In the United States in the last few years there has developed a notion of “strategic human resource management” (HRM). As with other high-sounding phrases in the management of people, first reactions are likely to divide between “let's have some of it” to “it won't work here”, with...

In keeping with an inaugural issue, we seek in this paper to do four things: to trace the origins of human resource management (HRM); to provide an explication and critique of it as a conceptual model; to outline the perspective which characterizes our own research programme at Warwick...

In addition to being characterized by the consistency of employment decisions one with another and their alignment with business strategy, human resource management (HRM) has also been deeply involved in the reshaping of organization structures in the 1980s, under conditions of increased...

Looks at the factors which drive and stabilise training activity. These include business strategic factors such as new products; the external/ internal labour markets; internal factors such as management commitment or existing training systems; and external training stimuli and support. Examines...

Multi-skilling at GKN Hardy Spicer is a phased program that exhibits many principles of socio-technical job design theory. This leading supplier of joint and driver shafts for front-wheel drive vehicles is introducing new technology to reduce costs, improve quality, and reduce working capital....

Looks at the changes in the business environment and examines the changes in human resource management which reflect this. Discusses in detail the response of human resource management to the need for a supply of skills through recruitment and training programmes. Also discusses the recognition...