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The psychologisation of workplace relations: why social context matters
Author(s) -
Kasyanenko Tatiana,
Nevado Pedro,
Rimmer Malcolm,
Soares Maria Eduarda
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of human resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1744-7941
pISSN - 1038-4111
DOI - 10.1111/1744-7941.12048
Subject(s) - dominance (genetics) , industrial relations , public relations , context (archaeology) , sociology , politics , industrial and organizational psychology , work (physics) , political science , management , psychology , social psychology , economics , engineering , law , chemistry , biology , gene , paleontology , biochemistry , mechanical engineering
The papers in this special issue were presented at a conference in L isbon in 2013 in a track titled ‘Managing HR in a G lobalised W orkforce’. The criteria we adopted in selecting papers was to look for the best work that focused on A sia, had practical implications for managing HR , and showed awareness of the social, political and economic context in which HRM and workplace relations are managed. Consideration of these criteria drew us towards considering the impact which the growing dominance of industrial and organisational psychology is having upon research into people management at the workplace level. In this introductory paper we examine some explanations for the ‘psychologisation’ of workplace relations, why it should cause concern, and the importance of maintaining a better balance with contributions from other social sciences. We conclude that research into A sia P acific HRM requires a deep understanding of the social context in each country.