TY - BOOK AU - Newell,Helen AU - Scarbrough,Harry TI - Human resource management in context: a case study approach SN - 0333921356 (hardback) U1 - 658.3 21 PY - 2002/// CY - New York PB - Palgrave KW - Personnel management KW - Case studies KW - Great Britain N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; This textbook is designed for advanced undergraduates and MBA students of human resource management. Using a thematic rather than a techniques-based structure, it provides an opportunity to engage with current problems and issues by going beyond the normal emphasis on best practice and techniques and developing an awareness of the wider context. Accompanied by a website at http://www.palgrave.com/business/newell containing lecturer support materials, this text presents the key themes underpinning an understanding of human resource management through the use of detailed research-based case studies; Introduction Understanding Human Resource Management Alcan: Managing Change—the case of teamwork Buildsoc: Does Teamworking Mean Team Pay? Accountco: Small is Beautiful? HR Planning in a Small Firm Multico: New Technology and the Sales Force London Borough: A Partnership Agreement? Bankco: Managerial and Organisational Learning Pharmaco: Organisational Restructuring and Job Insecurity Telco: Managing a Diverse Workforce Engineering Products: Internationalising Production Developing the New Agenda for HRM UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol058/2001046159.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol052/2001046159.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/hol051/2001046159.html ER -