innovation were unlikely to provide flexible leave while job sharing was less visible in SMEs focussing...

...‐415‐28741‐3   £21.99 pbk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 --> 1. Rejection. Employees and subcontractors, as well as the environment are simply regarded as resources to be exploited. 2. Non‐responsiveness. Business strategies are dominated by financial...

...Kevin Morrell G.   Dessler . Human Resource Management, 8th edition . Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice‐Hall   2000 . 699 pp. (hbk) , ISBN: 0‐13‐0141240   £31.99 © MCB UP Limited 2002 --> Human resource management Personnel Performance Strategy...

... --> Human resource management Strategy This book claims to provide a distinctive contribution to the literature on human resource management for three reasons. First, it is structured around a processual view of work organisations and of “human resource strategy‐making” – the basic perspective...

... complex and multidimensional an entity to be handled as a set of people‐related activities in relation to strategy. The article presents conceptions of strategic HRD based on earlier theory, and deduces three distinct logics, labelled as need‐driven, opportunity‐driven, and capability‐driven approaches...

... School to provide excellent learning experiences for the whole range of post‐graduate students there. Strategic management Human resource management Strategy Organizational change In considering whether to use a particular text, students and tutors might anticipate that a number of key...

... Human resource management Strategy Organizational change In considering whether to use a particular text, students and tutors might anticipate that a number of key criteria should be met. These criteria encompass comprehensive content, learning objectives at the commencement of each chapter, case...

....   Lewis , M.   Millmore , and M.   Saunders . Managing Change: A Human Resource Strategy Approach . Harlow : Financial Times, Prentice Hall   2000 . 314 pp. , ISBN: 0‐273‐63065‐2   £23.99 © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Strategic management Human resource management...

...May M.L. Wong; Chris Hendry This study examines and compares the employment strategy used by Japanese and British retail companies in Hong Kong. Hendry’s structured employment systems model is adopted as the theoretical framework for this research. Three case companies – Morioka and Okadaya...

...Alan Ryan Shaun   Tyson . The Practice of Human Resource Strategy . London : Pitman Publishers , ISBN: 0 273 62864 0   £24.99 (paperback) © MCB UP Limited 1998 --> Case studies Ethnography Human resource management Industrial relations Strategy Theory...

... with performance and effectiveness at both organisation and sub‐organisation levels. Evaluates downsizing strategies and implementation methods that organisations may use. Utilises the individual perspective to examine and discuss the consequences of downsizing relative to survivors. Considers the implications...

..., but at the same time will try and establish orderly if not co‐operative forms of interaction. Suggests some practical implications, the principal one being that more attention could usefully be given to behavioural aspects of the process rather than concentrating on issue‐based strategies when preparing...

...Rozhan Bin Othman One of the main features of human resource management (HRM) is the emphasis on aligning the organization’s employee management practice with its strategy. It is argued that the strategy pursued by an organization needs to be supported by a compatible form of HRM practices. Each...

...Neil Anderson; Tim Payne; Eammon Ferguson; Tom Smith A series of analyses was performed to evaluate the decision‐making strategies of assessors involved in a final‐stage assessment centre(AC). Thirty‐eight assessors rated applicants (n = 222) for an engineering sponsorship placement. Applicants...

.... Top management teams, then, are the organization's direction setters. From them come the basis and detail of strategy, goals, objectives, mission, and Personnel Review, Vol. 22 No. 6, 1993, pp. 53-62 © MCB University Press, 0048-3486 Personnel Review 22,6 54 definition of responsibilities which keep...

... Strategy © MCB UP Limited 1993 Personnel Review 22,4 26 Organizational Configurations Implications for the Human Resource/ Personnel Management Debate Joanne P. Duberley and Neil D. Burns Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK The Configuration Approach The configuration approach...

...George F. Thomason The broad approaches to the acquisition and utilisation of human resources at different phases in the growth of industry are examined. It is concluded that at each stage some relationship exists between business strategy and human resourcing responses made to external labour...

... neglect of corporate‐level issues in favour of personal,interpersonal and group issues, and its neglect of the environment in which the organisation is located. However, within OD there has been a continuing focus on mission, strategy and excellence, and on leadership,culture and excellence. Curiously...