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9780198780205

Human Resource Management in the Multi-Divisional Company

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  • ISBN13:

    9780198780205

  • ISBN10:

    0198780206

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-08-24
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Using research-based case examples, this book is the first systematic attempt to analyze the way human resources are managed within multi-divisional structures. John Purcell and Bruce Ahlstrand discuss the role of the corporate personnel department, the managers of unions and collective bargaining, and differing management styles. The book will be a useful aid in understanding the complexity for human resources management in the multi-divisional company, and providing a basis for action.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The research programme
The structure of the book
The Nature and Development of the Multi-Divisional Company
Diversified, multi-divisional companies
Conclusion
The Strategy Concept
Strategic human resource management
Links between corporate and HRM strategy
The strategic choice perpective
Three levels of strategy
Summary
Corporate Strategy and the Influence of Personnel
Types of strategies
The influence of human resource issues on corporate strategy
The influence of corporate strategy in human resource management
Critical corporate human resource management decisions
The effect of financial control systems
Summary
The Corporate Personnel Department
Organizing the personnel department in the multi-divisional company
How big should the corporate personnel department be?
Detemining the corporate personnel role
Nine roles for corporate personnel departments
Summary
Strategy and the Structure of Collective Bargaining
Some key definitions
The evolving structure of collective bargaining in the UK
Forces encouraging bargaining structure change
Strategic choice in collective bargaining: centralized v. decentralized
Advantages of different bargaining structures
Choosing the best bargaining structure
The politics of bargaining decentralization
Summary
Management Style in the Multi-Divisional Company
The importance of management style
The management style matrix
Individualism
Collectivism
Linking individualism with collectivism
The components of management style
Changing management style
Summary: Management style as a strategic tool
Rover Tomorrow
Note on the Main Statistical sources used
References
Bibliography
Index
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