Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to outline and analyse the limitations and opportunities of decentralised human resource management (HRM) in the public sector. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a case study of the Estonian Central Government. Findings – It is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to link previous research on diversity, social capital and strategic human resource management (SHRM), and propose a model to explain how an SHRM system can moderate the effects of diversity on cognitive and relational dimensions of social capital....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to two related contemporary debates on the changing views of the employment relation and on the adoption of telework as a new work practice by analyzing line managers' general telework‐attitude formation processes, and possible outcomes in...

Purpose – Describes the transformation of HR at QBE Insurance, focusing on how the group HR team has engaged both the business and divisional HR teams across an international operation to enable this transformation. Design/methodology/approach – Discusses integrated changes, driven by group...

Purpose – This is a theoretical paper, which aims to consider the role of strategic human resource management (SHRM) in the development of “gross national happiness” (GNH) in Bhutan. Design/methodology/approach – The paper initially examines the question of what is strategic capacity...

Purpose – The paper aims is to investigate human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and human resources (HR) management in Thai business organizations listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). The first such survey was reported on in 1998....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to warn against organisations failing to value their intellectual capital in pursuit of elusive outside human resources. Design/methodology/approach – Satirical poem. Findings – Organisations can be better served by valuing and cultivating their...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to integrate cultural value management into the high level of human resource management to propose a new direction of strategic human resource management (SHRM) development through management by the values (MBV) concept. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – Paternalism in labour relationships is characteristic of Chilean and Latin American firms. Despite its empirical and practical relevance it lacks adequate conceptual elaboration so that it remains an opaque real drive that cannot be managed. This paper seeks to propose some...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how HR can help an organization to meet its business goals. Design/methodology/approach – Reveals that a UK retail‐marketing agency that set up its HR department five years ago now has HR representation on the board of directors. Explores...