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Human Resource Management: A Critical Text John Storey (ed) The War for Talent: Getting the Best From the Best Michael Williams New Challenges for European Human Resource Management Chris Brewster, Wolfgang Mayrhofer and Michael Morley (eds) Teamworking Stephen Procter and Frank Mueller (eds)     

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Managing Telework Kevin Daniels, David A. Lamond and Peter Standen (eds) Personnel Management: a Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice Stephen Bach and Keith Sisson (eds) Strategic Reward Systems Richard Thorpe and Gill Homan (eds) Paying for Contribution. Real Performance‐Related Pay Strategies Duncan Brown and Michael Armstrong     

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Mission And Business Philosophy: Winning Employee Commitment Andrew Campbell and Kiran Tawadey, Oxford:Heinemann Professional Publishing Changing Job Structures: Techniques For The Design of New Jobs And Organizations Michael Cross, Oxford:Heinemann Newnes, 1990 New Forms of Work Organization in Europe Peter Grootings, Bjorn Gustavsen and Lajos Hethy (eds.), New Brunswick: Transaction Books, 1989 High Performance Work Systems: The Digital Experience David A. Buchanan and James McCalman, London: Routledge, 1989 The Economics of Human Resource Management Daniel Mitchell and Mahmood Zaidi (eds.), Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1990 Creative Management Jane Henry (ed.), London: Open University\Sage Publications, 1991     

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Managing Management Development Graham Mole Equality, Diversity and Disadvantage in Employment Mike Noon/Emmanuel Ogbonna (eds) Performance‐Driven Organisational Change Lex Donaldson Human Resource Strategy: Formulation, Implementation and Impact Peter Bamberger and Ilan Meshoulam     

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Book reviewed in this article: Real World Economics Christopher Huhne Privatisation and Deregulation in Global Perspective Dennis Gayle and Jonathan Goodrich (eds.) The Market and Beyond: Cooperation and Competition in Information Technology in the Japanese System Martin Fransma Managing on the Edge: How Successful Companies use Conflict to Stay Ahead . Richard Pascale The Strategic Management of Technological Innovation R. Loveridge and M. Pitt, (Eds) The Economics of Human Resource Management D. J. B. Mitchell and M. A. Zaidi (eds.) Training Matters Helen Rainbird Mismatch and Labour Mobility Fiorella Padoa-Schioppa (ed.) Current Issues in Labour Economics D. Sapsford and Z. Tzannatos (Eds.) Labour Economics (second edition) J. E. King Scheming for Youth? A Study of YTS in the Enterprise Culture D. Lee, D. Marsden, P. Rickman and J. Duncombe Women & Men in Britain 1990 Equal Opportunities Commission     

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Nester, William R., American Industrial Policy: Free or Managed Markets? Lichtenstein, Nelson and Harris, Howell John (eds), Industrial Democracy in America: The Ambiguous Promise Whittaker, D.H., Small Firms in the Japanese Economy Stewart, Paul (ed.), Beyond Japanese Management: the End of Modern Times Pasture, Patrick, Verberckmoes, Johan and De Witte, Hans (eds), The Lost Perspective? Trade Unions Between Ideology and Social Action in the New Europe. Volumes One and Two Kester, Gerard and Pinaud, Henri (eds), Trade Unions and Democratic Participation in Europe Farnham, David, Horton, Sylvia, Barlow, John and Hendeghem, Annie (eds), New Public Managers in Europe: Public Servants in Transition Fineman, Stephen and Gabriel, Yiannis, Experiencing Organizations Jermier, John M, Knights, David and Nord, Walter R. (eds), Resistance and Power in Organizations Baglioni, Guido, Impossible Democracy? The progress and problems of participation in the firm Arredondo, Patricia, Successful Diversity Management Initiatives: A Blueprint for Planning and Implementation Ernst Kossek, Ellen and Lobel, Sharon A. (eds), Managing Diversity: Human Resource Strategies for Transforming the Workplace Wood, Roy C., Working in Hotels and Catering, 2nd edition Bateman, Mike, King, Brian and Lewis, Paul, The Handbook of Health and Safety in Work     

