Readings in STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE Management

PREFACE

Readings in Strategic Human Resource Management supplements our earlier text, Strategic Resource Management and is designed to provide academics, practitioners and students with an updated reference for the exploration of contemporary human resource management (HRM) issues. Incorporating the opinions and research findings of some of the most prominent HRM academics and practitioners from the US, the UK and the Australasian region, the readings represent the state of the art in strategic HRM. Contributing authors examine the application of HRM and strategic HRM models to the diverse environments of Australasia, the US and the UK and discuss many of the critical issues in contemporary theory and practice. Readings in Strategic Human Resource Management may be used as a companion to existing HRM texts, for reference and research purposes. Critical analysis of the models and the views presented will undoubtedly enhance the learning and subsequent practice of all who aspire to become effective HRM professionals.

Alan R Nankervis

University of Western Sydney, Nepean

Robert L Compton

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CONTENTS

Preface .............................................................................................................................vii

Acknowiedgements .........................................................................................................viii

List of contributors ............................................................................................................ix

Introduction .......................................................................................................................1

Part 1 Strategic perspectives of human resource management .......................................9

1 Human resource management: a critical analysis Karen Legge .................................11

2 The strategic contributions of the personnel function Roger Collins ...........................35

3 Managerial strategic choice and the management of human resources Yaw Debrah...49

4 The impact of corporate strategy on human resource management John Purcell ......57

5 Beyond traditional paternalistic and developmental approaches to organisational change and human resource strategies Doug Stace and Dexter Dunphy...................... 87

6 Strategic human resource management: theory and practice Robin Kramar ...........105

Part 2 The environment for strategic human resource management ..........................125

7 Managing change in a challenging environment Russell Lansbury ..........................127

8 Collective employment contracts and new working time arrangements in New Zealand Raymond Harbridge and David Tolich 143

9 Total quality management in Australian and New Zealand companies: some emerging themes and issues Patrick Dawson and Gill Palmer 157

10 Human resource management education: skill training or preparation for life? Alan Nankervis 175

11 Human resource management and the Australian Human Resources Institute: the profession and its professional body John Smart and Michael Pontijex 185

Part 3 Issues in strategic human resource management ...........................................207

12 Human resource planning in a changing environment Robert Kane and Susan Stanton 209

13 Psychological testing: does it work? Kevin Chandler ..........................................235

14 Personality or performance? The case against personality testing in management Robert Spillane 239

15 Credendalism—on the diploma treadmill Tony Biion and Robert Compton ........249

16 Human resource managers and training: a peek into the future Peter Hosie .....259

17 A challenge to career management practice Alan Fish andJack Wood ..............279

18 Future directions in remuneration management Mick Bennett ...........................291

19 Catch the new wave in human resources: human value management Jac Fitz-enz 301

Part 4 International perspectives of strategic human resource management ...........305

20 International human resource management issues for the 1990s Wayne Cascio ..307

21 International human resource management in Australian companies Peter Bowling and Denice Welch 327

22 Personnel management in Hong Kong: a review of current issues Paul Kirkbiide and Sara Tang351

23 Human resource management in Singapore: an overview David Tai Wai Wan, Thomas Wyatt, Anthony Tsai-Pen Tseng and Ho Beng Chia 367

Part 5 Looking to the future ......................................................................................383

24 Hilmer discusses the future for Australians at work Frederick Hilmer................. 385

25 The shape of the new organisation: implications for human resource management David Limerick 395

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