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“Border role” of Human Resource Management - To which side does the pendulum of HRM swing: Employer or employees? - The case of Turkey
Halil Sayli
; Faculty of Economic and Administrative Science, Afyon Kocatepe University,
Alparslan Şahin Görmüş
; Faculty of Economic and Administrative Science, Afyon Kocatepe University,
Abstract
The interest towards employees has grown recently, in particular, with the studies undertaken by the neoclassical school. The strategic roles played by Human Resources Management (HRM) have earned workers a critical position since the 1990s. During this period, there have been some important changes in the environment in and around enterprises, as well as in the qualifications of employees. The obligation of being successful in an environment with rapid
changes and fierce competition has encouraged enterprises to struggle to hire and retain the best employees. This trend has affected the relationships between employees and their organizations, resulting in an increased mutual dependence.
HRM has struggled to balance these relationships with its “border role”. This paper attempts to analyze new functions of HRM and, using both quantitative and qualitative data, focuses on the question of where it places itself with respect to its “border role".
Keywords
Human Resource Management; labor relations; role of unions; Turkey
Hrčak ID:
48133
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Publication date:
21.12.2009.
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