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Book reviewed in this article: High Skills: Globalization, Competitiveness and Skill Formation
Phillip Brown, Andy Green and Hugh Lauder A Dictionary of Human Resource Management
Edmund Heery and Mike Noon Advances in Human Resource Management in Asia
John B. Kidd, Xue Li and Frank‐Jurgen Richter (eds)     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Foundation of Management, P D Anthony Managing New Technology, David Boddy and David Buchanan New Technology and the Office Environment, Hazel Armour Managing the Labour Process, David Knights and Hugh Wilmott (eds) Managing Organisational Closure, Cynthia Hardy Redundancy, Layoffs and Plant Closures: Their Character, Causes and Consequences, Raymond M. Lee (ed) Plant Closings: Power, Politics, and Workers, Lawrence E. Rothstein Jack Jones: Union Man The Evolution of Labor Relations in Japan: Heavy Industry, 1853–1955, Andrew Gordon Social Partnership: The Austrian System of Industrial Relations and Social Insurance, Theodor Tomandi and Karl Fuerboeck The End of Economic Man?, D. Marsden Pay Differentials, J. Donaldson and P. Philby (eds) Monetarism and the Labour Market, Derek Robinson     

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Book review in this article: International Human Resource Management Derek Torrington Policy and Practice in European Human Resource Management C. Brewster and A. Hegewisch (eds) The Volvo Experience–alternatives to lean production in the Swedish auto industry Christian Berggren Enriching Production–perspectives on Volvo's Uddevalla Plant as an alternative to lean production Ake Sandberg (Ed.) The Economics of the Trade Union Alison L. Booth The Economics of the Trade Union Alison L. Booth The Dynamics of Workplace Trade Unionism–Shop Stewards' Trade Unions in Britain (2nd edition) John McIlroy     

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David Coates and John Hillard (eds) UK Economic Decline: Key Texts Vaughan-Whitead, D. et al. Workers' Financial Participation – East–West Experiences Paul Thompson and David McHugh Work Organisations – A Critical Introduction (second edition) Sue Ledwith and Fiona Colgan (eds) Women in Organisation s– Challenging Gender Politics Harry Scarborough (ed.) The Management of Expertise John Storey (ed.) Blackwell Cases in Human Resource and Change Management Jack Eaton Globalization and Human Resource Management in the Airline Industry Pamela Sugiman Labour's Dilemma: The Gender Politics of Auto Workers in Canada, 1937–1979 Jeff Torrington The Devil's Carousel John Solomos and Les Back Race, Politics and Social Change     

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Executive Leadership: a Practical Guide to Managing Complexity Elliott Jaques and Stephen D. Clement, Oxford: Human Resource Management in High Technology Firms Archie Kleingartner and Carolyn Anderson (eds.), Lexington: Negotiation: From Theory to Practice J. Rojot, London: Corporate Culture: From Vicious to Virtuous Circles Charles Hampden-Turner, London: Communicating For Managerial Effectiveness Phillip G. Clampitt, Newbury Park and London:     

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Sanford M. Jacoby, Modern Manors: Welfare Capitalism since the New Deal Peter Ackers, Chris Smith and Paul Smith (eds), The New Workplace and Trade Unionism: Critical Perspectives in Work and Organization Raymond Markey and Jacques Monat (eds), Innovation and Employee Participation Through Works Councils—International Case Studies A. Goldsmith, D. Nickson, D. Sloan and R. Wood, Human Resource Management for Hospital Services Frank Burchill, Labour Relations. Second Edition     

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Books review in this article: Training For Personal Safety At Work Chris Cardy Making Quality Critical – New Perspectives On Organisational Change Adrian Wilkinson and Hugh Willmott (eds). The Ascendant Organisation: Combining Commitment and Control For Long-Term, Sustainable Business Success Peter Wickens In Search of Management: Culture, Chaos and Control In Managerial Work Tony J. Watson Outdoor Games For Trainers Carmine M Consalvo     

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Books reviewed: H. Gospel and S. Wood. Representing Workers: Union Recognition and Membership in Britain.
Reviewed by Melanie Simms Paul N. Gooderham and Odd Nordhaug (eds). International Management. Cross‐boundary Challenges.
Reviewed by Richard Croucher     

