HRM in the Global South

Dr. Toyin Ajibade Adisa is a senior lecturer in HRM/OB at UEL. He teaches and researches issues in comparative human resource management, employment relations and reforms in emerging and developing economies. Toyin is a senior fellow of Higher Education Academy, a fellow of Chartered Management Institute (CMI), member of British Academy of Management (BAM) and a member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). Toyin’s primary research interests lie in the broad academic disciplines of human resource management, workplace behaviour, and employee relations. Toyin is also the Co-Editor of Work-Life Interface (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).     Dr Chima Mordi is an Associate Professor and Director for Doctoral programmes at the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel University, UK. His key research examines Human Resource Management and Employment Relationsin emerging economies. Chima has authored/co-authored over 100 articles in highly rated academic international journals including Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Managerial Psychology, International Journal of Human Resource Management, European Management Review, Gender, Work and Organisation. Chima is a recipient of several awards including Emerald award for Research Excellence. He is an Academic member of the UK Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

• Part 1. Introduction.- 1. Introduction: Context Matters in Human Resource Management (Toyin Ajibade Adisa, Chima Mordi, and Gbolahan Gbadamosi).- Part 2. The Africa World.- 2. Human Resource Management in Nigeria: A Review and Conceptual Model (Gbolahan Gbadamosi and Toyin Ajibade Adisa).- 3. Human Resource Management and Employee Outcomes in Egypt (Ahmed Mohammed Sayed Mostafa).- 4. Human Resource Management in South Africa: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (Nasima Mohamed Hoosen Carrim, Karel Stanz, and Deborah K. Brown).- Part 3. The Middle-Eastern World.- 5. Human Resource Management in the United Arab Emirates: Towards a Better Understanding (Osama Khassawneh and Mohamed-Osman Shereif Mahdi Abaker).- 6. Gender Discrimination in Bahrain: Implications for Human Resource Management (Chima Mordi, Hakeem Ajonbadi, Esam Ismail Al-Alawi, and Layla Faisal Al-Halwachi).- 7. Human Resource Management in Jordan: Challenges and Future Prospects (Tamara Mohammad and Tamer K. Darwish).- Part 4. The Asian and South American World.- 8. The Scope and Nature of Employee Engagement in China (Xi Wen Chan, Chao Ma, Sudong Shang, and Xuchu Liu).- 9. Human Resource Management in the Twenty-First Century: Present Stand and the Emerging Trends in Indian Organizations (Bishakha Majumdar, Sushanta Kumar Mishra, and Pawan Budhwar).- 10. High Commitment HR Practices in Malaysian SMEs (Wee Chan Au).- 11. Cultural Perspectives on Intrinsic Motivation and HRM Practices in Pakistan (Sana Usmani, Hakeem Ajonbadi, and Chima Mordi) 12. Human Resource Management in Argentina: Challenges and Prospective (Maria Camila Botero, Mariana Elisa Politti, and Gisela Isabel Delfino).- Part 5. Digital Human Resource Management, Trade Union and Artificial Intelligence.- 13. The Acceptance and Practicality of Digital HRM in Nigeria (Toyin Ajibade Adisa, Olatunji David Adekoya, Issa Abdulraheem, and Chima Mordi).- 14. Digital Human Resource Management in Egypt Ghada El-Kot, Mike Leat, and Shaimaa Masry).- 15.  Trade Union Revitalisation: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Gig Economy (Michael Oyelere, Adejoke Ige-Olaobaju, and Rashmi Maini).