The new edition of this SAGE Handbook builds on the success of the first by providing a fully updated and expanded overview of the field of human resource management. Bringing together contributions from leading international scholars - and with brand new chapters on key emerging topics such as...

The brand-new edition of this handbook builds on the success of the first by providing a fully updated and expanded overview of the field of human resource management. It remains an indispensable resource for advanced students and researchers in the field.

This paper investigates the reasons for and implications of the recent merger between three of the largest unions in the retail finance sector, creating UNIFI. Recent union mergers have been explained by environmental changes adversely affecting membership and finances. These prompt leaders to...

Findings from a major study of changing employment practices in UK banking are presented and discussed. Case studies are used to explore different patterns of reaction to a fast and radically changing business environment. Important questions are addressed, including the nature of the changes to...

This paper investigates the reasons for and implications of the recent merger between three of the largest unions in the retail finance sector, creating UNIFI. Recent union mergers have been explained by environmental changes adversely affecting membership and finances. These prompt leaders to...