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Books reviewed: Decentralised Pay Setting: A Study of the Outcomes of Collective Bargaining Reforms in the Civil Service in Australia, Sweden and the UK
K. A. Bender and R. F. Elliott
Ashgate, 2003, xii + 160 pp., £50.00 A Very Late Development: An Autobiography
Alan Fox
British Universities Industrial Relations Association, 2nd and revised edition, 2004, 306 pp., £8.00 (paperback) Unions in the 21st Century: An International Perspective
Anil Verma and Thomas A. Kochan (eds)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, 296 pp., £50.00 The Management of Human Resources in the Asia Pacific Region: Convergence Reconsidered
Chris Rowley and John Benson (eds)
Cass (Studies in Asia Pacific Business), 2004, 208 pp., £18.99     

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Magnus Sverke (ed.), The Future of Trade Unionism: International Perspectives on Emerging Union Structures Michael Costa and Mark Hearn (eds), Reforming Australia’s Unions: Insights from Southland Magazine Keith Grint, Management: A Sociological Introduction J. Storey, P. Edwards and K. SissonManagers in the Making: Careers, Development and Control in Corporate Britain     

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Trade Unions and Management: Developing a Partnership Robert M. Carton Spiro Press, 2003, 143 pp., £14.95 (paperback) The Meaning of Militancy? Postal Workers and Industrial Relations Gregor Gall Ashgate, 2003, 364 pp., £55.00 (hardback) Studies in Labour Markets and Industrial Relations Mario Baldassarri and Bruno Chiarini (eds) Palgrave, 2003, 297 pp., £55.00 (hardback) The Future of the American Labor Movement Hoyt N. Wheeler Cambridge University Press, 2002, 257 pp., £18.99 (paperback)     

International comparisons of human resource management

C. Brewster and S. Tyson (eds) (1991) International Comparisons in Human Resource Management. London: Pitman.

P. J. Dowling and R. S. Schuler (1990) International Dimensions of Human Resource Management. Boston, MA: PWS-Kent.

R Pieper (ed.) (1990) Human Resource Management: An International Comparison. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter.

This review article assesses three major recent works in international human resource management. The author argues that the international character of human resource management can be said to rest on three things: (1) the increasing internationalization of business, which brings organizations into contact with different national cultures and promotes the spread of management practices across national boundaries, (2) underlying economic and technological trends, arising in part from the activity of multinational firms but mediated also by international institutions, which may produce similar patterns of adjustment in the organization and management of employment at the national, sectoral and firm level, and (3) the processes whereby businesses become progressively international. After critically reviewing the books listed above the author argues that the validation of an international model(s) would benefit from cross-national comparisons of a number of features identified in the internationalization process.     

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Books reviewed: The Skills That Matter
Chris Warhurst, Irena Grugulis and Ewart Keep (eds)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, xv + 272 pp., £23.99
Reviewed by Kim Hoque
Nottingham University Business School Fragmenting Work: Blurring Organizational Boundaries and Disordering Hierarchies
Mick Marchington, Damian Grimshaw, Jill Rubery and Hugh Willmott (eds)
Oxford University Press, 2005, 319 pp., £22.50
Reviewed by Ian Kirkpatrick
Leeds University Business School Employment Relations and the Health Service: The Management of Reforms
Stephen Bach
Routledge, 2004, 239 pp., £65.00
Reviewed by Geoff White
University of Greenwich Working in the Twenty‐first Century
Michael Moynagh and Richard Worsley
ESRC and The Tomorrow Project, 2005, 196 pp., £20.00
Reviewed by Brian Towers
University of Nottingham     

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Books reviewed: Trade Unions: Resurgence or Demise?
Susan Fernie and David Metcalf (eds)
Routledge, 2005, 268 pp., £21.99
Reviewed by Miguel Martinez Lucio
University of Bradford School of Management, UK Development of Culture, Welfare States and Women’s Employment in Europe
Birgit Pfau‐Effinger
Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2004, 217 pp., £49.95
Reviewed by Maria Hudson
Policy Studies Institute, UK Strategic Unionism and Partnership. Boxing or Dancing?
Tony Huzzard, Denis Gregory and Regan Scott (eds)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, xxiii + 362 pp., £55.00
Reviewed by Mark Stuart
University of Leeds, UK Labour Laws and Global Trade
Bob Hepple
Hart Publishing, 2005, 328 pp., £20.00
Reviewed by A. C. L. Davies
Oxford University, UK How Institutions Evolve: The Political Economy of Skills in Germany, Britain, the United States and Japan
Kathleen Thelen
Cambridge University Press, 2004, 239 pp., £50.00
Reviewed by Irena Grugulis
Bradford University School of Management, UK