02881nam 2200601Ia 450 991045870840332120200520144314.01-281-07889-197866110788981-84663-587-X(CKB)1000000000401139(EBL)320622(OCoLC)182562239(SSID)ssj0000673055(PQKBManifestationID)11460842(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000673055(PQKBWorkID)10642237(PQKB)11303541(MiAaPQ)EBC320622(Au-PeEL)EBL320622(CaPaEBR)ebr10196433(OCoLC)935265627(EXLCZ)99100000000040113920000815d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBest human resource management practices in Latin America[electronic resource] /guest editors: Annabella Davila and Marta M. ElviraBradford, England Emerald Group Publishingc20071 online resource (119 p.)International Journal of Manpower ;28, no. 5Description based upon print version of record.1-84663-586-1 Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Introduction; The effect of enforcement on human resources practices; Latent premises of labor contracts: paternalism and productivity; Managing people in radical changes (M&As); Psychological contracts and performance management in Mexico; Risk, safety and culture in Brazil and Argentina: the case of TransInc Corporation; e-HRM in Mexico: adapting innovations for global competitiveness; Aracruz Celulose: best practices icon but still at riskResearch in this special issue provides empirical evidence that theory and practice addressing HR practices should ponder the profound humanism underlying Latin American social contracts. This person-centered view of HR management faces increasing pressure from the performance-centered view predominant in global companies as reflected in imported practices. The articles that follow present novel, in-depth case studies of how successful Latin American companies address these apparent paradoxes in their HR practices.International Journal of Manpower - Issue 5, Volume 28Personnel managementLatin AmericaLabor economicsLatin AmericaElectronic books.Personnel managementLabor economics658.0096Davila Annabella951501Elvira Marta M951502MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458708403321Best human resource management practices in Latin America2151089UNINA