This book aims to address one of the key challenges facing Human Resource Management (HRM) and Organizational Behavior (OB) researchers. It delves into contemporary topics from which focused research models, ideas, and questions can be developed and tested. HRM and OB are closely related and intersect each other in the examination of practices, which are aimed at managing employees and explaining their behaviors.
Proposing to provide researchers with easy access to a slew of contemporary research advancements within the field, this work explores ten contemporary research areas within HRM and OB. Topics include innovative HRM/OB responses in crises, alternative work arrangements for the contemporary workplace, employee mental health, from diversity to inclusion in the workplace, workplace harassment, HRM in small and medium enterprises, alternative perspectives in employee turnover, organizational citizenship and counter-productive work behaviors, leading for work engagement, and employee motivation in a changing environment.
Providing researchers with a comprehensive overview of research advances within selected contemporary areas, this book seeks to spur critical thinking, spark alternative research perspectives, innovate extensions to existing theories, and provide the foundation from which focused research can grow and develop within these management fields.
Author(s): Riann Singh, Shalini Ramdeo
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 233
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
List of Figures
1 Introduction to Contemporary Research Perspectives in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior
Chapter Objectives
Research Overview
The Fields of Human Resource Management (HRM) and Organizational Behavior (OB): Strategic Alignment to Organizational Strategy, Goals & Objectives
Relevance of Research in the Field: Addressing Research-Practice Gaps
Contemporary Research Perspectives in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior
Organization of the Book: A Roadmap for Readers
Conclusion
References
2 Innovative Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior Responses in Crises
Chapter Objectives
Research Overview
Crises Within the Contemporary Business Environment
The COVID-19 Crisis and the Impact on Employees and Organizations
Organizational Crises Emanating from Environmental Dimensions
Innovative HRM and OB Responses to Crises Within the Contemporary Business Environment
Resilience
Training and Development
Creative HR Practices (Hiring/Promotion/Rewards Practices)
Downsizing Versus Rightsizing/Reorganizing
Transformational Leadership
Adjustments in the Nature/Type of Work
Research Gaps
Conclusion
References
3 Alternative Work Arrangements for the Contemporary Workplace
Chapter Objectives
Research Overview
The Contemporary Workplace
Implications of the ‘Contemporary Workplace’ for Alternative Work Arrangements
Role of Human Resource Management in Driving Effectiveness of Alternative Work Arrangements
Alternative Work Arrangements: Options or the New Ways to Work?
Remote Work/Telecommuting
Flexi-Time
Compressed Work Schedule
Work Sharing and Job Sharing
Non-Regular Workers
Responses and Resistance to Alternative Work Arrangement: Push and Pull Factors
COVID-19 and Alternative Work Arrangements
Research Gaps
Conclusion
References
4 Employee Mental Health
Chapter Objectives
Research Overview
Employee Mental Health
Employee Mental Health: From Taboo to Undeniable Reality?
COVID-19 and Employee Mental Health: A Turning Point?
Implications of Mental Health for Employees and Organizations
Causes/Triggers of Poor Employee Mental Health
Strategies for Managing Employee Mental Health
Research Gaps
Chapter Conclusion
References
5 From Diversity to Inclusion in the Workplace
Chapter Objectives
Research Overview
Workforce Diversity and Inclusion
From Equality to Equity in the Workplace
Dimensions of Diversity
Age Diversity and Generational Differences
Gender Equity
Sexual Orientation
Cultural Diversity
The Issue of Discrimination
Promoting Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Research Gaps
Conclusion
References
6 Workplace Harassment
Chapter Objectives
Research Overview
The Many Faces of Workplace Harassment
Workplace Harassment and Different Employee Groups
Outcomes of Workplace Harassment
Antecedents of Workplace Harassment
Workplace Harassment, Equity, and Belongingness in the Workplace
Research Gaps
Conclusion
References
7 Human Resource Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
Chapter Objectives
Research Overview
Defining Small and Medium Enterprises
Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Global Economies
The Role of Human Resource Management in Small and Medium Enterprises
Research Gaps
Conclusion
References
8 Alternative Perspectives in Employee Turnover
Chapter Objectives
Research Overview
Employee Turnover
Overview and Evolution of Employee Turnover Models
Alternative Research Perspectives on Employee Turnover
The Negative Side of Job Embeddedness
Collective Turnover
Turnover and Different Types of Employees/Subpopulations
The Contemporary Management of Employee Turnover
Research Gaps
Conclusion
References
9 Organizational Citizenship and Counter-Productive Work Behaviors
Chapter Objectives
Research Overview
Organizational Behaviors: Organizational Citizenship Behaviors (OCB) and Counter-Productive Work Behaviors (CPWB)
Evolution of Classical Perspectives
Alternative Research Perspectives on Organizational Citizenship and Counter-Productive Work Behaviors
Discretionary Versus Elicited OCBs: The Impact on CPWBs
‘Dark’ Consequences of OCB
CPWBs as Constructive Deviations
The Contemporary Management of OCB and CPWB
Research Gaps
Conclusion
References
10 Leading for Work Engagement
Chapter Objectives
Research Overview
Evolution of Research Toward Leading for Employee Engagement
Rationale for the ‘Mesh’ Between Leadership Research and Work Engagement
Contemporary Perspectives: Positive Leadership Approaches Based on Work Engagement
Transformational Leadership
Charismatic Leadership
Authentic Leadership
Ethical Leadership
Servant Leadership
New Insights into Leadership Through Work Engagement
Research Gaps
Conclusion
References
11 Employee Motivation in a Changing Environment
Chapter Objectives
Research Overview
Evolution of Motivation Research
Motivation and Performance
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: Antecedents and Outcomes
Public Sector Motivation
Rationale for Shift in Motivation Research
Organizational Development and Change
Contemporary Perspectives: Why Is Motivation Still so Complex?
New Insights: The Changing Context of Motivation
Research Gaps
Conclusion
References
12 Conclusions and Future Research Directions in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior
Chapter Objectives
Summary of Contemporary Research Perspectives
Summary of Research Gaps
Definition and Conceptualization of Constructs
Theory Development
Asymmetric Relationships
Antecedents and Outcomes
Methodology and Research Design
Future Research and Funding Agenda for Scholars
Conclusion
Index
