Recession at work : HRM in the Irish crisis

1. Introduction -- 2. Recession, the labour market and the conduct of human resource management -- 3. Human resource management in the recession : results of survey of employers -- 4. Human resource managers : the effects of the recession and HR responses -- 5. Human resource managers : good human resource management in the recession -- 6. Trade union officials : representing members in the recession -- 7. Containing job losses and staying on course : Irish life and permanent, Sherry FitzGerald and Dublin Airport Authority -- 8. Maintaining trust and developing competencies in challenging business times : Superquinn, Medtronic and Ericsson -- 9. Human resources in the recession : summary and conclusions.