Jaap Paauwe, Professor of Organization and Human Resource Management, Department of Human Resource Studies, Tilburg University, the Netherlands

• Contents:Preface xiAcknowledgments1 Travelling the loop: an introduction and overview of content2 The institutional perspective: how market, society, andorganization interact3 The contextually-based Human Resource Theory 194 AMO theory: How to improve abilities, motivation andopportunity to participate5 Goal setting theory and feedback6 Human capital and the differentiated approach to employees7 Strength of the HRM system8 Well-being: the crucial link between HRM practices andoutcomes9 Line management enactment10 Job Demands Resources theory: how to stimulateengagement and to avoid burn-out?11 Job design and crafting: how can we create an optimalwork setting?12 Psychological contract theory: fulfillment or violation?13 Psychological safety: the secret behind well-performing teams14 Organizational justice: in search of fairness and equity foryour staff15 Social determination theory: how it can help to do a goodjob as a managerAppendix: Evidence-based management – meaning andimplications for practitioners

‘This book provides an excellent and accessible overview of important theories in the HRM domain, with a specific focus on why they are important and what actually works in practice. A must read book for practitioners and students interested in taking a more evidence based approach to HRM!’