International Journal of Manpower: Volume 20 Issue 8

Barriers to effective HRM

Bob Kane, John Crawford, David Grant

In this study, scales were developed to measure the extent to which organisations exhibited “soft” or “hard” approaches to HRM, and the extent to which potential barriers to the…

Emerging issues in strategic HRM in Singapore

Naresh Khatri

To face the onslaught of hypercompetition, organizations need to be responsive and flexible. The human factor, if managed effectively, is perhaps the most important in imparting…

Human resource practices and workforce diversity: an empirical assessment

Brian D’Netto, Amrik S. Sohal

Workforce diversity has become an important issue in Australia. This study examined the extent to which human resource management practices were being used by organisations in…

Human resource management as competitive advantage in the new millennium: An Indonesian perspective

Ahmad D. Habir, Asti B. Larasati

One strand of conventional wisdom is the urgent need for human resource management in Indonesia to improve to world standards so that the Indonesian corporate sector can survive…

Employee characteristics associated with the provision of work‐family policies and programs

E. Anne Bardoel, Simon A. Moss, Kosmas Smyrnios, Phyllis Tharenou

Are organizations responding to significant changes in Australian labour force demographics by providing more family‐friendly programs? This article explores whether or not…

Strategic human resources management in Australia: the human cost

Leah Kaye

Strategic human resource management (HRM) is increasingly being used to indicate a system‐wide intervention that links HRM to strategic planning and cultural change. However, what…