One of Canadas most prolific researchers, Professor Burkes work has focused on the relationship between the work environment and the individuals overall well being, and over the past thirty years he has written articles for numerous academic and professional journals. In addition to his research and teaching activities, Professor Burke was the Founding Editor of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. Burke has served on the editorial board of a dozen journals and has reviewed manuscripts for a dozen more journals. He has served as a member of two grants committees for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, as Director of the PhD program in the School of Business at York University, and as Associate Dean Research, with the School of Business at York University. He has participated in research conferences in North and South America, the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association. Cary Cooper, CBE, is currently Professor Cary Cooper, CBE, is Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School. He is also President of the British Academy of Management. He is the author of over 80 books (on occupational stress, women at work and industrial and organizational psychology), has written over 300 scholarly articles for academic journals, and is a frequent contributor to national newspapers, TV and radio. He is currently Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, co-Editor of the medical journal Stress Medicine; Co-Editor of the International Journal of Management Review. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, The Royal Society of Arts, The Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal Society of Health. Professor Cooper is the President of the British Academy of Management, is a Companion of the (British) Institute of Management and one of the first UK based Fellows of the (American) Academy of Management (having also won the 1998 Distinguished Service Award for his contribution to management science from the Academy of Management). Professor Cooper is the Editor (jointly with Professor Chris Argyris of Harvard Business School) of the international scholarly Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management (12 volume set). He has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation, ILO, and recently published a major report for the EU's European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Work Conditions on "Stress Prevention in the Workplace".

• I. Human Resources as a Competitive Advantage. The Human Resources Revolution (R.J. Burke). Why Putting People First Matters. (R.J. Burke). Emerging Perspectives on the Relationship between HRM and Performance. (D. Lepak et al.). Designing Effective HRM Systems: The Issue of HRM Strategy (S. Kepes, J. Delery) II. Human Resource Management in the International Context. Human Resource Management in Europe and North America: Similarities and Differences. (B. Van Diepen, A. Van Iteron, R.A. Roe). Globalizing HRM: The Growing Revolution in Managing Employees Internationally. (P. Sparrow, C. Brewster). Developing the Global Manager. (M. Dalton). III. Human Resource Management and Employee Well-being. The Challenges of HRM in Managing Employee Stress and Improving Well-being. (C. Cooper). Human Resource Policies for Work-Personal Life Integration. (E. Demerouti). IV. Human Resource Management and Organizational Effectiveness. HRM for Team-Based Working. (M. West, L. Markiewicz, H. Shipton). Human Resource Management Practices in the Knowledge Economy: Developing Human and Social Capital. (B. Ghitulescu, C. Leana). Engagement with Work: Issues for Measurement and Intervention. (M.P. Leiter). Becoming a Talent Leader - Individual and Organizational Perspectives. (M. Mongillo). The Strategic Employee Survey. (J.W. Wiley). Developing Leaders: A Multi-Level Perspective. (T. Nielsen, T. Halfhill). Developing the Adaptive and Global Leader: HR Strategies within a Career-long Perspective. (S. Zccaro, G. Wood, J. Herman).

One of Canadas most prolific researchers, Professor Burkes work has focused on the relationship between the work environment and the individuals overall well being, and over the past thirty years he has written articles for numerous academic and professional journals. In addition to his research and teaching activities, Professor Burke was the Founding Editor of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. Burke has served on the editorial board of a dozen journals and has reviewed manuscripts for a dozen more journals. He has served as a member of two grants committees for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, as Director of the PhD program in the School of Business at York University, and as Associate Dean Research, with the School of Business at York University. He has participated in research conferences in North and South America, the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association. Cary Cooper, CBE, is currently Professor Cary Cooper, CBE, is Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School. He is also President of the British Academy of Management. He is the author of over 80 books (on occupational stress, women at work and industrial and organizational psychology), has written over 300 scholarly articles for academic journals, and is a frequent contributor to national newspapers, TV and radio. He is currently Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, co-Editor of the medical journal Stress Medicine; Co-Editor of the International Journal of Management Review. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, The Royal Society of Arts, The Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal Society of Health. Professor Cooper is the President of the British Academy of Management, is a Companion of the (British) Institute of Management and one of the first UK based Fellows of the (American) Academy of Management (having also won the 1998 Distinguished Service Award for his contribution to management science from the Academy of Management). Professor Cooper is the Editor (jointly with Professor Chris Argyris of Harvard Business School) of the international scholarly Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management (12 volume set). He has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation, ILO, and recently published a major report for the EU's European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Work Conditions on "Stress Prevention in the Workplace".

