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HRM in the Global South

A Critical Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Toyin Ajibade Adisa

    1. Royal Docks School of Business and Law, University of East London, London, UK

  2. Chima Mordi

    1. Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK

  • Presents combination of original research, case studies and interviews
  • Covers Africa, South America, Asia and the Middle East
  • Contributions from an international case of authors

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This edited collection offers an insight into the dynamic of HRM in thirteen developing countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Taking readers through the realities of HRM in the global South, the book identifies the significance of contexts, diversity of cultures, and dissimilarity of processes in managing people. In other words, the book addresses general issues of HRM in cross-national settings to give readers an understanding of HR that is comparative and country-specific. Covering issues in Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, China, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Bahrain, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, and Argentina, each chapter draws out the unique and diverse configurations of HRM in each country. Also examining digital HRM, technology-based entrepreneurship, gig work, artificial intelligence and digitalization in business practice, this book is an invaluable resource for all HRM practitioners, policymakers, students, HRM scholars, international HRM, international business,and business managers across the globe.  

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: Context Matters in Human Resource Management

      • Toyin Ajibade Adisa, Chima Mordi, Gbolahan Gbadamosi
      Pages 3-14

  3. The Africa World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
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    2. Human Resource Management in Nigeria: A Review and Conceptual Model

      • Gbolahan Gbadamosi, Toyin Ajibade Adisa
      Pages 17-52

    3. Human Resource Management and Employee Outcomes in Egypt

      • Ahmed Mohammed Sayed Mostafa
      Pages 53-75

    4. Human Resource Management in South Africa: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

      • Nasima Mohamed Hoosen Carrim, Karel Stanz, Deborah K. Brown
      Pages 77-100

  4. The Middle-Eastern World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Human Resource Management in the United Arab Emirates: Towards a Better Understanding

      • Osama Khassawneh, Mohamed-Osman Shereif Mahdi Abaker
      Pages 103-128

    3. Gender Discrimination in Bahrain: Implications for Human Resource Management

      • Chima Mordi, Hakeem Ajonbadi, Esam Ismail Al-Alawi, Layla Faisal Al-Halwachi
      Pages 129-154

    4. Human Resource Management in Jordan: Challenges and Future Prospects

      • Tamara Mohammad, Tamer K. Darwish
      Pages 155-187

  5. The Asian and South American World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. The Scope and Nature of Employee Engagement in China

      • Xi Wen Chan, Chao Ma, Sudong Shang, Xuchu Liu
      Pages 191-215

    3. Human Resource Management in the Twenty-First Century: Present Stand and the Emerging Trends in Indian Organizations

      • Bishakha Majumdar, Sushanta Kumar Mishra, Pawan Budhwar
      Pages 217-252

    4. High Commitment HR Practices in Malaysian SMEs

      • Wee Chan Au
      Pages 253-281

    5. Cultural Perspectives on Intrinsic Motivation and HRM Practices in Pakistan

      • Sana Usmani, Hakeem Ajonbadi, Chima Mordi
      Pages 283-315

    6. Human Resource Management in Argentina: Challenges and Prospective

      • Maria Camila Botero, Mariana Elisa Politti, Gisela Isabel Delfino
      Pages 317-344

  6. Digital Human Resource Management, Trade Union and Artificial Intelligence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 345-345
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    2. The Acceptance and Practicality of Digital HRM in Nigeria

      • Toyin Ajibade Adisa, Olatunji David Adekoya, Issa Abdulraheem, Chima Mordi
      Pages 347-370

    3. Digital Human Resource Management in Egypt

      • Ghada El-Kot, Mike Leat, Shaimaa Masry
      Pages 371-398
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Royal Docks School of Business and Law, University of East London, London, UK

    Toyin Ajibade Adisa

  • Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK

    Chima Mordi

About the editors

Dr. Toyin Ajibade Adisa is a senior lecturer in HRM/OB at UEL. He teaches and researches issues in comparative human resource management, employment relations and reforms in emerging and developing economies. Toyin is a senior fellow of Higher Education Academy, a fellow of Chartered Management Institute (CMI), member of British Academy of Management (BAM) and a member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). Toyin’s primary research interests lie in the broad academic disciplines of human resource management, workplace behaviour, and employee relations. Toyin is also the Co-Editor of Work-Life Interface (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).   

  

Dr Chima Mordi is an Associate Professor and Director for Doctoral programmes at the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel University, UK. His key research examines Human Resource Management and Employment Relationsin emerging economies. Chima has authored/co-authored over 100 articles in highly rated academic international journals including Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Managerial Psychology, International Journal of Human Resource Management, European Management Review, Gender, Work and Organisation. Chima is a recipient of several awards including Emerald award for Research Excellence. He is an Academic member of the UK Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.


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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: HRM in the Global South

  • Book Subtitle: A Critical Perspective

  • Editors: Toyin Ajibade Adisa, Chima Mordi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98309-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-98308-6Published: 17 May 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-98311-6Published: 18 May 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-98309-3Published: 16 May 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 427

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Human Resource Management, Emerging Markets/Globalization

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