Reinventing Human Resource Management: Challenges and New Directions

The human resources (HR) field is in a time of format and self-reflection. This significant text directly addresses the reasons why human resource management has not received its due. It asks:

• What can be done about this?
• Why is it critical to continued organizational performance and innovation?
• What are its benefits?

The authors review the most current thinking on HR initiatives associated with organizational performance and investigate how the field will need to mobilize in new ways to meet the demand of this period of time. With contributions from key thinkers, this is one of the most important books on HRM available.

Ronald J. Burke is currently Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Schulich School of Business, York University in Toronto, Canada. The editor of over a dozen books, he was also the founding editor of the Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, and serves on the board of several other journals.

Cary L. Cooper, CBE is Pro Vice Chancellor (External Relations) of Lancaster University and Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University Management School. In addition, he is Visiting Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh; the University of Sheffield; the University of Exeter; Liverpool University and Aston University. He is the author of over 100 books and is a renowned authority in the field of organizational psychology.