Personnel Review articles from June 1995

Personnel Review archives from June 1995

In search of HRM: beyond the rhetoric and reality distinction or the case of the dog that didn't bark.(The Rhetoric and Culture of HRM)
June 1, 1995... Introduction This article does not report research on human resource management (HRM); yet, it does use research material. It discusses HRM - using research material, and some reflexive consideration of the production of that research. How...

The continuity of discontinuity: managerial rhetoric in turbulent times.(The Rhetoric and Culture of HRM)
June 1, 1995... The Age of Discontinuity[1] is the title of a book by the leading American management theorist, Peter Drucker. In its themes of unprecedented change and new organizational forms, it is symptomatic of one of the central themes of contemporary...

HRM and the irresistible rise of the discourse of competence.(The Rhetoric and Culture of HRM)
June 1, 1995... The rise of "competence" How do we make sense of the rapid rise to prominence of the term "competence" (and "competency")? A decade ago this was a little-used term even in vocational education and training. Yet over recent years the term has...

Striving for seamlessness: procedures manuals as a tool for organizational control.(The Rhetoric and Culture of HRM)
June 1, 1995... Introduction In this article I will use the term "procedures manual" to mean the written description of an organization's procedures compiled into a book or file. This article is based on my experiences as the "author" of a procedures manual...

Organizational change and personal mythology.(The Rhetoric and Culture of HRM)
June 1, 1995... Personal meaning and occupational choice Through the miracle of conversation we might learn to fly. By construing our own nature we may create our own destiny. By construing our environment we may learn to converse and live in harmony with...