Hired hands or human resources? case studies of HRM programs and practices in early American industry / Bruce E. Kaufman.

Author/creator Kaufman, Bruce E.
Other author Kaufman, Bruce E.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : ILR Press,
Descriptionxi, 254 p., [11] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Personnel management--United States. --History. --19th century. --Case studies.
Personnel management--United States. --History. --20th century. --Case studies.

Contents Early human resource management : context and history -- HRM at the beginning : the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad -- Contrasting HRM strategies : Pullman and Baldwin -- HRM and alternative systems of workforce governance -- HRM in the industrial heartland I : the United States Steel Corporation -- HRM in the industrial heartland II : the Ford Motor Company -- Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc. -- The human resource model in a welfare capitalism firm : the Top-Grade Oil Company -- A high-road employer in a low-road industry : the Great Eastern Coal Company -- The middle ground of HRM in the 1920s : the United Steel and Coal Company -- Paternalism combined with decentralized and informal HRM : Mega-Watt Light and Power -- The "hired hand" model in a large manufacturing firm : New Era Radio -- HRM in the industrial heartland III : High-Beam Steel -- The case studies : insights and lessons learned.
General noteCompanion volume to: Managing the human factor.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009023927
ISBN9780801448300 (alk. paper)
ISBN0801448301 (alk. paper)

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