Labor Relations & Human Resource Management Spring 2015
Prof. Arnaldo Camuffo
Department of Management and Technology Office Hours: By appointment Phone: (02) 58362630 e‐mail: [email protected]
Prof. Richard M. Locke Howard Swearer Director, Thomas J. Watson Jr. Institute for International Studies Professor, Department of Political Science Brown University Office Hours: By appointment e‐mail: [email protected]
Course Description
The purpose of this PhD course is to examine the role of human resource management as a constitutive element of
organizations. It is grounded on the different theories of the firm and of the labor market and finds its antecedents in the
literature on industrial relations systems and labor institutions (acknowledging the need for an international, comparative
approach) as the foundations of human capital development and the antecedent of HRM.
The course focuses on the “macro” side of human resource management within organizations and more specifically on its
strategic aspect. Research on human resource policies and practices (e.g., selection, training, job design, etc.) will be touched
upon but will not be the primary focus of the course. Overall, the aim of the course is to understand how firms use human
resource management practices to enhance individual and organizational performance. To that end, we will examine the
emerging theoretical perspectives in strategic human resource management (SHRM), the contextual factors that influence the linkages between a firm’s human resources and human resource practices with firm performance, human capital, the growing
complexity of the employment relationship between organizations and employees and the growing concern for social
inequality and human sustainability.
Grading
Participation (20%): The quality of PhD level courses is directly related to the quality of class discussion. Consequently, class
participation will be graded on each student’s degree of quality contribution toward class discussions. To ensure an informed
discussion, students are expected to come to class prepared to discuss (not simply summarize) each article. For each session
there will be a specific list of required readings (the required readings are marked with a ‘*’ in the readings list). This list blends
some “classics” or “must read” in the field with other pieces that better exemplify current or “hot” topics. A list of
suggested/additional readings is also provided for those students interested in pursuing a topic in more detail. Students are
encouraged, although not required, to read beyond the assigned readings and to bring to the class’s attention research that
informs and explores the day’s issues. In preparing for class discussion, you may want to ask yourself some of the following
questions:
• What is interesting about this article?
• What are the interesting research questions in this area of research?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the conceptual arguments and assumptions of this article?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the methodological approach used to test the research questions in this
In addition, for each class session a discussion leader/class facilitator will be assigned to help clarify key concepts, identify
controversial or interesting issues, point out additional articles of particular relevance, and so on. Though all students are
strongly encouraged to come to class with questions and issues to discuss, it is the role of the facilitator to prepare 2 or 3 critical questions per article for discussion. However, it is NOT the role of the facilitator to lead the entire discussion ‐‐ all students are
expected to participate equally. We will determine who will be the facilitators for each class before the first class session.
Depending on class size, students will be expected to lead some class sessions.
Article Critiques (30% ‐ 6 critiques each worth 5%): To facilitate learning and scholarship, each student will conduct 6 (six) critical evaluations of articles that we read for class. Articles can be chosen among those assigned to any session between 2 and
7. These 2 page critiques will be based on your assessment of the theoretical and methodological quality of an article that is
assigned for class reading. Critiques cannot refer to articles of the same session. The articles that you choose will be up to you.
These critiques will be collected at the beginning of the session/class for which you have chosen to review an article. In
general, these critiques should not be summaries or a re‐hash of each article (we all have read the articles already); instead a
good critique identifies the strengths and weaknesses of an article in terms of its contribution to the literature and identifies
future research needs and opportunities.
Research Paper (50%): Each student will investigate a topic of his/her choice in HRM and write a high quality research paper
that integrates past research and theory with new ideas about an issue. Originality, thoroughness, and scholarly thinking are
the most important criteria for the research paper. These papers may involve data analysis or a conceptual contribution to the
field of HRM. Whatever the nature of the research paper, it must be of top‐notch quality; this is an opportunity to develop a
paper that is of publishable quality. All papers should be written in a format and structure suitable for submission to the top
management journals (Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Strategic Management Journal etc.) or to the top field journals
(Personnel Psychology, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management, British
Journal of Industrial Relations, International Journal of Human Resource Management) and should not exceed 30 pages. Presentations will be made by each student during the last session and will follow the format of the academy of management meetings conference. The deadlines for the research paper are listed below.
I. Research Proposals: A 3‐5‐page research proposal is due by March 25 Each student will present her/his research
proposal in class (session 8) when we will provide you with our feedback. The other attending students will provide
feedback as well during the presentation session.
