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Title Best human resource management practices in Latin America / guest editors, Anabella Davila and Marta M. Elvira
Published [Bradford, England] : Emerald, [2007]

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Series International journal of manpower, 0143-7720 ; v. 28, no. 5
International journal of manpower ; v. 28, no. 5
Contents 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 risk
Summary Research 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
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Personnel management -- Latin America
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Workplace Culture.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Human Resources & Personnel Management.
Personnel management
Latin America
Form Electronic book
Author Dávila, Anabella.
Elvira, Marta M
ISBN 9781846635878
184663587X
1846635861
9781846635861