the use of human resource management (hrm) practices in the form of ‘bundles’ and in integration with the business strategy of the organisation have been emphasised throughout the hrm literature. these are called the horizontal integration and vertical integration respectively. this article aim at examining the use of these practices in liner shipping industry in which human element plays a vit...

The role of IS project team identity work in the enactment of day-to-day relationships with their internal clien ts is under-research ed. We address this gap by examining the identity work undertaken by an electronic human resource management (e-HRM) ‘hybrid’ project team engaged in an enterprise-wide IS implementation for their multi-national organisation. Utilising social identity theory, we ...

As part of a wider study into human resource management (HRM) practices in project-oriented organizations, we investigated the issue of employee well-being. Project-oriented organizations adopt temporary work processes to deliver products and services to clients. This creates a dynamic work environment, where additional pressures can be imposed on the employee from fluctuating work-loads, uncer...

Firms are continuously improving their human resource management (HRM) practices in order to achieve sustainable competitive advantage and increase their profitability. These practices include employee involvement, training, empowerment, compensation and rewards, etc. The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between human resource practices and firm performance. Using compani...

Nowadays, manufacturing companies have been working based on people-oriented approach. Customer satisfaction is currently not only for external customers but also required for internal customers. In this context, human resource is one of the most important resources to manage and vital for manufacturing companies in terms of customers, employees and managers. With this perception, The Human Res...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how functional and numerical flexibility can be successfully combined without workforce segmentation or flexible employment contracts, by implementing a highly integrated human resource management (HRM) system. Design/methodology/approach – Six case studies were conducted between January 2002 and June 2003 in Portuguese affiliates of multinational management...

Introduction Performance, in the context of organisation, is not only a broad concept which has been used synonymously with productivity, efficiency, effectiveness, and more recently competitiveness, it has also been a subject of study for social scientists from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. Labour productivity, for example, has long been the concern of (labour) economists ever sin...

Case analysis is a powerful teaching tool that requires students to demonstrate the higher-level application, analysis, evaluation, and synthesis skills essential effective critical thinking. Human Resource Management (HRM) professionals must develop these incorporate them into their day-to-day practices in serving organizations employees with whom they work. This paper presents HRM students’ p...

This study investigated the impact of electronic human resource management (e-HRM) implementation on effectiveness HRM system. The framework this was guided by three theories: unified theory acceptance and use technology, social exchange theory, leader-member theory. Covariance-based structural equation modelling used to test proposed model hypotheses. sample consisted 282 responses from employ...

The present paper investigates the role of leadership and human resource management (HRM) in times crisis. analysis is situated within context Lebanon which facing challenges COVID-19 pandemic whilst undergoing a devastating economic crisis downturn. Based on 23 interviews with managers, recognizes attributes effective approach, as well that HRM plays driving employee organizational performance...