II. First Drafts: A first draft of the research paper is due by May 22. We will ask one student in the class to review each
paper (this will simulate an actual review that a manuscript would go through when submitted for publication).
Reviews are due May 29 and should be sent to the paper author and to us via e‐mail.
III. Final Drafts: Final due date is June 5. Each student must also submit a short written response to the review/editor
comments with their final draft. We will provide our feedback to each student individually, on June 8‐9, during the PhD Study Days.
Course Schedule
Session/Date Topic
Preliminary session (Prof.
Camuffo)
January 19
3.00 – 4.00pm room 1‐E4‐SR01
Course Introduction
Labor market theories: a review
Session 1 (prof. Locke) January 21
3.30 – 5.45pm room 4‐E4‐SR01
Labor relations studies: a historical/comparative perspective
Session 2 (prof. Locke)
January 22
3.30 – 5.45pm room 4‐E4‐SR02
Employment systems, internal labor markets, strategic human capital
Session 3 (prof. Camuffo) February 6
9.00 – 11.15am room 1‐E4‐SR01
Theoretical models within the field of HRM (organizational economics, the resource based view of the firm and institutional theory)
Session 4 (prof. Camuffo) February 20
9.00 – 11.15am room 1‐E4‐SR01
Understanding the use of HRM systems and their determinants
Session 5 (prof. Camuffo) February 27
9.00 – 11.15am room 1‐E4‐SR01
Performance implications of HRM systems – Direct and Contingency effects Session 6 (prof. Camuffo)
March 13
9.00 – 11.15am room 1‐E4‐SR01
Methodological Issues in HRM Research – approaches and measures
Session 7 (prof. Locke) March 23
3.30 – 5.45pm room 1‐E4‐SR01
HRM and sustainability: labor standards in the global economy Session 8 (prof. Locke)
March 25
9.30 – 11.45am room 1‐E4‐SR01
Research proposal presentations
Course wrap‐up
Due date/ deadline Deliverable
Every session (1 to 7) Article Critique (2‐pager)
March 25 Research paper proposal (3‐5 pager) May 22 Research paper draft
May 29 Classmate’s research paper review June 5 Final paper
June 8‐9 Individual feedback from instructors
Preliminary Session : Course introduction and labor market theories
Additional Readings:
• Becker, G. S. (2009). Human capital: A theoretical and empirical analysis, with special reference to education.
University of Chicago Press.
• Reich, M., Gordon, D. M., & Edwards, R. C. (1973). A theory of labor market segmentation. The American Economic
Review, 359‐365.
• Shapiro, C., & Stiglitz, J. E. (1984). Equilibrium unemployment as a worker discipline device. The American Economic
Review, 433‐444.
• Akerlof, G. A., & Yellen, J. L. (Eds.). (1986). Efficiency wage models of the labor market. Cambridge University Press.
• Braverman, Harry. (1974) Labor and Monopoly Capital. New York, Free Press.
• Boeri, T., & Van Ours, J. (2013). The economics of imperfect labor markets. Princeton University Press.
• Kaufman, B. E. (1999). Expanding the behavioral foundations of labor economics. Industrial and Labor Relations
Review, 361‐392.
Session 1: Work, employment and labor relations studies: a historical/comparative perspective
* Kochan, T.A. (2008), Attributes of a good theory, MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu), 15.676 Work, Employment, and Industrial Relations Theory, Spring. * Kochan, T.A. (2008), The endless debate about the IR field, MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu), 15.676 Work, Employment, and Industrial Relations Theory, Spring. * Kochan, T.A. (2008), Evolution and distinctiveness of the IR theory and field, MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu), 15.676 Work, Employment, and Industrial Relations Theory, Spring.
* Kalleberg, A. L. (2009). Precarious Work, Insecure Workers: Employment Relations in Transition. American
Sociological Review, 74(1), 1‐22. Additional Readings: Kochan, T. A. (1986). The transformation of American industrial relations. Cornell University Press. Locke, R. M., & Thelen, K. (1995). Apples and oranges revisited: contextualized comparisons and the study of comparative labor politics. Politics and Society, 23, 337‐368. Locke, R., Kochan, T., & Piore, M. (1995). Reconceptualizing comparative industrial relations: lessons from international research. Int'l Lab. Rev., 134, 139. Locke, R. M. (1995). The transformation of industrial relations? A cross‐national review. The comparative political economy of industrial relations, 18‐19. Kochan, T., Locke, R., & Piore, M. (1995). Employment relations in a changing world economy. London, Ingland: MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Osterman, P., Kochan, T., Locke, R., & Piore, M. (2001). Working in America: A blueprint for the new labour market. Kaufman, B. E. (2003). John R. Commons and the Wisconsin School on industrial relations strategy and policy. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 3‐30. Kaufman, B. E. (2008). Paradigms in Industrial Relations: Original, Modern and Versions In‐between. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 46(2), 314‐339. Weil, D. (2014). The Fissured Workplace. Harvard University Press.
