HRM's Contribution to Hard Work

The book seeks answers to the question: how has Human Resource Management contributed and how could it have contributed to the development of organisations and economy? Based on theories and literature review each contribution compares HRM practices of several thousand European middle and large organisations, with a special focus on Slovenia, one of the new EU member states, which has successfully managed its transition to market economy. The analyses reveal how strategic the role of HRM in organisations is, how it balances between hard and smart work and between more or less friendly forms of work and employment flexibility. Critical observations of traditional managerial practices, including autocratic and non-participative leadership, which have impacts not only on the organisations but also on wider society, are made. The position of youth is particularly accentuated. Clear differences in these respects have been observed in the wider European area. Recommendations for managers on how their organisations and HRM should be shaped on the way to the knowledge economy are elaborated.

Autorentext

The Editors: Ivan Svetlik is professor of HRM, labour market and employment policy at Ljubljana University. He chairs the Organisations and Human Resources Research Centre, which is a member of a world wide CRANET network for HRM research. His research is particularly focused on employment, knowledge, education and training.
Branko Ilic is a teaching assistant in the field of socio-economics at Ljubljana University. He is a member of the Organisations and Human Resources Research Centre. His research field embraces personnel education, intellectual capital, innovation and knowledge management.

Inhalt

Contents: Ivan Svetlik/Branko Ilic: Foreword - Ivan Svetlik: Introduction: Cracks in the Success Story - Miroljub Ignjatovic/Ivan Svetlik: HRM of Low Intensity - Dana Mesner AndolSek/Janez stebe: The HRM Funcntion and Line Management in European Organisations; How Far has Devolution Gone? - Anton Kramberger/Branko Ilic/Andrej Kohont: Strategically-Oriented Management, Organisational Growth and Effectiveness: A Cross-Country Comparison - Miroslav Stanojevic: Mobilising Human Resources to Improve Work Intensity - Matej Makarovic: Social Capital in Slovenian Organisations: The Missing Resource - Jana Nadoh/Klement Podnar: Unsuccessful Superior-Subordinate Communication - A Slovenian Problem - Branko Ilic: Stimulating Innovation with Monetary and Non-Monetary Rewards - Anja Kopac/Martina Trbanc: Extensive but less Development-Oriented Training - Aleksandra Kanjuo Mrcela/Miroljub Ignjatovic: Unfriendly Flexibilisation of Work and Employment - The Need for Flexicurity - Nevenka Cernigoj Sadar: Work-Family Arrangements in Organisations - Andrej Kohont: Shallow Policy without an HRM Strategy in the Government Administration.