Reviews
'I believe this book will add significant value to student learning through illustrating practical perspectives that organisations from different contexts are grappling with today. Through engaging with the scenarios posed in the various case studies, students are likely to get a keener appreciation of how key theories are translated into practice.'- Anthony McDonnell, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 23, No. 7, April 2012, 1507-1511, 'I believe this book will add significant value to student learning through illustrating practical perspectives that organisations from different contexts are grappling with today. Through engaging with the scenarios posed in the various case studies, students are likely to get a keener appreciation of how key theories are translated into practice.' - Anthony McDonnell, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 23, No. 7, April 2012, 1507'e"1511, 'I believe this book will add significant value to student learning through illustrating practical perspectives that organisations from different contexts are grappling with today. Through engaging with the scenarios posed in the various case studies, students are likely to get a keener appreciation of how key theories are translated into practice.'- Anthony McDonnell, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 23, No. 7, April 2012, 15071511, 'I believe this book will add significant value to student learning through illustrating practical perspectives that organisations from different contexts are grappling with today. Through engaging with the scenarios posed in the various case studies, students are likely to get a keener appreciation of how key theories are translated into practice.' - Anthony McDonnell, The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol. 23, No. 7, April 2012, 1507-1511
Table of Content
Section I: Western Europe 1. Belgium-How Innovative Staffing Solutions Can Make a Difference: The Case of Selecting Blue-Collar Workers for the Port of Antwerp, Filip Lievens and Britt De Soete 2. Germany-Retaining Talent in Times of Crisis: Opportunities for the Robert Bosch Group in the Context of the German Industrial Relations System Marion Festing 3. Italy-Luxottica: Changing Italian Labor Relations and HR Practices to Drive Sustainable Performance, Silvia Bagdadli and Arnaldo Camuffo 4. Netherlands-HRM and Culture at RetailCo, Corine Boon and Deanne N. Den Hartog 5. United Kingdom-A Restatement of the ¿Employer Brand¿: The John Lewis Partnership, Graham Dietz and Pamela Nwanze Section II: Scandinavia 6. Denmark¿Grundfos: Invest in Talent, Liza Castro Christiansen 7. Finland¿Implementing a Global Diversity Management Initiative in Finland, Adam Smale and Ingmar Bj¿rkman 8. Iceland: Merger, Culture and HRM: The Marel and Stork Case, Ingi Runar Edvardsson and Gudrun Berta Daniel Sdottir 9. Norway-Comparing Internally Consistent HR at the Airport Express Train (AET), Oslo, Norway and Southwest Airlines (SA), Dallas, U.S.A. B¿ Kuvaas and Anders Dysvik 10. Sweden-At the End of the Road: The Process of a Plant Closure, Magnus Hansson Section III: Central & Eastern Europe 11. Bulgaria-Telerik: HRM in a Bulgarian Software Company, Lucia F. Miree and John E. Galletly 12. Czech Republic-Impact of Managerial Decisions on Company Crisis Occurrence, Martina K¿nigov¿EM> 13. Poland-Reward Management in Small and Medium Enterprises: Alfa i Omega, G¿og¿w, Poland, Peter Odrakiewicz and Magdalena Szulc 14. Russia-Succession Planning at Eldorado, Anna Gryaznova 15. Slovenia-On Becoming a Truly Global Player: The Global Talent Management Challenge at Trimo, Robert Ka¿e Section IV: Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa 16. Cyprus-People Management in Academia: Anna-Maria Harilaou¿s Story, Eleni Stavrou 17. Ghana-Employee Retention During Institutional Transition: A Case Study of PIGAMU, David B. Zoogah 18. Israel - Implementing New Production Design and Reward System, Michal Biron 19. Jordan - The Jordan Company of Hospitality Education (JCHE), Muhsen Makhamreh 20. Uganda - Beyond Boundaries: HR Strategic Alignment and Visibility at ZAIN Uganda, John C. Munene 21. United Arab Emirates-Developing the Local Workforce in a Rapidly Growing Economy, Scott L. Martin and William M. Solomon Section V:Asia and the Pacific Rim 22. China-Performance Management at Shenhua Guohua Electric Power, Gong Yaping and Yang Weiguo 23. Hong Kong-Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders at MostClean Hong Kong, Christina Sue-Chan and Clara To 24. India: Leveraging Human Capital for Business Growth: A Case of ICICI Bank, India Radha R Sharma and Phillip Abraham 25. Indonesia-Performance and Talent Management in Indonesia: The Case of XYZ Company, Budi W. Soetjipto, Jimmy Sadeli and Munandar Nayaputera 26. Malaysia-Malaysia Airlines: Talent Management in a Turnaround Situation, Rozhan Othman and Wardah Azimah Sumardi 27. Singapore: Alexandra Hospital: Realizing the Value of Older Workers, Audrey Chia and Angeline Lim 28. New Zealand-New Zealand Qualifications Authority, Jarrod Haar Section VI: The Americas 29. Canada-Building a Culture of Inclusion at the Royal Bank of Canada: Strategies for Aboriginal Peoples and Newcomers to Canada, Maria Rotundo 30. Chile-Development of Self Managed Teams at S.C. Johnson & Son in Chile, Andr¿B. Raineri 31. Costa Roca¿Tim Smith and the Central America Investment Institute, Brosh M. Teucher 32. Mexico-Mexican Experiences from a Danish Firm: ¿Changing¿ Mexican Culture, Jacobo Ramirez and Laura Zapata-Cant¿ 33. United States of America - Southwest Airlines, Susan E. Jackson, Randall S. Schuler and Steve Werner
