Human Resource Management: A Nordic Perspective

Helene Ahl is a professor of business economics and management at the School of Education and Communication at Jönköping University, Sweden.Ingela Bergmo-Prvulovic, Ph.D., is a lecturer in education at Jönköping University, Sweden.Karin Kilhammar Ph.D., is a lecturer in education at Linnaeus University, Sweden and a former HR manager.

• Introduction: Nordic perspectives on Human Resource ManagementPart 1 General features of HR workChapter 1 Developing co-workership in organisationsChapter 2 Effective interaction in organisationsChapter 3 Organising for knowledge and learning – a balancing act between divergent forcesChapter 4 ‘Career’ from a perspective of effort and rewardChapter 5 Creativity at the workplaceChapter 6 Recruitment mistakes, future employees, and fabulous fantasies: the market’s need of magical qualitiesPart 2 Diversity and inclusionChapter 7 The equality work that needs to be doneChapter 8 Heteronorms, LGBTQ, and queer at the workplaceChapter 9 Generational differences at the workplaceChapter 10 Professional development for older colleagues Chapter 11 Understanding why an immigrant neurosurgeon is driving your taxi: on highly qualified foreign labour looking for work in your countryChapter 12 Functional workplaces for people with disabilitiesChapter 13 Working in knowledge-intensive organisations when it is impossible to be physically present: female employees who suffer from chronic illnessesChapter 14 Those who know more than you: talent management in the Google eraConclusion: HR work – a balancing act with integrity