How effective are 'cultural' and 'ideological' perspective in helping us to understand the distinct features of national people management practices

The concept of HRM emerges in the USA in the 1980's. The term has been used before for over fifty years as an alternative name for personnel management. It is then not a new concept; it is a rethink of approaches toward the management of people. HRM took on a new connotation significantly different from traditional personnel management. It was identified with a strategic approach, linking the management of people to the achievement of business …

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