Session 2: Employment systems, internal labor markets, strategic human capital
• * P. Doeringer and M. Piore (1971). Internal Labor Markets and Manpower Analysis, Heath: Lexington, Chapters 1 (Ch.
2 is optional).
• * Williamson, O. E., Wachter, M. L., & Harris, J. E. (1975). Understanding the Employment Relation: The Analysis of
Idiosyncratic Exchange. The Bell Journal of Economics, 250‐278.
• * Bonet, R., Cappelli, P., & Hamori, M. (2013). Labor market intermediaries and the new paradigm for human
resources. The Academy of Management Annals, 7(1), 341‐392.
• * Cappelli, P., & Keller, J. R. (2013). Classifying work in the new economy. Academy of Management Review, 38(4), 575‐
596.
• * Bidwell, M., & Keller, J. (2013). Within or without? How Firms Combine Internal and External Labor Markets to Fill
Jobs. Academy of Management Journal, amj‐2012.
• * Distelhorst, G., Hainmuller, J., Locke, R.M. Does Lean Improve Labor Standards? Management and Social
Performance at Nike. R & R at Management Science
Additional Readings:
• Malcomson, J. M. (1984). Work incentives, hierarchy, and internal labor markets. The Journal of Political Economy,
92(3), 486.
• Stark, D. (1986). Rethinking internal labor markets: New insights from a comparative perspective. American
Sociological Review, 492‐504.
• Wachter, M. L., & Wright, R. D. (1990). The economics of internal labor markets. Industrial Relations: A Journal of
Economy and Society, 29(2), 240‐262.
• Lepak, D. P., & Snell, S. A. (2002). Examining the human resource architecture: The relationships among human capital,
employment, and human resource configurations. Journal of Management, 28(4), 517‐543.
• Camuffo, A. (2002). The changing nature of internal labor markets. Journal of Management and Governance, 6(4), 281‐
294.
• Lazear, E. P., & Oyer, P. (2004). Internal and external labor markets: a personnel economics approach. Labour
Economics, 11(5), 527‐554.
• Osterman, P. (2010). Institutional labor economics, the new personnel economics, and internal labor markets: a
reconsideration. Indus. & Lab. Rel. Rev., 64, 637.
• Kaufman, B., (2013), “The Economic Organization of Employment: Systems in Human Resource Management and
Industrial Relations.” In Anna Grandori, ed., Handbook of Economic Organization, Elgar, 289‐311.
• Waldman, M. (2013), Theory and Evidence in Internal labor Markets, in Robert Gibbons & John Roberts, eds., The
Handbook of Organizational Economics, Princeton University Press, 520‐571.
Session 3: Theoretical Frameworks for HRM
• * Lepak, D. P., & Snell, S. A. (1999). The Human Resource Architecture: Toward a Theory of Human Capital Allocation
and Development. Academy of Management Review, 24(1), 31‐48.
• * Lazear, E. P., & Shaw, K. L. (2007). Personnel Economics: The Economist's View of Human Resources. Journal of
Economic Perspectives, 21(4), 91‐114.
• * Wright, P.M., & Snell, S.A. (1998). Toward a Unifying Framework for Exploring Fit and Flexibility in Strategic Human
Resource Management. AcademyofManagementReview, 23(4), 756‐772.
• * Wright, P.M., Dunford, B.B., & Snell, S.A. (2001). Human Resources and the Resource Based View of the Firm.
Journal of Management, 27: 701‐721.
• Lengnick‐Hall, C.A., & Lengnick‐Hall, M.L. (1988). Strategic human resource management: A review of the literature
and a proposed typology. AcademyofManagementReview, 13(3): 454‐470.
• Wright, P. M., & McMahan, G. C. (1992). Theoretical perspectives for strategic human resource management.
Journal of Management, 18(2), 295‐320.
