Understanding & Managing Organisations
Researching your own sources and articles
Text books are only a starting point and as mentioned above, you will need to do your own research
for in-depth coverage and in the completion of your assignment.
Text Books
To find a book that is not on our lists, click on the LRC button on a SHU desktop PC (purple
book logo on the bottom task bar). Enter your search term in the dialogue box (you can
change the search criteria to name or title using the drop down box).
Check the on-line database facilities (particularly Emerald and Business Source Premier)
through the online Learning Centre catalogue. Some journal articles can be downloaded in full
or in summary. For online tutorials see
http://catalogue.shu.ac.uk/screens/litsearchtutorials.html. But in brief follow these steps....
1. Go to the library catalogue (purple book icon on SHU PC, bottom of page or via PORTAL)
2. Click on 'LitSearch' (link on the very top of the page) then 'Login to LitSearch' (you may
need to login here using usual login details)
3. Chose 'BUSINESS' from subject list then 'BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT' from subcategory
4. Go to BUSINESS SOURCE PREMIER (need to select this option on the next page too) or
EMERALD MANAGEMENT XTRA
Enter desired search terms into find box e.g. 'total reward strategy' or 'performance
management voluntary sector'. If too many references are found, refine the search term e.g.
'total reward strategy Chinese organisations'. You should now be able to access abstracts or full
text of the articles.
Websites
http://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/pm/
http://www.personneltoday.com/home/default.aspx
http://cipd.co.uk
http://www.ufhrd.co.uk/wordpress/
http://www.acas.org.uk/
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/index.shtml
http://www.dti.gov.uk/
www.cipd.co.uk (vast source of reports and materials, some areas only available to members
but others open access)
www.e-reward.co.uk (great source of articles and useful info - need to register)
www.eoc.org.uk
Newspapers for NEWS! www.timesonline.co.uk,
www.guardian.co.uk,
www.telegraph.co.uk,
www.observer.co.uk/business
Where next?
o How to use the Library Catalogue - http://catalogue.shu.ac.uk/screens/usingcat.html
o Ensure all are correctly referenced using the Harvard Referencing method. LRC pages on
referencing - see Referencing pages on the LRC site
Readings & Text Books
Please read chapters 1 & 2 of the following text book as an introduction to the subject.
Understanding and managing organisations / [compiled by Ian Storer and Godfrey Craik,
Sheffield Business School] Harlow : Pearson Custom, 2009
Indicative Reading materials:
Management and organisational behaviour / Laurie J. Mullins with Gill Christy. Harlow :
Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2010. 9th ed.
Hatch J (1997) Organization Theory: Modern Symbolic and post-modern Perspectives. Oxford UP
Torrington D, Hall L and Taylor S (2005) Human Resource Management 5th Ed. Harlow: Prentice
Hall
Mabey C. Salaman G. & Storey J., (1998), Human Resource Management - A Strategic
Introduction, 2nd Edition, Blackwell
Organization : theory and design / Richard L. Daft, Jonathan Murphy, Hugh Willmott. Andover :
South-Western Cengage Learning, 2010. [10th ed.]
Principles of organizational behaviour / Robin Fincham, Peter Rhodes. Oxford : Oxford
University Press, 2005.
Behavior in organizations : understanding and managing the human side of work / Jerald
Greenberg, Robert A. Baron Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2000 7th ed.
Organizational behaviour / David A. Buchanan, Andrzej A. Huczynski. Harlow : Financial Times
Prentice Hall, 2010. 7th ed.
Research Papers
Motivation: the art of putting theory into practice.Preview By: Bowey, Angela. European Business Forum,
Winter2005 Issue 20, p17-20, 4p, 2 charts, 1 color; (AN 15548994) PDF Full Text (82KB)
Creating an individual work identity
Human Resource Management Review, Volume 18, Issue 1, March 2008, Pages 46-61
Kate Walsh, Judith R. Gordon
Wal-Mart's new normal is here: is everyone ready to accept the future?
Author(s): Ray R. Serpkenci, Douglas J. Tigert
International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management; Volume: 34 Issue: 1; 2006 Viewpoint
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Active learning in the workplace: transforming individuals and institutions. By: Paré, Anthony; Le Maistre,
Cathrine. Journal of Education & Work, Sep2006, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p363-381, 19p; DOI:
10.1080/13639080600867141; (AN 22249319
Key skills retention and motivation: the war for talent still rages and retention is the high ground
Author(s):Clayton Glen
Industrial and Commercial Training; Volume: 38 Issue: 1; 2006 Viewpoint
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Ten Classic Assessment Center Errors: Challenges to Selection Validity. By: Caldwell, Cam; Thornton III,
George C.; Gruys, Melissa L.. Public Personnel Management, Spring2003, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p73, 16p; (AN
9808263)
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Teamswork: Strategy in action. By: Atkinson, Philip. Management Services, Spring2006, Vol. 50 Issue 1,
p15-19, 5p; (AN 20221938)
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HRM as a predictor of innovation. By: Shipton, Helen; West, Michael A.; Dawson, Jeremy; Birdi, Kamal;
Patterson, Malcolm. Human Resource Management Journal, 2006, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p3-27, 25p; DOI:
10.1111/j.1748-8583.2006.00002.x; (AN 20602995)
PDF Full Text(177K)
WORK MOTIVATION THEORY AND RESEARCH AT THE DAWN OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. By: Latham,
Gary P.; Pinder, Craig C.. Annual Review of Psychology, 2005, Vol. 56 Issue 1, p485-516, 32p; DOI:
10.1146/annurev.psych.55.090902.142105; (AN 15888374)
Cited References (197) Times Cited in this Database(5)
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A Review of Employee Motivation Theories and their Implications for Employee Retention within
Organizations. By: Ramlall, Sunil. Journal of American Academy of Business, Cambridge, Sep2004, Vol. 5
Issue 1/2, p52-63, 12p; (AN 13200742)
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THE FUTURE OF WORK MOTIVATION THEORY. By: Steers, Richard M.; Mowday, Richard T.; Shapiro, Debra
L.. Academy of Management Review, Jul2004, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p379-387, 9p; (AN 13670978)
Cited References (64) Times Cited in this Database(11)
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Strategic HRM and business performance in the Hilton Group
Author(s):Gillian Maxwell, Gordon Lyle International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management;
Volume: 14 Issue: 5; 2002 Research paper
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Performance Appraisal. By: Nickols, Fred. Journal for Quality & Participation, Spring2007, Vol. 30 Issue 1,
p13-16, 4p; (AN 25605571) PDF Full Text
Line manager involvement in HRM: an inside view
Author(s):Douglas Renwick
Employee Relations; Volume: 25 Issue: 3; 2003 Research paper
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CIPD Factsheet on Performance Management @
http://www.cipd.co.uk/subjects/perfmangmt/general/perfman.htm
Case Study for Seminar activity for Rewarding Performance
Johnson, R. (2006) Orange Blossoms. People Management 26 Oct HTML Full Text PDF Full Text (2.6MB)