ISBN Strategy HRM and Performance ( A Contextual Approach ) book English Hardcover 256 pages

The book expounds the macro-level relationship between strategy HRM and performance addressing important challenges that have constrained research and practice to date. Adopting a critical perspective the first challenge is a narrow definition of 'performance' that has been largely driven by a managerialist profit motive with little regard for the human element. This book proposes adopting a more balanced approach towards measuring performance encompassing both organizational financial performance as well as employee well-being. The second challenge is that HRM has largely been considered a universalistic phenomenon rather than needing to be understood in the context in which an organization is operating. The book puts forward the argument for a more context-centric perspective culminating in the development of the Contextual Strategic Human Resource Management Framework. The book emphasizes the importance of strategy alignment context the role of actors and a holistic conceptualisation of performance. Embedded in all chapters is a focus on achieving an appropriate balance between options rather than providing a universalistic solution to all human resource management challenges.