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The (potential) demise of HRM?

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Dundon, Tony, Rafferty, Anthony·2018·Human Resource Management Journal
DOI 10.1111/1748-8583.12195
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This article seeks to provoke that human resource management (HRM), both as an academic field of study and as a form of professional practice, is at risk of impoverishment. The main reasoning for this is because of ideological individualism and marketisation with an attendant neglect on wider organisational, employee, and societal concerns. Following a review of the context of financialised capitalism, three contemporary developments in HRM are used to illustrate the argument: reward strategies, talent management, and high performance work systems. Implications for the practice of HRM and the way the subject area is taught in mainstream business schools are considered.

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Authors
Dundon, T., & Rafferty, A.
Affiliations
University of Manchester (GB)
Corresponding author
Dundon, Tony
ORCID
Venue
Human Resource Management Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2018-04-20
Volume
28
Issue
3
Pages
377-391
ISSN
  • 0954-5395 (ISSN-L)
  • 1748-8583
DOI
10.1111/1748-8583.12195
OpenAlex
W2792755542
Cited by
144
References
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FWCI
27.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Human Resource Management Journal (publishedVersion)
  • Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology) (acceptedVersion)
  • University of Limerick Institutional Repository (University of Limerick) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Limerick Institutional Repository (University of Limerick) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • University of Limerick Institutional Repository (University of Limerick)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Human Resource and Talent Management
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management Theory and Practice
Keywords
human resource management, marketization, individualism, reward strategies, talent management, high-performance work systems, business schools

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