Human resource management : a Nordic perspective / edited by Helene Ahl, Ingela Bergmo-Prvulovic, and Karin Kilhammar.

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Ahl, Helene(ed.)

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Oxon : Routledge, 2019.Description: xviii, 225 p. ; pbk. : 24 cmISBN:

9781138592858
9781138592834

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DDC classification:

658.3 23 AHL

Contents:

Introduction: Nordic perspectives on Human Resource Management Part 1 General features of HR work Chapter 1 Developing co-workership in organisations Karin Kilhammar Chapter 2 Effective interaction in organisations Annika Engström Chapter 3 Organising for knowledge and learning – a balancing act between divergent forces Cecilia Bjursell and Dag Raudberget Chapter 4 ‘Career’ from a perspective of effort and reward Ingela Bergmo-Prvulovic Chapter 5 Creativity at the workplace Ylva Lindberg Chapter 6 Recruitment mistakes, future employees, and fabulous fantasies: the market’s need of magical qualities Roland S. Persson Part 2 Diversity and inclusion Chapter 7 The equality work that needs to be done Helene Ahl Chapter 8 Heteronorms, LGBTQ, and queer at the workplace Frida Ohlsson Sandahl Chapter 9 Generational differences at the workplace Ann-Kristin Boström Chapter 10 Professional development for older colleagues Cecilia Bjursell Chapter 11 Understanding why an immigrant neurosurgeon is driving your taxi: on highly qualified foreign labour looking for work in your country Roland S. Persson and Vezir Aktas Chapter 12 Functional workplaces for people with disabilities Joel Hedegaard and Martin Hugo Chapter 13 Working in knowledge-intensive organisations when it is impossible to be physically present: female employees who suffer from chronic illnesses Claudia Gillberg Chapter 14 Those who know more than you: talent management in the Google era Roland S. Persson and Vezir Aktas Conclusion: HR work – a balancing act with integrity Ingela Bergmo-Prvulovic and Karin Kilhammar

Summary: Sweden has one of the lowest national debts in Europe, a well-educated workforce, and the country consistently ranks in top positions of the best places to live and work in the world. Human Resource Management: A Nordic Perspective offers a unique and valuable insight into the working practices of HRM in Sweden, which has been explicated for an international audience. The book offers readers outside of the country alternative methods for improving efficiency and well-being in their own workplace. A team of experienced contributors based in Sweden discuss and analyse the Nordic tradition of inclusive and participative management and present different perspectives on creating a work-life suitable for every person involved. The first part of the book includes chapters on general issues in HR work such as development and learning, selection, teamwork, career paths, and cooperation within organisations. The second part addresses diversity, inclusion, and how discriminatory practices can be avoided. This book will be a valuable resource for students of: HRM, business, management, education, psychology, sociology, as well as human resource management professionals who are seeking new ways to balance economic and human values.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management	Non-fiction	658.3 AHL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		48065

Introduction: Nordic perspectives on Human Resource Management

Part 1 General features of HR work

Chapter 1 Developing co-workership in organisations

Karin Kilhammar

Chapter 2 Effective interaction in organisations

Annika Engström

Chapter 3 Organising for knowledge and learning – a balancing act between divergent forces

Cecilia Bjursell and Dag Raudberget

Chapter 4 ‘Career’ from a perspective of effort and reward

Ingela Bergmo-Prvulovic

Chapter 5 Creativity at the workplace

Ylva Lindberg

Chapter 6 Recruitment mistakes, future employees, and fabulous fantasies: the market’s need of magical qualities

Roland S. Persson

Part 2 Diversity and inclusion

Chapter 7 The equality work that needs to be done

Helene Ahl

Chapter 8 Heteronorms, LGBTQ, and queer at the workplace

Frida Ohlsson Sandahl

Chapter 9 Generational differences at the workplace

Ann-Kristin Boström

Chapter 10 Professional development for older colleagues

Cecilia Bjursell

Chapter 11 Understanding why an immigrant neurosurgeon is driving your taxi: on highly qualified foreign labour looking for work in your country

Roland S. Persson and Vezir Aktas

Chapter 12 Functional workplaces for people with disabilities

Joel Hedegaard and Martin Hugo

Chapter 13 Working in knowledge-intensive organisations when it is impossible to be physically present: female employees who suffer from chronic illnesses

Claudia Gillberg

Chapter 14 Those who know more than you: talent management in the Google era

Roland S. Persson and Vezir Aktas

Conclusion: HR work – a balancing act with integrity

Ingela Bergmo-Prvulovic and Karin Kilhammar

Sweden has one of the lowest national debts in Europe, a well-educated workforce, and the country consistently ranks in top positions of the best places to live and work in the world. Human Resource Management: A Nordic Perspective offers a unique and valuable insight into the working practices of HRM in Sweden, which has been explicated for an international audience. The book offers readers outside of the country alternative methods for improving efficiency and well-being in their own workplace.

A team of experienced contributors based in Sweden discuss and analyse the Nordic tradition of inclusive and participative management and present different perspectives on creating a work-life suitable for every person involved. The first part of the book includes chapters on general issues in HR work such as development and learning, selection, teamwork, career paths, and cooperation within organisations. The second part addresses diversity, inclusion, and how discriminatory practices can be avoided.

This book will be a valuable resource for students of: HRM, business, management, education, psychology, sociology, as well as human resource management professionals who are seeking new ways to balance economic and human values.

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