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Research Handbook on Line Managers by Keith Townsend; Anna Bos-Nehles; Kaifeng Jiang; Edward Elgar Publishing is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Research Handbook on Line Managers about?
Line managers have played a role in organisations for as long as organisations have existed; in fact, it is commonly accepted that 'management' has been around for centuries prior to the 'industrialised era'. Davidson and Griffin (2000) argue that many ancient and medieval civilisations applied management functions in constructions such as, for example, the building of pyramids. While this may be the case, the largely slave-style labour used in the making of the pyramids holds limited transferability to the modern human resource management (HRM) driven organisations of the twenty-first century. According to Wren (1972: 36), the industrial revolution 'heralded a new age for man and society', and we would argue, along with many others, that the post-1980s era of HRM heralded a new age for all working people and society. Within this HRM era is an increasing level of importance for the line managers, with a growing body of academic research focusing on the significant role they play as implementers of human resources (HR) policy and practice. In addition to the academic focus, throughout the world both practitioners and public policy are paying increasing attention to this body of mana
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Keith Townsend; Anna Bos-Nehles; Kaifeng Jiang; Edward Elgar Publishing
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781839102738
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Business, Management