Best Human Resource Management Practices in Latin America

by Anabella Davila; Itesm Campus

• ISBN13: 9780415400602
• ISBN10: 0415400600
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-10
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Written by regional-based academics with intimate knowledge of the cultural and business landscapes, this excellent overview of current HRM practices in a changing region will be key reading for students of HRM and business and management

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. ix
List of contributors	p. x
Foreword	p. xii
Best HRM practices in Latin America: an introduction	p. 1
Stakeholder management: the case of Aracruz Celulose in Brazil	p. 10
The strategic importance of close employment relations in conflict-ridden environments: three cases from Colombia	p. 25
Stakeholders' perspective and strategic human resource management: lessons from a Colombian case study	p. 37
Learning best human resource management practices from Spanish multinationals in Latin America: a case study of Telefonica	p. 57
Consistency of business strategy, post-acquisition integration, and management of people: developing an HRM best practice	p. 72
Human resource practices and business performance: Grupo San Nicolas	p. 85
HRM systems in Mexico: the case of Novo Nordisk	p. 97
Performance management in knowledge-intensive firms: the case of CompuSoluciones in Mexico	p. 113
Walking the talk of safety in South America	p. 128
Executive staffing practices in US-Mexican joint ventures: a staffing model for IJV executives	p. 141
Western ethical theories and their relevance to HRM in Latin America	p. 157
Business schools in Latin America: global players at last?	p. 170
Theoretical approaches to best HRM practices in Latin America	p. 180
Index	p. 189
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