The current work paper treats the issue of management based on knowledge with direct application in the health domain. The work paper starts with the major importance that human resources have in this system; a fundamental resource in the health services. In the context of accentuated dynamic...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the similarities and differences in human resource (HR) practices between large and mid-sized organizations. With organization life cycle as the theoretical base, this study collects data on HR practices from a sample of mid-sized firms in one western...

This paper studies the possible effects of the implementation of an HRIS (human resources information system) on human resources job within a multinational company. I study the case of the Rexel group which, in particular, by the implementation of an HRIS, seeks to transform HRM practices of its...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the new journal, its inspirations, scope and ambitions. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews selected strands of the literature on evidence-based scholarship and discusses some of the observations and remedial...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the impact of the global financial crisis on human resource management (HRM) in multinational companies (MNCs) in Ireland. It focuses on four key areas of HR, namely staffing, pay and benefits, industrial relations and the HR function....

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a brief overview of the global financial crisis (GFC), highlighting its most frightening dimensions, the policy responses and issues around the management of labour during and post-GFC. Further, this paper introduces the five research papers that encompass...

Purpose – Intense competitive environments demand the combination of quality and innovation. The potential of human resource management practices within the total quality framework for promoting innovation is under debate, particularly in relation to radical innovation. The purpose of this...

This paper investigates the influence of human resource management on learning from internal and external sources of knowledge. Learning for innovation is a key ingredient of catching-up processes. The analysis builds on survey data about pharmaceutical firms in Mexico. Results show that the...

Human Resource Management (HRM) ist trotz umfangreicher Diskussion in der amerikanischen, britischen und deutschsprachigen Literatur ein schillernder Begriff geblieben, mit dem unterschiedliche Phaenomene und Konzepte verbunden werden. Auch Versuche, den oekonomischen Erfolg des HRM messbar zu...