Ethical Issues in Contemporary Human Resource Management

DIANA WINSTANLEY is Lecturer in Human Resource Management at Imperial College Management School. She has researched widely on management development, stakeholder management, performance management and ethical aspects of human resource management.JEAN WOODALL is Research Director of the Centre for Business and Management Development at Kingston Business School. She has researched widely in management development including management learning in the workplace, continuing professional development for business professionals, and ethical aspects of human resource development.

• PART ONE: THE ETHICAL CONTEXT FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTIntroduction; D.Winstanley & J.WoodallThe Ethical Context of HRM: the Ethical Organisation in the Boundaryless World; K.LeggePART TWO: AREAS OF ETHICAL INQUIRY IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENTWhat Ethics in the Employment Interview?; L.SpenceOccupational Testing and Psychometric Instruments: an Ethical Perspective; B.Baker & J.CooperEthics and Equality: Reconciling False Dilemmas; S.Liff & L.DickensHRM and Employee Well-Being: Raising the Ethical Stakes; N.Doherty & S.TysonWinning Hearts and Minds: Ethical Issues in Human Resource Development; J.Woodall & D.DouglasFlexible Working Patterns; C.StanworthPresenteeism and the Impact of Long Working Hours on Managers in the UK; R.SimpsonThe New Pay: Risk and Representation at Work; E.HeeryConditions of Worth and the Performance Management Paradox; D.WinstanleyEmployee Participation and Involvement; T.ClaydonPART THREE: ETHICAL INTERVENTION IN PRACTICEConducting a Social Audit: Lessons from the Body Shop Experience; M.Sillanpaa & C.JacksonStaff Charters: A Framework for Identifying the Rights and Responsibilities of Employers and their Staff; P.Taylor & P.JonesWhistleblowing; D.LewisConcluding Comments: Ethical Frameworks for Action; J.Woodall & D.Winstanley.

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