• Camuffo, A., & Costa, G. (1993). Strategic human resource management‐Italian style. Sloan Management Review,
34, 59‐59.
• Lado, A.A. & Wilson, M.C. (1994). Human resource systems and sustained competitive advantage: A competency‐
based perspective. AcademyofManagementReview, 19 (4): 699‐727.
• Wright, P.M., McMahan, G.C., & McWilliams, A. (1994). Human resources and sustained competitive advantage: A
resource‐based perspective. InternationalJournalofHumanResourceManagement, 5(2): 301‐326.
• Mueller, F. (1996). Human resources as strategic assets: An evolutionary resource‐based theory. Journal of
Management Studies, 33: 757‐785.
• Delery, J. E., & Doty, D. H. (1996). Modes of theorizing in strategic human resource management: Tests of
universalistic, contingency, and configurational performance predictions. Academy of Management Journal,
39(4), 802‐835.
• Coff, R. (1997). Human assets and management dilemmas: Coping with hazards on the road to resource‐based
theory. AcademyofManagementReview, 22(2): 374‐402.
• Pfeffer, J. (1998). The human equation: Building profits by putting people first. Boston, MA: Harvard Business
School Press. (Chapter 2).
• Lazear, E., Oyer, P. (2013), “Personnel Economics” in Anna Grandori, ed., Handbook of Economic Organization,
Elgar, 479‐519.
Session 4: Understanding the use of HRM systems and their determinants
*Jackson, S.E., Schuler, R.S., & Rivero, J.C. (1989). Organizational Characteristics as Predictors of Personnel Practices.
PersonnelPsychology, 42: 727‐786.
*Kochan, T., McKersie, R., & Capelli, P. (1984). Strategic Choice and Industrial Relations Theory, Industrial
Relations, 23(1): 16‐39.
*Pil, F.K., & MacDuffie, J.P. (1996). The Adoption of High‐Involvement Work Practices. Industrial Relations, 35(3):
423‐455.
*Jiang, K., Lepak, D. P., Han, K., Hong, Y., Kim, A., & Winkler, A. L. (2012). Clarifying the construct of human
resource systems: Relating human resource management to employee performance, Human Resource
Management Review, 22(2), 73‐85.
Additional Readings:
Cook, D.S., & Ferris, G.R., (1986). Strategic human resource management and firm effectiveness in industries
experiencing decline. HumanResourceManagement, 25(3): 441‐458.
Baron, J.N., Devereaux‐Jennings, P., & Dobbin, F.R. (1988). Mission control? The development of personnel
systems in U.S. industry. American Sociological Review, 53: 497‐514.
Napier, N.K. (1989). Mergers and acquisitions, human resource issues and outcomes: A review and suggested
typology. JournalofManagementStudies, 26(3): 271‐190.
Schuler, R.S. & Jackson, S.E. (1989). Determinants of human resource management priorities and implications for
industrial relations. JournalofManagement, 15: 89‐99.
Dean, J. Jr., & Snell, S.A., (1991). Integrated manufacturing and job design: Moderating effects of organizational
inertia. AcademyofManagementJournal, 34(4): 776‐804.
Snell, S.A. (1992), Control theory in strategic human resource management: The mediating effect of administrative
information. AcademyofManagementJournal, 35(2): 292‐327.
Snell, S.A. & Dean, J. Jr., (1992). Integrated manufacturing and human resource management: A human capital
perspective. AcademyofManagementJournal, 35(3): 467‐504.
Osterman, P. (1994). How common is workplace transformation and who adopts it? Industrial and Labor
Relations Review, 47: 173‐188.
systems in emerging high–technology companies. IndustrialandCorporateChange, 5: 239‐276.
Godard, J. (1997). Whither strategic choice: Do managerial IR ideologies matter? Industrial Relations, 36: 206‐
228.
Camuffo, A., Costa, G., (2014), The evolution of human resource management in Italy: a historical‐institutional
perspective, in Bruce Kaufman, ed., The Development of Human Resource Management Across Nations, Elgar.
Session 5: Performance Implications of HRM systems
• * Huselid, M.A. (1995). The Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Turnover, Productivity,
and Corporate Financial Performance. AcademyofManagementJournal, 38 (3): 635‐672.
• * Ichniowski, C., Shaw, K., & Prennushi, G. (1997). The Effects of Human Resource Management Practices
on Productivity: A study of Steel Finishing Lines, TheAmericanEconomicReview, June: 291‐314.
