,Human Resources
Management:
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools
and Applications
Information Resources Management Association
USA
Volume I
,Managing Director: Lindsay Johnston
Senior Editorial Director: Heather Probst
Acquisitions Editor: Erika Gallagher
Development Manager: Joel Gamon
Development Editor: Chris Wozniak
Book Production Manager: Sean Woznicki
Assistant Production Editor: Deanna Jo Zombro
Cover Design: Nick Newcomer, Lisandro Gonzalez
Published in the United States of America by
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Hershey PA 17033
Tel: 717-533-8845
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Human resources management : concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications / Information Resources Management
Association, editor. v. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: “This reference compiles the most sought after case studies, architectures, frameworks, methodologies, and
research related human resources management, Including in-depth analyses on the fundamental aspects, tools and technolo-
gies, methods and design, applications, managerial impact, social/behavioral perspectives, critical issues, and emerging
trends in the field”--Provided by publisher.
ISBN 978-1-4666-1601-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-4666-1602-8 (ebook : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-4666-
1603-5 (print & perpetual access : alk. paper)
1. Personnel management. 2. Personnel management--Case studies. I. Information Resources Management Association.
HF5549.H8728 2012
658.3--dc23
2012010539
British Cataloguing in Publication Data
A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library.
The views expressed in this book are those of the authors, but not necessarily of the publisher.
, Editor-in-Chief
Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, DBA
Editor-in-Chief
Contemporary Research in Information Science and Technology, Book Series
Associate Editors
Steve Clarke, University of Hull, UK
Murray E. Jennex, San Diego State University, USA
Annie Becker, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko, University of Tampere, Finland
Editorial Advisory Board
Sherif Kamel, American University in Cairo, Egypt
In Lee, Western Illinois University, USA
Jerzy Kisielnicki, Warsaw University, Poland
Keng Siau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Amar Gupta, Arizona University, USA
Craig van Slyke, University of Central Florida, USA
John Wang, Montclair State University, USA
Vishanth Weerakkody, Brunel University, UK
Management:
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools
and Applications
Information Resources Management Association
USA
Volume I
,Managing Director: Lindsay Johnston
Senior Editorial Director: Heather Probst
Acquisitions Editor: Erika Gallagher
Development Manager: Joel Gamon
Development Editor: Chris Wozniak
Book Production Manager: Sean Woznicki
Assistant Production Editor: Deanna Jo Zombro
Cover Design: Nick Newcomer, Lisandro Gonzalez
Published in the United States of America by
Business Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global)
701 E. Chocolate Avenue
Hershey PA 17033
Tel: 717-533-8845
Fax: 717-533-8661
E-mail:
Web site: http://www.igi-global.com
Copyright © 2012 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or distributed in
any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without written permission from the publisher.
Product or company names used in this set are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or
companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI Global of the trademark or registered trademark.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Human resources management : concepts, methodologies, tools, and applications / Information Resources Management
Association, editor. v. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: “This reference compiles the most sought after case studies, architectures, frameworks, methodologies, and
research related human resources management, Including in-depth analyses on the fundamental aspects, tools and technolo-
gies, methods and design, applications, managerial impact, social/behavioral perspectives, critical issues, and emerging
trends in the field”--Provided by publisher.
ISBN 978-1-4666-1601-1 (hardcover : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-4666-1602-8 (ebook : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-4666-
1603-5 (print & perpetual access : alk. paper)
1. Personnel management. 2. Personnel management--Case studies. I. Information Resources Management Association.
HF5549.H8728 2012
658.3--dc23
2012010539
British Cataloguing in Publication Data
A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book is available from the British Library.
The views expressed in this book are those of the authors, but not necessarily of the publisher.
, Editor-in-Chief
Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, DBA
Editor-in-Chief
Contemporary Research in Information Science and Technology, Book Series
Associate Editors
Steve Clarke, University of Hull, UK
Murray E. Jennex, San Diego State University, USA
Annie Becker, Florida Institute of Technology, USA
Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko, University of Tampere, Finland
Editorial Advisory Board
Sherif Kamel, American University in Cairo, Egypt
In Lee, Western Illinois University, USA
Jerzy Kisielnicki, Warsaw University, Poland
Keng Siau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Amar Gupta, Arizona University, USA
Craig van Slyke, University of Central Florida, USA
John Wang, Montclair State University, USA
Vishanth Weerakkody, Brunel University, UK
