Human resource management (HRM) is all about the nature and regulation of the employment relationship and is an area that a number of fields contribute to, such as sociology, psychology and industrial relations.
We work with international institutions and organisations in collaborative research networks and projects.
Within the Department of Human Resource Management, we have:
- the Scottish Centre for Employment Research, one of the UK’s leading contributors on workplace innovation; job quality, skills and learning
- the EU-funded Marie Curie Initial Training Network: Changing Employment that aims to identify the nature of the restructuring of European labour markets and economies as a result of current economic and social change
- the editorship of three journals - New Technology, Work and Employment (Joint Editor, Professor Phil Taylor); Employee Relations (Editor, Professor Dennis Nickson); and Human Resource Management Journal (Joint Editor, Professor Dora Scholarios).
Skills, labour power & workplace innovation
How work is organised and what kind of skills are required by employers has been a long-term focus of our research.
Regulation & restructuring of employment relations
Changing managerial regimes is a focus of our research, with a particular emphasis on issues such as employee participation and voice, and union bargaining strategies.
Labour market disadvantage
Changes in employment and industry restructuring both reflect and shape labour market disadvantage and this is a new focal point for our research.
New & contested technologies at work
New technologies have historically had major impacts on work and employment. Our research focuses on social media, technology and sustainability, and technology and organisational change.
