'The Editors have produced a tour de force on Middle Eastern human resource management (HRM). They brought together a vast array of regional and global experts to capture all that is worth knowing. The book has an innovative contextual-country-thematic structure. It sets the scene by laying out the cultural and societal issues that shape HRM in the Middle East. There is detailed and comparative coverage of eight of the major economies, followed by a superb set of discussions of thematic issues that range from localisation to expatriation, from public sector management to privatisation, and from employee relations to talent management.' - Paul Sparrow, Lancaster University Management School, UK The Handbook of Human Resource Management in the Middle-East provides evidence-based information regarding the dynamics of HRM in this important region. The book is organized into three parts: contextual and functional issues such as societal and cultural perspectives, performance management and talent management; country specific HRM covering the GCC, Levant and North African nations; and emerging themes such as HR issues related to domestic workers, labour localisation, expatriate management, corporate social responsibility, wasta, foreign and public sector firms. This systematic analysis highlights the main forces determining HRM systems in the region. Its 23 chapters move from a general overview of HRM in the Middle-East to a research-based presentation and discussion on the current status, role and strategic importance of the HR function in a wide-range of settings, before highlighting emerging themes in HRM models and discussing future challenges for research, policy and practice. The Handbook of Human Resource Management is invaluable reading for academics and students alike, especially those interested in international and comparative human resource management. Practitioners with interest in the Middle East will appreciate its up-to-date analysis and contextualisation of HRM issues. Contributors include: F. Afiouni, K. Al-Ajmi, R. Al Amri, F.B. AL-Husan, M. Al-Jahwari, R.E. Bateman, P.S. Budhwar, N. Cornelius, B. Covarrubias Venegas, A. El Dirani, G. El-Kot, A. Elamin, A. Giangreco, A.J. Glaister, C. Guermat, E.C. Harrison, W. Harry, A. Haslberger, A. Hassi, M. Hirekhan, D. Jamali, R. Mahmoudi, K. Mellahi, D.R. Murtada, S. Nakhle, P. Namazie, Y.A. Nasief, A.M. Pahlavnejad, E. Pezet, S. Raheem, B. Ramdani, S. Sayce, S. Singh, D.P. Spicer, M. Ta Amnha, H.A. Tlaiss, O. Tregaskis, J. Vakkayil, M.F. Waxin

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Contents: Part 1 Contextual and Functional Issues 1. The Middle East Context: An Introduction Pawan S. Budhwar and Kamel Mellahi 2. Cultural Perspectives in HRM in Middle East and North Africa Pari Namazie and Barbara Covarrubias Venegas 3. Society Level Factors Impacting HRM in the Middle East Wes Harry 4. Performance Appraisal Systems in the Middle East Antonio Giangreco and Jacob Vakkayil 5. Talent Management in the Middle East Salma Raheem Part II Country and Regional Perspectives: Section A: HRM in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries 6. Human Resource Management in Oman Misida Al-Jahwari and Pawan S. Budhwar 7. Human Resource Management in the United Arab Emirates Marie F. Waxin and Rob E. Bateman 8. Human Resource Management in Saudi Arabia Hayfaa A. Tlaiss and Abdallah Elamin Section B:HRM in Levant Countries 9. Human Resource Management in Iran Pari Namazie and Amir Mohammad Pahlavnejad 10. Human Resource Management in Lebanon Fida Afiouni and Sinine Nakhle Section C: HRM in North Africa 11. Human Resource Management in Egypt Ghada El-Kot 12. Human Resource Management in Algeria Boumediene Ramdani, Kamel Mellahi and Cherif Guermat 13. Human Resource Management in Morocco Abderrahman Hassi Part 3 Emerging Themes and Future of HRM in the Middle East 14. Employment Relations of Domestic Workers in Kuwait: The Employer’s Perspective Khaled Essa Al-Ajmi, Manjusha Hirekhan, Pawan S. Budhwar, Sara Essa Al-Ajmi and Sneha Singh 15. Labour Localisation and HRM Practices in the Gulf Countries Marie F. Waxin and Rob E. Bateman 16. Expatriate Management across the Middle East and North Africa region Edelweiss C. Harrison and Arno Haslberger 17. Talent Management Practice in Oman – The Institutional Perspective Rayya Al Amri, Alison J. Glaister and David P. Spicer 18. Privatisation, Investments and HR in Foreign Firms Operating in the Middle East Faten Baddar AL-Husan and Fawaz Baddar ALHussan 19. A Blueprint for the Role of HRM in CSR in the Middle East Dima Jamali and Ali El Dirani 20. HRM in the Public Sector in the Middle East Nelarine Cornelius, Eric Pezet, Ramin Mahmoudi, and Dima Ramez Murtada 21. Wasta in the Jordanian Context Mohammad Ta’Amnha, Susan Sayce, and Olga Tregaskis 22. Towards a Framework for the Analysis of Labour Localisation Practices in Saudi Arabia and the GCC Countries Yassir Abdulaziz Nasief 23. HRM in the Middle East: State of the Field and Directions for Future Research Kamel Mellahi and Pawan S. Budhwar Index