Managing Human Resources in Latin America: An Agenda for International Leaders

ISBN-13: 9780415339179 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 270 str.

Marta M. Elvira; Anabella Davila

Opis

Rapid developments in the field of HRM have meant a growth of interest in the strategies, practices and challenges faced by HR executives in the Latin American region. These economies provide many investment opportunities for foreign investors as well as increased levels of business globalization and internationalization. This much-needed new study presents the HRM trends of the Latin American region and highlights the important developments in the field. Students and practitioners alike will find this book invaluable.

Spis treści

Part 1: Understanding the Latin American Cultural and Economic Context  1. Culture and Human Resource Management in Latin America  2. Latin America: Economic and Business Context  3. Managing HR to Build Social Capital in Latin America within MNCs  4. Paternalism as a Positive Form of Leadership in the Latin American Context  Part 2: Human Resource Management in the Latin American Countries  5. Human Resource Management in Argentina  6. Human Resource Management in Brazil  7. Human Resource Management in Central America and Panama  8. Human Resource Management in Chile  9. Human Resource Management in Colombia  10. Human Resource Management in Mexico  11. Human Resource Management in Peru  12. Human Resource Management in Uruguay  13. Human Resource Management in Venezuela  14. Emergent Directions for HRM Research in Latin America

O autorze

Marta M Elvira is Academic Dean at Lexington College Chicago.
Anabella Davilla is a tenured professor of Organization Theory at Monterrey TEC, Mexico