All Outputs (3)

A processual analysis of HRM-based change. (2003)
Journal Article
Francis, H., & Sinclair, J. (2003). A processual analysis of HRM-based change. Organization, 10(4), 685-706. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505084030104004

This article examines the emergence and development of HRM-based change within two private sector manufacturing organizations. We draw upon discourse theory to open up fresh insights into the uncertain and complex nature of organizational change, spe... Read More about A processual analysis of HRM-based change..

Teamworking and change: managing the contradictions (2003)
Journal Article
Francis, H. (2003). Teamworking and change: managing the contradictions. Human Resource Management Journal, 13(3), 71-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2003.tb00099.x

Current models of HRM suggest that expectations about HR roles are changing as organisations are striving to make the HR function leaner and more ‘strategic’. In our article we explore the changing roles of HRM as they are perceived by different stak... Read More about Teamworking and change: managing the contradictions.

HRM and the beginnings of organizational change (2003)
Journal Article
Francis, H. (2003). HRM and the beginnings of organizational change. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 16(3), 309-327. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810310475541

This paper presents a discourse-analytic approach to the study of human resource management (HRM) and organisational change, which is more sensitive than conventional research designs to the dynamic role of language in shaping processes of change. Th... Read More about HRM and the beginnings of organizational change.