• * Cappelli, P., and Neumark, D. (2001). Do 'High‐Performance' Work Practices Improve Establishment‐
Level Outcomes? IndustrialandLaborRelationsReview, 54 (4): 737‐775.
• * Batt, R. ( 2002). Managing Customer Services: Human Resource Practices, Quit Rates, and Sales Growth. Academy
of ManagementJournal, 45 (3): 587‐597.
• * Posthuma, R. A., Campion, M. C., Masimova, M., & Campion, M. A. (2013). A High Performance Work Practices
Taxonomy Integrating the Literature and Directing Future Research. Journal of Management, 39(5), 1184‐1220. • * Jiang, K., Lepak, D. P., Hu, J., & Baer, J. C. (2012). How Does Human Resource Management Influence Organizational Outcomes? A Meta‐Analytic Investigation of Mediating Mechanisms. Academy of Management Journal, 55(6), 1264‐ 1294.
Additional Readings:
• Cutcher‐Gershenfeld, J.C. (1991). The impact on economic performance of a transformation in workplace relations.
IndustrialandLaborRelationsReview, 44: 241‐260.
• Lawler, E.E. (1992). The ultimate advantage: Creating the high‐involvement organization. San Francisco, CA: Jossey‐
Bass.
• Arthur, J.B. (1994). Effects of human resource systems on manufacturing performance and turnover. Academy of
ManagementJournal, 37: 670‐687.
• Pfeffer, J. (1995). Producing sustainable competitive advantage through the effective management of people. Academy
of Management Executive, 9(1): 55‐69.
• MacDuffie, J. P. (1995). Human resource bundles and manufacturing performance: Organizational logic and flexible
production systems in the world auto industry. IndustrialandLaborRelationsReview, 48: 197‐221.
• Ichniowski, C. Kochan, T.A., Levine, D., Olson, C. & Strauss, G. (1996). What works at work: Overview and
assessment. IndustrialRelations, 35(3): 299‐333.
• Dyer, L., & Reeves. T. (1995). HR strategies and firm performance: What do we know and where do we need to go?
InternationalJournalofHumanResourceManagement, 6: 656‐670.
• Cappelli, P., & Crocker‐Hefter, A. (1996). Distinctive human resources are firms’ core competencies. Organizational
Dynamics, 24(3): 7‐22.
• Koch, M.J. & McGrath, R.G. (1996). Improving labor productivity: Human resource management policies do matter.
StrategicManagementJournal, 17: 335‐354.
• Youndt, M.A., Snell, S.A., Dean, J.W. Jr., & Lepak, D.P. (1996). Human resource management, manufacturing
strategy, and firm performance. AcademyofManagementJournal, 39(4): 836‐866.
• Pfeffer, J. (1998). The human equation: Building profits by putting people first. Harvard Business Press.
• O'Reilly, C. A., & Pfeffer, J. (2000). Hidden value: How great companies achieve extraordinary results with ordinary
people. Harvard Business Press.
• Hitt, M.A., Bierman, L., Shimizu, K., and Kochhar, R. ( 2001) "Direct and moderating effects of human capital on the
strategy and performance in professional service firms: A resource‐based perspective. " Academy ofManagement
• Kaufman, B. E. (2010). SHRM Theory in the Post‐Huselid Era: Why It Is Fundamentally Misspecified. Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 49(2), 286‐313. • Kaufman, B. E. (2012). Strategic human resource management research in the United States: A failing grade after 30 years?. The Academy of Management Perspectives, 26(2), 12‐36.
Session 6: Methodological Issues in SHRM Research
• * Rogers, E.W., & Wright, P.M. (1998). Measuring Organizational Performance in Strategic Human
Resource Management: Problems,Prospects, and Performance Information Markets, Human Resource
ManagementReview, 8(3): 311‐331.
• * Delery, J. (1998). Issues of Fit in Strategic Human Resource Management: Implications for Research,
Human ResourceManagementReview, 8(3), 289‐309.
• * Gerhart, B. Wright, P.M.,McMahan, G. and Snell, S.A. (2000). Measurement Error in Research on Human
Resources and Firm Performance: How Much Error is there and How Does it Influence Effect Size Estimates? ,
Personnel Psychology, 53: 803‐834.
• * Wright, P. M., Gardner, T. M., Moynihan, L. M., & Allen, M. R. (2005). The Relationship Between HR Practices
and Firm Performance: Examining Causal Order, Personnel Psychology, 58(2), 409‐446.
