How can HR drive growth? /

Includes index

Editorial introduction / George Saridakis and Cary Cooper -- Managing human resources in international organizations / Anthony McDonnell, Hugh Scullion and Jonathan Lavelle -- HR practice and small firm growth : balancing informality and formality / John Kitching and Susan Marlow -- Promoting innovation and entrepreneurship through HR practices / James C. Hayton, Jeffrey S. Hornsby and James Bloodgood -- Government policy and human resource development / Jonathan Winterton and Nigel Haworth -- Investing in labour force and skills development / John Field -- Mentorship, leadership and human resource development in Trinidad and Tobago / Christine Sahadeo and Sandra Sookram -- Employee voice, partnership and performance / Stewart Johnstone and Adrian Wilkinson -- Employee attitudes, HR practices and organizational performance : what's the evidence? / Yanqing Lai and George Saridakis -- Creating and sustaining economic growth through HR / Hai-Ming Chen, Ku-Jun Lin and Yen-Lin Huang -- Using HPWP to drive towards growth : the impact of occupational health and safety leadership / Chidiebere Ogbonnaya [and others].

The ten up-to date research reviews that are presented in this book provide new insights into the HR academic literature. The chapters provide clear lessons that can be learnt from, along with strategies, approaches and processes in which HR could be used by both practitioners and policy makers to drive growth. The book shows how suitable strategy can increase workforce knowledge, leadership skills, entrepreneurial spirit, organizational involvement, safety and well-being and how HR can enhance performance within small and large, private and public, single-site and multi-site firms. This book explores cross-disciplinary human resources literature and up-to-date trends and directions relevant to academics, research students, policy makers, the business world and other stakeholders.