HRM in the Global South

Part 1. Introduction.

1. Introduction: Context Matters in Human Resource Management

- Toyin Ajibade Adisa, Chima Mordi, and Gbolahan Gbadamosi

Part 2. The Africa World.

2. Human Resource Management in Nigeria: A Review and Conceptual Model

- Gbolahan Gbadamosi and Toyin Ajibade Adisa

3. Human Resource Management and Employee Outcomes in Egypt

- Ahmed Mohammed Sayed Mostafa

4. Human Resource Management in South Africa: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

- Nasima Mohamed Hoosen Carrim, Karel Stanz, and Deborah K. Brown

Part 3. The Middle-Eastern World.

5. Human Resource Management in the United Arab Emirates: Towards a Better Understanding - -- Osama Khassawneh and Mohamed-Osman Shereif Mahdi Abaker

6. Gender Discrimination in Bahrain: Implications for Human Resource Management

- Chima Mordi, Hakeem Ajonbadi, Esam Ismail Al-Alawi, and Layla Faisal Al-Halwachi

7. Human Resource Management in Jordan: Challenges and Future Prospects

- Tamara Mohammad and Tamer K. Darwish

Part 4. The Asian and South American World

8. The Scope and Nature of Employee Engagement in China

- Xi Wen Chan, Chao Ma, Sudong Shang, and Xuchu Liu

9. Human Resource Management in the Twenty-First Century: Present Stand and the Emerging Trends in Indian Organizations

- Bishakha Majumdar, Sushanta Kumar Mishra, and Pawan Budhwar

10. High Commitment HR Practices in Malaysian SMEs

- Wee Chan Au

11. Cultural Perspectives on Intrinsic Motivation and HRM Practices in Pakistan

- Sana Usmani, Hakeem Ajonbadi, and Chima Mordi

12. Human Resource Management in Argentina: Challenges and Prospective

- Maria Camila Botero, Mariana Elisa Politti, and Gisela Isabel Delfino

Part 5. Digital Human

Dr. Toyin Adisa is a senior lecturer in HRM/OB at UEL. He teaches and researches issues in comparative human resource management, employment relations and reforms in emerging and developing economies. Toyin is a senior fellow of Higher Education Academy, a fellow of Chartered Management Institute (CMI), member of British Academy of Management (BAM) and a member of Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD). Toyin's primary research interests lie in the broad academic disciplines of human resource management, workplace behaviour, and employee relations. Toyin is also the Co-Editor of Work-Life Interface (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021).



Dr Chima Mordi is an Associate Professor in the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel University, UK. His key research examines International business with particular focus on human resource management in emerging and developing markets. Chima has authored several publications which have appeared in highly rated international journals including Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Journal of Managerial Psychology, International Journal of Human Resource Management.