All Outputs (5)

The Ethics of Engagement in an Age of Austerity: A Paradox Perspective (2018)
Journal Article
Francis, H., & Keegan, A. (2020). The Ethics of Engagement in an Age of Austerity: A Paradox Perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, 162(3), 593-607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-3976-1

Our contribution in this paper is to highlight the ethical implications of workforce engagement strategies in an age of austerity. Hard or instrumentalist approaches to workforce engagement create the potential for situations where engaged employees... Read More about The Ethics of Engagement in an Age of Austerity: A Paradox Perspective.

HR transformation within the hotel industry: building capacity for change (2018)
Journal Article
Francis, H., & Baum, T. (2018). HR transformation within the hotel industry: building capacity for change. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 10(1), 86-100. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-10-2017-0064

Purpose – This study aims to identify recent trends in the strategic repositioning of the human resources (HR) function within the hotel industry, and to explore challenges facing HR professionals as they engage in strategies to develop talent and or... Read More about HR transformation within the hotel industry: building capacity for change.

E-HR and international HRM: a critical perspective on the discursive framing of e-HR (2014)
Journal Article
Francis, H., Parkes, C., & Reddington, M. (2014). E-HR and international HRM: a critical perspective on the discursive framing of e-HR. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 25(10), 1327-1350. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.870309

In the current global economic climate, International HRM is facing unprecedented pressure to become more innovative, effective and efficient. New discourses are emerging around the application of information technology, with ‘e-HR’ (electronic-enabl... Read More about E-HR and international HRM: a critical perspective on the discursive framing of e-HR.

Opening spaces for conversational practice: a conduit for effective engagement strategies and productive working arrangements. (2013)
Journal Article
Francis, H., Ramdhony, A., Reddington, M., & Staines, H. (2013). Opening spaces for conversational practice: a conduit for effective engagement strategies and productive working arrangements. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24, 2713-2740. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.781530

This study develops the concept of dialogic conversational practice (dialogic CP) as a conduit for effective engagement strategies and productive working arrangements. We begin with a critique of High-Involvement-High-Performance HR systems against t... Read More about Opening spaces for conversational practice: a conduit for effective engagement strategies and productive working arrangements..

Human resource development and the psychological contract: Great expectations or false hopes? (2005)
Journal Article
D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Francis, H. (2005). Human resource development and the psychological contract: Great expectations or false hopes?. Human Resource Development International, 8(3), 327-344. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678860500199725

Our paper presents findings of an exploratory study of managers’ experiences of an emotion management leadership programme in a large retail company. Drawing on the concept of the psychological contract, we explore the signalling by the programme of... Read More about Human resource development and the psychological contract: Great expectations or false hopes?.