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SpanishDemographic Challenges for Management: Fad or Reality?
By Eleanna Galanaki (Athens University of Economics and Business), Emma Parry (Cranfield School of Management), Ilona Bučiūnienė (ISM University of Management and Economics), Leda Panayotopoulou (Athens University of Economics and Business)
Theory and practice in Human Resource Management (HRM) generally focuses on two levels of analysis: the individual and the organization. However, there is a growing recognition that HRM is manifested within larger environmental settings and several HRM researchers have approached the field with a more macro perspective. For example, some HRM researchers have focused on the effects of the macroeconomic environment (e.g. Gunnigle et al., 2013, Bordogna and Pedersini, 2013); others have focused on the advancement of technology (e.g. Stone et al., 2015); while yet others have focused on the social or institutional setting (e.g. Ashley and Empson, 2013, Brewster et al., 2008, Farndale et al., 2008).
More recently, the macro-level variable of demographics has caught the academic interest of several HRM researchers…
Source: SSRN
