A guide to key theories for human resource management research
"This authoritative Guide provides 41 summaries of important theories used for research in human resource management (HRM). Each entry clearly defines a theory, provides insight into the development of the theory, demonstrates the application of the theory to HRM, and discusses areas where the...
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| Language: | English |
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Northampton
Edward Elgar Publishing
2024, 2024
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| Edition: | First edition |
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Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- 11. Institutional theory - organisational / Pauline Dibben and Geoffrey Wood
- 12. Intersectionality theory / Susan Shortland and Stephen J. Perkins
- 13. Job demands-resources (jd-r) theory / Steve Granger, Madelynn R. D. Stackhouse and Brianna Barker Caza
- 14. Labour process theory / Andrew Smith and Jo McBride
- 15. Leadership substitutes theory / Wilhelm Barner-Rasmussen, Mats Ehrnrooth and Jennie Sumelius
- 16. Leadership theory - moral / Giles Hirst, Damien Hughes, Li Kaiwen and Yingnan Shi
- 17. Learning theory - organisational / Yusuf M. Sidani
- 18. Learning theory - social / Dana L. Ott
- 19. Motivation theory / Ryan Gould
- 20. Paradox theory / Charmine E. J. Härtel and Anna Krzeminska
- 21. Postcolonial theory / Snehanjali Chrispal
- 22. Power theory / Emma Hughes and Tony Dundon
- 23. Psychological capital theory / Jian-Min (James) Sun
- 24. Psychological contract theory / David Guest and Ricardo Rodrigues
- 25. Psychological safety theory / Jie Shen
- 26. (re)socialisation theory / Miriam Moeller
- 27. Resource based theory / Jaap Paauwe
- 28. Self-determination theory / Elena Shulzhenko
- 29. Sensemaking theory / Kelly Fisher
- 30. Signalling theory / Ricardo Rodrigues and David Guest
- 31. Social capital theory / Marian van Bakel and Sven Horak
- 32. Social cognition theory / Angelo S. DeNisi
- 33. Social exchange theory / Sachiko Yamao
- 34. Social network theory / David Weir and Sa'ad Ali
- 35. Sociotechnical systems theory / Angela Knox
- 36. Stakeholder theory / Anabella Davila
- 37. Stereotype theory / Jan Selmer
- 38. Strategic choice theory / Thomas Garavan and Fergal O'Brien
- 39. Systems theory / Brian Harney
- 40. Transaction cost economics theory / Paul Willman
- 41. Upper echelon theory / Stephen J. Perkins and Susan Shortland
- Index
- Contents: Foreword / Elaine Farndale
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Part I: Introduction Chapters
- Chapter i theory for the hrm discipline: Where have we been and where are we going? / Kate Hutchings, Adrian Wilkinson and Snejina Michailova
- Chapter ii theory as a tool in the craft of conducting research / Snejina Michailova
- Part II: Theory entries
- Attribution theory / Karin Sanders
- 2. Commitment system theory / David Cross and Yvonne G. T. van Rossenberg
- 3. Conservation of resources theory / Katrina Radford
- 4. Contingency theory / Thomas Garavan and Fergal O'Brien
- 5. Critical theory / Richard Longman and Catherine Mackintosh
- 6. Equity theory / Shuisheng Shi and Jason D. Shaw
- 7. Gender theory / Janne Tienari
- 8. Human capital theory / Irena Grugulis
- 9. Identity theory / Dan V. Caprar and Benjamin W. Walker
- 10. Institutional theory - comparative / Pauline Dibben and Geoffrey Wood