Human Resource Management A Critical Approach

1 Human Resource Management: A Critical Introduction

DAVID G. COLLINGS, GEOFFREY WOOD AND LESLIE T. SZAMOSI

SECTION ONE: Context of HRM

2 HRM in Changing Organisational Contexts

PHIL JOHNSON AND LESLIE T. SZAMOSI

3 Strategic HRM: A Critical Review

CORINE BOON AND JAAP PAAUWE

4 HRM and Organisational Performance

STEPHEN WOOD

5 HRM: An Ethical Perspective

MICK FRYER, DIMITRIOS KOUKOURDINOS AND ALEXANDROS PSYCHOGIOS

6 Substance or Smokescreen: A Critical Evaluation of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Agenda in Organisations

HILARY T. O’LEARY AND YSEULT FREENEY

7 HRM and Global Value Chains: Reconfiguration and Regulation in Times of Economic Crisis

GEOFFREY WOOD, PAULINE DIBBEN, JOHN CULLEN, JULIANA MEIRA, DEBBY BONNIN, LUIZ MIRANDA AND CAROLINE LINHARES

8 Knowledge and Organisational Learning and Its Management through HR Practices: A Critical Perspective

CLAIRE GUBBINS

9 HRM in Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

TONY DUNDON AND ADRIAN WILKINSON

SECTION TWO: HRM Practice

10 Recruitment and Selection: The Age of Artificial Intelligence

ROSALIND H. SEARLE, RAMI AL-SHARIF AND NOVIKA GRASIASWATY

11 HR Planning: Institutions, Strategy, Tools and Techniques

ZSUZSA KISPAL-VITAI AND GEOFFREY WOOD

12 Performance Management

ANTHONY MCDONNELL, PATRICK GUNNIGLE AND KEVIN R. MURPHY

13 Reward Management

ERIK POUTSMA

14 Human Resource Development

IRENA GRUGULIS

15 Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management

GILTON KLERCK

16 International Human Resource Management

KIERAN M. CONROY AND ASHISH MALIK

SECTION THREE: Emerging Trends in HRM Globally

17 HRM – From Digitalisation to AI

GIOVANNI OSCAR SERAFINI AND LESLIE T. SZAMOSI

18 The End of Jobs: How Gig Work and Job Deconstruction Are Transforming the World of Work

DAVID G. COLLINGS, JAMES DUGGAN AND PHILIP ROGIERS

19 Sustainable HRM – A Critical and Commons-Centric Perspective

BRIAN MATTHEWS AND MICHAEL MULLER-CAMEN

20 Worker Well-Being in the Context of Human Resource Management

KARINA VAN DE VOORDE, STEVEN KILROY AND RICCARDO PECCEI

Biography

David G. Collings holds Chair of Sustainable Business at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He previously held academic appointments at the University of Sheffield, Dublin City University and the University of Galway. He has held visiting positions at King’s College London, Cornell Univeristy and Nanyang Business School in Singapore.

Geoffrey Wood is Professor and DanCap Private Equity Endowed Chair, and Department Chair DAN Management at Western University in Canada, and also holds adjunct professorships at the University of Bath and Cranfield University, both in the UK. Previously, he served as Dean and Professor of International Business, at Essex Business School and before then as Professor of International Business at Warwick Business School, UK.

Leslie T. Szamosi is Professor and Director of the Pan-European MBA programme at CITY College, University of York Europe Campus. He is also Accreditor and Panel Chair for the International Faculty of the Association of MBAs (AMBA) and a regular evaluator and assessor of European Union-funded projects. He has worked in both the private and public sectors in Canada.

‘Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach (Third Edition) is unparalleled in its depth and breadth, offering a comprehensive and incisive exploration of HRM frameworks, strategies, and emerging challenges. This exceptional text equips students with the analytical tools needed to navigate the complexities of HRM, and also serves as an invaluable reference for professionals and researchers alike. I confidently assign it to my students and rely on it frequently in my own research and teaching’.

Anthony Nyberg, Director, Center for Executive Succession and Chaired Professor in the Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, USA

‘This book brings together an international team of experts to deliver a critical analysis of core HRM activities and significant developments in people management. This is an invaluable resource for HRM students, scholars, and managers who are looking for an in-depth and engaging discussion about the context and content of HRM’.

Helen De Cieri, Professor of Management, Monash University, Australia

‘The third edition again offers a rich exploration of HRM's evolving landscape, blending foundational theories with critical perspectives on contemporary challenges such as AI, gig work, and sustainability. This essential resource equips scholars and practitioners with the ideas needed to innovate in HRM, fostering deeper insights into ethical, strategic, and global dimensions’.

Elaine Farndale, Professor of Human Resource Management, The Pennsylvania State University, USA