• I. Human Resources as a Competitive Advantage. The Human Resources Revolution (R.J. Burke). Why Putting People First Matters. (R.J. Burke). Emerging Perspectives on the Relationship between HRM and Performance. (D. Lepak et al.). Designing Effective HRM Systems: The Issue of HRM Strategy (S. Kepes, J. Delery) II. Human Resource Management in the International Context. Human Resource Management in Europe and North America: Similarities and Differences. (B. Van Diepen, A. Van Iteron, R.A. Roe). Globalizing HRM: The Growing Revolution in Managing Employees Internationally. (P. Sparrow, C. Brewster). Developing the Global Manager. (M. Dalton). III. Human Resource Management and Employee Well-being. The Challenges of HRM in Managing Employee Stress and Improving Well-being. (C. Cooper). Human Resource Policies for Work-Personal Life Integration. (E. Demerouti). IV. Human Resource Management and Organizational Effectiveness. HRM for Team-Based Working. (M. West, L. Markiewicz, H. Shipton). Human Resource Management Practices in the Knowledge Economy: Developing Human and Social Capital. (B. Ghitulescu, C. Leana). Engagement with Work: Issues for Measurement and Intervention. (M.P. Leiter). Becoming a Talent Leader - Individual and Organizational Perspectives. (M. Mongillo). The Strategic Employee Survey. (J.W. Wiley). Developing Leaders: A Multi-Level Perspective. (T. Nielsen, T. Halfhill). Developing the Adaptive and Global Leader: HR Strategies within a Career-long Perspective. (S. Zccaro, G. Wood, J. Herman).

One of Canadas most prolific researchers, Professor Burkes work has focused on the relationship between the work environment and the individuals overall well being, and over the past thirty years he has written articles for numerous academic and professional journals. In addition to his research and teaching activities, Professor Burke was the Founding Editor of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences. Burke has served on the editorial board of a dozen journals and has reviewed manuscripts for a dozen more journals. He has served as a member of two grants committees for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, as Director of the PhD program in the School of Business at York University, and as Associate Dean Research, with the School of Business at York University. He has participated in research conferences in North and South America, the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association. Cary Cooper, CBE, is currently Professor Cary Cooper, CBE, is Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School. He is also President of the British Academy of Management. He is the author of over 80 books (on occupational stress, women at work and industrial and organizational psychology), has written over 300 scholarly articles for academic journals, and is a frequent contributor to national newspapers, TV and radio. He is currently Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior, co-Editor of the medical journal Stress Medicine; Co-Editor of the International Journal of Management Review. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, The Royal Society of Arts, The Royal Society of Medicine and the Royal Society of Health. Professor Cooper is the President of the British Academy of Management, is a Companion of the (British) Institute of Management and one of the first UK based Fellows of the (American) Academy of Management (having also won the 1998 Distinguished Service Award for his contribution to management science from the Academy of Management). Professor Cooper is the Editor (jointly with Professor Chris Argyris of Harvard Business School) of the international scholarly Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management (12 volume set). He has been an advisor to the World Health Organisation, ILO, and recently published a major report for the EU's European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Work Conditions on "Stress Prevention in the Workplace".

• I. Human Resources as a Competitive Advantage. The Human Resources Revolution (R.J. Burke). Why Putting People First Matters. (R.J. Burke). Emerging Perspectives on the Relationship between HRM and Performance. (D. Lepak et al.). Designing Effective HRM Systems: The Issue of HRM Strategy (S. Kepes, J. Delery) II. Human Resource Management in the International Context. Human Resource Management in Europe and North America: Similarities and Differences. (B. Van Diepen, A. Van Iteron, R.A. Roe). Globalizing HRM: The Growing Revolution in Managing Employees Internationally. (P. Sparrow, C. Brewster). Developing the Global Manager. (M. Dalton). III. Human Resource Management and Employee Well-being. The Challenges of HRM in Managing Employee Stress and Improving Well-being. (C. Cooper). Human Resource Policies for Work-Personal Life Integration. (E. Demerouti). IV. Human Resource Management and Organizational Effectiveness. HRM for Team-Based Working. (M. West, L. Markiewicz, H. Shipton). Human Resource Management Practices in the Knowledge Economy: Developing Human and Social Capital. (B. Ghitulescu, C. Leana). Engagement with Work: Issues for Measurement and Intervention. (M.P. Leiter). Becoming a Talent Leader - Individual and Organizational Perspectives. (M. Mongillo). The Strategic Employee Survey. (J.W. Wiley). Developing Leaders: A Multi-Level Perspective. (T. Nielsen, T. Halfhill). Developing the Adaptive and Global Leader: HR Strategies within a Career-long Perspective. (S. Zccaro, G. Wood, J. Herman).