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Human Resource Management in Remote Communities
Author(s) -
Nadkarni Sangeeta,
Stening Bruce W.
Publication year - 1989
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 - 10.1177/103841118902700304
Subject(s) - human settlement , workforce , globe , livelihood , business , human resources , resource (disambiguation) , human resource management , environmental planning , environmental resource management , economic growth , economics , management , geography , computer science , agriculture , computer network , medicine , archaeology , ophthalmology
The post‐war period has witnessed an acceleration of resource development projects in many geographically‐remote regions of the globe. The liberalization of international trade, decades of relatively stable economic growth and an increasing demand for resources have spurred the establishment of operations in such places. This development has necessarily implied the founding of human settlements in these areas, built with the aim of amassing a stable workforce to serve the needs of the industrial project. Such towns constitute a unique phenomenon in human settlements due largely to the various consequences resulting from a single‐industry operation on which the entire community, either directly or indirectly, is dependent for its livelihood. As such, these towns lend themselves to research on a wide range of topics from environmental psychology to town planning to workforce management. This paper undertakes a critical review of the literature dealing with the nature and extent of problems confronting planners and policy makers responsible for establishing settlements in such regions. Particular attention is directed to the difficulties experienced by the occupants of such often inhospitable environments and the implications for human resource management policies.