Table of contents - Special Issue: New directions in the HRM function
Guest Editors: Michael Morley
New directions in the roles and responsibilities of the HRM function
Michael J. Morley, Patrick Gunnigle, Michelle O'Sullivan, David G. CollingsPurpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue, which brings together five papers exploring the changing anatomy of HRM at organisational level. …
Distributing HRM responsibilities: a classification of organisations
Mireia Valverde, Gerard Ryan, Ceferí SolerPurpose – The purpose of the paper is to show that HRM is not the sole responsibility of HR departments, but also of other agents inside and outside the organisation, such as top…
Devolved HRM responsibilities, middle‐managers and role dissonance
Teri McConvilleThis paper aims to report a study into the role of middle line managers, in public services, in relation to devolved HRM. The paper notes that the intermediacy of middle…
The HR function in large‐scale mergers and acquisitions: the case study of Nordea
Ingmar Björkman, Anne‐Marie SøderbergThe paper aims to report on an in‐depth study of the merger and acquisition processes involved in the creation of the leading financial services corporation in the Nordic…
Outsourcing vs insourcing in the human resource supply chain: a comparison of five generic models
Tom Kosnik, Diana J. Wong‐MingJi, Kristine HooverThe purpose of this paper is to develop a typology of human resource supply chain (HRSC) models that enable comparison of different models for making more informed strategic HR…
The diffusion of human‐resource information‐technology innovations in US and non‐US firms
Gary W. Florkowski, Miguel R. Olivas‐LujánThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the diffusion patterns of eight information technologies that are transforming HR service‐delivery in North America and Europe: HR…
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0048-3486Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Eddy Ng
- Professor Pauline Stanton