The ten up-to date research reviews that are presented in this book provide new insights into the HR academic literature. The chapters provide clear lessons that can be learnt from, along with strategies, approaches and processes in which HR could be used by both practitioners and policy makers to drive growth.

Contents: 1. Editorial Introduction George Saridakis and Cary Cooper 2. Managing Human Resources in International Organizations Anthony McDonnell, Hugh Scullion and Jonathan Lavelle 3. HR Practice and Small Firm Growth: Balancing Informality and Formality John Kitching and Susan Marlow 4. Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship through HR Practices James C. Hayton, Jeffrey S. Hornsby and James Bloodgood 5. Government Policy and Human Resource Development Jonathan Winterton and Nigel Haworth 6. Investing in Labour Force and Skills Development John Field 7. Mentorship, Leadership and Human Resource Development in Trinidad and Tobago Christine Sahadeo and Sandra Sookram 8. Employee Voice, Partnership and Performance Stewart Johnstone and Adrian Wilkinson 9. Employee Attitudes, HR Practices and Organizational Performance: What’s the Evidence? Yanqing Lai and George Saridakis 10. Creating and Sustaining Economic Growth through HR Hai-Ming Chen, Ku-Jun Lin and Yen-Lin Huang 11. Using HPWP to Drive Towards Growth: The Impact of Occupational Health and Safety Leadership Chidiebere Ogbonnaya, Kevin Daniels, Olga Tregaskis and Marc van Veldhoven Index