Human resource management : transforming theory into innovative practice

Facilitates the development of critical and innovative thinking, allowing readers to make Strategic Human Resources Management decisions in the light of the diverse features of any given business and its operating environment. Hartel, Fujimoto, Stybosch all from Monash University, Fitzpatrick, Victorian Chamber of Commerce. <br /

The various means by which organisations control or avoid emotion

The purpose of this paper is to examine, from the perspective of change recipients, how organisational change shapes emotional responses and the typical ways in which organisations respond to emotionality. Through the influence of change strategists\u27 role and role obligations, interpersonal influence, and use and abuse of power, organisations seek to control or avoid emotion. The final section of the paper explores the implications of these issues for management of change and offers change leaders alternative paths to dealing with emotional responses during times of organisational change.<br /

The effect of emotions in Australian expatriate experiences

With increased recognition of the existence of emotions in everyday interpersonal interactions, the need for emotions in cross-cultural interactions has become more obvious. Emotions play an important role in cross-cultural expatriate interactions as these experiences are essentially social encounters. Yet, little research addresses the emotions felt and the emotional demands involved in the cross-cultural interaction. Research on expatriate experiences centres solely on the cross cultural training, sensitivity, and adaptability of expatriates. What fails to be addressed, however, is the emotional aspect of this interaction. In this article, we examine the cross-cultural expatriate experience from the perspective of the Australian expatriate in Asia, integrating both the cultural and emotional aspects of the interaction. In doing so, we aim to advance understanding of the expatriate experience and the potential reasons underlying expatriate success and failure.<br /

The effect of emotions in cross-cultural expatriate experiences

With increased recognition of the existence of emotions in everyday interpersonal interactions, the need for emotions in cross-cultural interactions has become more obvious. Emotions play an important role in cross-cultural expatriate interactions as these experiences are essentially social encounters. Yet, little research addresses the emotions felt and the emotional demands involved in the cross-cultural interaction. Research on expatriate experiences centres solely on the cross-cultural training, sensitivity, and adaptability of expatriates. What fails to be addressed, however, is the emotional aspect of this interaction. In this paper, we examine the cross-cultural expatriate experience, integrating both the cultural and emotional aspects of the interaction. In doing so, we aim to advance understanding of the expatriate experience and the potential reasons underlying expatriate success and failure.<br /