Beyond managerialism?

Delbridge, Rick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8451-265X and Keenoy, Tom 2010. Beyond managerialism? The International Journal of Human Resource Management 21 (6) , pp. 799-817. 10.1080/09585191003729309

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Abstract

This article addresses the question of what might constitute Critical Human Resource Management (CHRM). Consideration is given to ideas from critics of HRM, both from within the field and those external to it, in particular Critical Management Studies, and to mainstream scholars who have voiced concerns regarding the moribund and limited nature of mainstream HRM. CHRM is advanced in order that HRM might be better contextualized within the prevailing socio-economic order of capitalism; managerialist assumptions and language may be denaturalized and challenged; and that voices excluded in mainstream HRM, such as workers (especially minorities and those in non-standard employment), trade unions and those involved outside large Western corporations, may be heard. The analytical coherence of CHRM builds from a theorization of the employment relationship and requires acknowledgement of the sociological, psychological, economic, political and ethical aspects of working, managing and organizing. In our view, HRM research will be enriched by the variety of methodological and theoretical approaches of CHRM and by the inclusion of a wider range of different research settings and research questions. However, a fruitful and reflexive engagement between CHRM and mainstream HRM seems unlikely until the latter critically assesses rather than assumes the managerial perspective.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Uncontrolled Keywords:	critical HRM;critical management studies;employment relationship; reflexive engagement
Additional Information:	Special issue: Critical reflections on HRM and its possible futures
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	0958-5192
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 09:04
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/19922

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