Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management

Edited by Chris Brewster, Professor of International Human Resource Management, Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK, Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Professor of Management and Organisational Behaviour, WU Vienna, Austria and Elaine Farndale, Professor of Human Resource Management, School of Labor and Employment Relations, Pennsylvania State University, US

'The Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management, Second Edition is an important and comprehensive resource for researchers and students seeking to better understand the contextual challenges and difference in human resource systems, strategies, and practices across countries. The Handbook is written by an impressive collection of thought leaders in the field of comparative CHRM, each offering cutting-edge insights on regional, functional, or strategic issues.'--Paula Caligiuri, Northeastern University, US'This Handbook is a timely, impressive, and well-organized contribution, with excellent authors from around the world. In particular, I appreciate the integration of two key elements: extensive consideration of the theories and research methods that serve as the foundations for the study of CHRM; and, specific consideration of a wide range of HRM practices and a wide range of country and regional contexts. The Handbook can be an invaluable resource for scholarship and for educational purposes.'--David Allen, Texas Christian University, Neeley School of Business, US

• Contents:1. The Meaning and Value of Comparative Human Resource Management: An IntroductionElaine Farndale, Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Chris BrewsterPART I Theoretical, conceptual and empirical issues in comparative HRM2. Comparative Institutional Analysis and Comparative HRMGeoffrey Wood, Alexandros Psychogios, Leslie T. Szamosi and David G. Collings3. Cultural Perspectives on Comparative HRMB. Sebastian Reiche, Yih-teen Lee and Javier Quintanilla4. Critical Approaches to comparative HRMTuomo Peltonen and Eero Vaara5. Methodological Challenges for Quantitative Research in Comparative HRMIngo Weller and Barry Gerhart6. The Anthropological Comparative Method as a Means of Analysing and Solving Pressing Issues in Comparative HRMFiona Moore and Mary Yoko BrannenPART II HRM tasks and themes7. Recruitment and Selection in ContextElaine Farndale, Irene Nikandrou and Leda Panayotopoulou8. Comparative Total Rewards Policies and Practices Ihar Sahakiants, Marion Festing, Allen D. Engle Sr. and Peter J. Dowling9. Comparing Performance Management across ContextsPaul Boselie, Elaine Farndale and Jaap Paauwe10. Human Resource Development: National EmbeddednessOlga Tregaskis and Noreen Heraty11. Comparative Employment Relations: Definitional, Disciplinary and Development Issues Werner Nienhüser and Chris Warhurst12. The Psychological Contract within the International and Comparative HRM LiteraturePaul Sparrow13. Positive and Negative Application of Flexible Working Time Arrangements: Comparing the United States of America and the EU CountriesLonnie Golden, Stephen Sweet and Heejung Chung14. Comparative Career Studies: Conceptual Issues and Empirical ResultsMila Lazarova, Wolfgang Mayrhofer, Jon Briscoe, Michael Dickmann, Douglas T. (Tim) Hall and Emma Parry15. Financial Participation: the Nature and Causes of National VariationAndrew Pendleton, Erik Poutsma and Paul E.M. Ligthart16. Comparative perspectives on Diversity and Equality: the challenges of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and religionGwendolyn Combs, Rana Haq, Alain Klarsfeld, Lourdes Susaeta and Esperanza Suarez17. Organising HRM in a comparative perspectiveJulia Brandl, Anna Bos-Nehles and Ina Aust18. The Intersection between Information Technology and Human Resource Management from a Cross-National Perspective: Towards a Research ModelHuub J. M. Ruël and Tanya Bondarouk19. Sustainable HRM: A comparative and international perspectiveIna Aust, Michael Muller-Camen and Erik PoutsmaPART III Regional perspectives20. HRM Practice and Scholarship in North AmericaSusan E. Jackson, Andrea Kim and Randall S. Schuler21. Revisiting the Latin American HRM modelAnabella Davila and Marta M. Elvira22. HRM in Mexico, Central America and the CaribbeanSergio M. Madero-Gómez and Miguel R. Olivas-Luján23. Comparative HRM research in South America: A call for comparative institutional approachesMichel Hermans24. HRM in Western Europe: Differences Without, Differences WithinChris Brewster, Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Paul Sparrow25. The Transition States of Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet UnionMichael J. Morley, Dana Minbaeva and Snejina Michailova26. HRM in the Middle EastPawan Budhwar and Kamel Mellahi27. HRM in Northern AfricaDavid B. Zoogah, Elham Kamal Metwally and Tarek Tantoush28. HRM in Sub-Saharan Africa: Comparative PerspectivesChristine Bischoff and Geoffrey Wood29. HRM in the Indian SubcontinentPawan Budhwar, Arup Varma and Manjusha Hirekhan30. HRM and Asian Socialist Economies in Transition: China, Vietnam and North KoreaNgan Collins, Ying Zhu and Malcolm Warner31. Japan, Korea and Taiwan: Issues and Trends in HRMPhilippe Debroux, Wes Harry, Shigeaki Hayashi, Heh Jason Huang, Keith Jackson and Toru Kiyomiya32. Comparative HRM Research in Indonesia, Malaysia and the PhilippinesVivien T. Supangco and Jessica A. Los Baños33. Styles of HRM in Australia and New ZealandPeter Boxall, Hugh Bainbridge and Stephen FrenkelPART IV Concluding Remarks34. Future Avenues for Comparative HRMWolfgang Mayrhofer, Chris Brewster and Elaine FarndaleIndex