Additional Readings:
• Cowles, M., & Davis, C. (1982). On the origins of the .05 level of statistical significance. American Psychologist, 37,
553‐558.
• Berk, R. (1983). An introduction to sample selection bias in sociological data. American Sociological Review, 48:
386‐399.
• Podsakoff, P. and Organ, D. (1986). Self‐Reports in Organizational Research: Problems and Prospects. Journal of
Management, 12: 531‐544
• Tsui, A.S. (1987). Defining the activities and effectiveness of the human resource department: A multiple
constituency approach. HumanResourceManagement, 26(1): 35‐69.
• Feldman, J.M., & Lynch, J.C. (1988). Self‐generated validity and other effects of measurement on belief, attitude,
intention, and behavior. Journal of Applied Psychology, 73, 421 – 435.
• Williams, L.J., & Podsakoff, P.M. (1989). Longitudinal field methods for studying reciprocal relationships in OB
research: Toward improved causal analysis. Research in Organizational Behavior, 11, 247‐293.
• Cohen, J. (1992). A power primer. Psychological Bulletin, 112, 155‐159.
• Campion, M.A. (1993). Article review checklist: A criterion checklist for reviewing research articles in applied
psychology. Personnel Psychology, 46, 705‐718.
• Schmitt, N. (1994). Method bias: The importance of theory and measurement. Journal of Organizational Behavior,
15, 393‐398.
• Hinkin, T.R. (1998). A brief tutorial on the development of measures for use in survey questionnaires.
Organizational ResearchMethods, 1, 104‐121.
• Huselid, M.A., & Becker, B.E. (2000). Comment on “measurement error in research on human resources and firm
performance: How much error is there and how does it influence effect size estimates? PersonnelPsychology,
53: 835‐854.
• Wright, P.M., Gardner, T.M., Moynihan, L.M., Park, H.J., Gerhart, B., & Delery, J.E. (2001). Measurement error
in research on human resources and firm performance: Additional data and suggestions for future research.
PersonnelPsychology, 54: 875‐901.
• Podsakoff, P.M., MacKenzie, S.B., Lee, J.Y, and Podsakoff, N.P. (2003). Common Method Biases in Behavioral
Research: A Critical Review of the Literature and Recommended Remedies. Journal of Applied Psychology, 88, 5,
879‐903.
• Greenberg, J., & Tomlinson, E.C. (2004). Situated experiments in organizations: Transplanting the lab to the field.
Journal of Management, 30(5), 703‐724.
• Anderson, V. (2004). Research methods in human resource management. CIPD Publishing.
Session 7: HR & sustainability: labor standards in the global economy
* Pfeffer, J. (2010). Building Sustainable Organizations: The Human Factor, The Academy of Management
Perspectives, 24(1), 34‐45.
* Locke, R. M., Rissing, B. A., & Pal, T. (2013). Complements or substitutes? Private codes, state regulation and
the enforcement of labour standards in global supply chains. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 51(3), 519‐
552.
* Locke, R. M., Qin, F., & Brause, A. (2007). Does Monitoring Improve Labor Standards? Lessons from Nike.,
Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 3‐31.
Additional Readings:
Locke, R. M. (2013). The promise and limits of private power: Promoting labor standards in a global economy.
Cambridge University Press.
Kramar, R. (2013). Beyond strategic human resource management: is sustainable human resource management
the next approach?. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, (ahead‐of‐print), 1‐21.
Ehnert, I., Harry, W., & Zink, K. J. (2013). Sustainability and Human Resource Management: Developing
Sustainable Business Organizations. Springer Science & Business.
Cappelli, P., & Novelli, B. (2013). Managing the older worker: How to prepare for the new organizational order.
Harvard Business Press.
Session 8: Draft paper presentation and course wrap-up
Additional Books of interest
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organizational structure. San Francisco, CA: Jossey‐Bass.
Becker, B., Huselid, M.A., & Ulrich, D. (2001). HR Scorecard. Harvard Business School Press
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Pfeffer, J. (1994). Competitive advantage through people: Unleashing the power of the work force. Boston, MA:
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School Press.
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Osterman, P., Kochan, T. A., Locke, R. M., & Piore, M. J. (2002). Working in America: A blueprint for the new labor market. MIT Press Books.
Schuler, R. S., & Jackson, S. E. (2008). Strategic human resource management. John Wiley & Sons.