Hired hands or human resources? : case studies of HRM programs and practices in early American industry / Bruce E. Kaufman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaufman, Bruce E.

Contributor:

Kaufman, Bruce E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Personnel management--United States--History--19th century--Case studies.

Personnel management.

Personnel management--United States--History--20th century--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : ILR Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a companion volume to Managing the Human Factor, also from Cornell, Bruce E. Kaufman shows how American firms transitioned from the traditional "hired hand" model of human resource management (HRM) to the modern "human resources" version popular.

Contents:

Early human resource management : context and history

HRM at the beginning : the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad

Contrasting HRM strategies : Pullman and Baldwin

HRM and alternative systems of workforce governance

HRM in the industrial heartland I : the United States Steel Corporation

HRM in the industrial heartland II : the Ford Motor Company

Industrial Relations Counselors, Inc.

The human resource model in a welfare capitalism firm : the Top-Grade Oil Company

A high-road employer in a low-road industry : the Great Eastern Coal Company

The middle ground of HRM in the 1920's : the United Steel and Coal Company

Paternalism combined with decentralized and informal HRM : Mega-Watt Light and Power

The "hired hand" model in a large manufacturing firm : New Era Radio

HRM in the industrial heartland III : High-Beam Steel

The case studies : insights and lessons learned.

Notes:

Companion volume to: Managing the human factor.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Kaufman, Bruce E. Managing the human factor.

ISBN:

0-8014-6036-0

OCLC:

726824366