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ISBN
9780801448300
Book Title
Hired Hands or Human Resources? : Case Studies of HRM Programs and Practices in Early American Industry
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Item Length
9.3 in
Publication Year
2009
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Bruce E. Kaufman
Genre
Business & Economics
Topic
Human Resources & Personnel Management
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
280 Pages
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Publisher
Cornell University Press
ISBN-10
0801448301
ISBN-13
9780801448300
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73299928

Product Key Features

Book Title
Hired Hands or Human Resources? : Case Studies of HRM Programs and Practices in Early American Industry
Number of Pages
280 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Human Resources & Personnel Management
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Business & Economics
Author
Bruce E. Kaufman
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
23.5 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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LCCN
2009-023927
Dewey Edition
22
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"For anyone interested in the history of human resources in the United States, this book is a must-read. Bruce E. Kaufman goes back to the cases written at the time to describe the foundation and evolution of the HR function."--Patrick M. Wright, William J. Conaty GE Professor of Strategic HR, Cornell University, "Hired Hands or Human Resources? richly reveals how HRM was practiced during the formative years of large-scale industry and uncovers not only the birth of the modern HRM model but also the origins of the central issues of the field. Today's debates over best practices, strategic HRM, and the determinants of HR practices have finally been given their historical foundations, and scholars and managers should follow Kaufman's lead by understanding the nature of early HR practices and by embracing the implications for today's research and practice."--John Budd, University of Minnesota
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
658.300973
Synopsis
In a companion volume to Managing the Human Factor, also from Cornell, Bruce E. Kaufman shows how American firms transitioned from the traditional "hired hand" model of human resource management (HRM) to the modern "human resources" version popular today. Kaufman illuminates through fifteen detailed case studies the structure and operation of HRM programs and practices across a diverse range of American business firms spanning the fifty years from 1880 to 1930. Nine of the fifteen case studies in Hired Hands or Human Resources? examine HRM before World War I and document the highly informal, decentralized, externalized, and sometimes harsh nature of the people-management practices of that era. The remaining six span the Welfare Capitalism decade of the 1920s and reveal the marked transformation to a more progressive and professional model of personnel practice at some companies, along with continued reliance on the traditional model at others. Kaufman gained access to the richly detailed audits of company HRM programs prepared during the 1920s by Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc., and draws upon this trove of information to present the most in-depth, up-close evidence available of how companies of this period managed their employees and how the practice of HRM evolved and developed. Hired Hands or Human Resources? features new insights into key subjects such as the strategic versus tactical nature of early HRM, alternative models of workforce governance used in these years, and the reasons some companies created autonomous HRM departments., In a companion volume to Managing the Human Factor , also from Cornell, Bruce E. Kaufman shows how American firms transitioned from the traditional "hired hand" model of human resource management (HRM) to the modern "human resources" version popular today. Kaufman illuminates through fifteen detailed case studies the structure and operation of HRM programs and practices across a diverse range of American business firms spanning the fifty years from 1880 to 1930. Nine of the fifteen case studies in Hired Hands or Human Resources? examine HRM before World War I and document the highly informal, decentralized, externalized, and sometimes harsh nature of the people-management practices of that era. The remaining six span the Welfare Capitalism decade of the 1920s and reveal the marked transformation to a more progressive and professional model of personnel practice at some companies, along with continued reliance on the traditional model at others. Kaufman gained access to the richly detailed audits of company HRM programs prepared during the 1920s by Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc., and draws upon this trove of information to present the most in-depth, up-close evidence available of how companies of this period managed their employees and how the practice of HRM evolved and developed. Hired Hands or Human Resources? features new insights into key subjects such as the strategic versus tactical nature of early HRM, alternative models of workforce governance used in these years, and the reasons some companies created autonomous HRM departments., In a companion volume to Managing the Human Factor, also from Cornell, Bruce E. Kaufman shows how American firms transitioned from the traditional "hired hand" model of human resource management (HRM) to the modern "human resources" version popular...
LC Classification Number
HF5549.2.U5K375 2010

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