Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop understanding of the “HRM process” as defined by Bowen and Ostroff (2004). The authors clarify the construct of “HRM philosophy” and suggest it is communicated to employees through “HRM messages”. Interrelationships between these...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore differences in the degree of innovation in employment relations (ER) between emerging and established firms, Design/methodology/approach A large national telephone survey ( N =1,416) of both emerging (5 years) and established firms was conducted....

In this e-book seven papers bring together various aspects of line manager experiences associated with the management and regulation of employment. Importantly, and keeping with the attributes of the journal Employee Relations, the papers address key issues concerning the roles of line managers...