TY - BOOK AU - edited by Bruce E. Kaufman TI - The development of human resource management across nations: unity and diversity SN - 9780857932983 U1 - 658.300DEV PY - 2014/// CY - Cheltenham, UK PB - Edward Elgar KW - Personnel management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This volume contains country studies of the historical development of human resource management (HRM) in seventeen different nations. The nations span all regions of the world and each chapter is written by a national expert. Primary attention is given to HRM developments in industry, but university research and teaching are also covered. Human resource management is defined broadly to include industrial relations and each chapter places the historical development of HRM in a broad political, social, and economic context."--Publisher's website ER -