Human Resource Management in Virtual Organizations. Research in Human Resource Management Series.

This document contains 14 papers on human resources (HR) and human resource management (HRM) in virtual organizations. The following papers are included: "Series Preface" (Rodger Griffeth); "Volume Preface" (Robert L. Heneman, David B. Greenberger); "The Virtual Organization: Definition, Description, and Identification" (David B. Greenberger, Sheng Wang); "HR Strategy in Virtual Organizations" (N. Fredric Crandall, Marc J. Wallace Jr.); "HR Outsourcing and the Virtual Organization" (John McClendon, Brian S. Klaas, Thomas W. Gainey); "Virtual HR Departments: Getting Out of the Middle" (Scott A. Snell, Donna Stueber, David P. Lepak); "The Role of the HR Professional in the Virtual Organization" (Dave Ulrich, Richard W. Beatty); "Job Analysis and Competency Assessment" (Kathryn M. DeCaprio); "From Traditional to Virtual: Staffing the Organization of the Future Today" (Jill E. Ellingson, Carolyn Wiethoff); "Training and Development in Virtual Organizations" (Raymond A. Noe, Marcia J. Simmering); "Performance Management in the Virtual Workplace" (Jeanette N. Cleveland, Susan Mohammed, Amie L. Skattebo); "Hybrid Reward Systems for Virtual Organizations: A Review and Recommendations" (Robert L. Heneman, Judith W. Tansky, Edward C. Tomlinson); "Negotiation in Virtual Organizations" (Roy L. Lewicki, Brian R. Dineen); "HRM Strategies in Managing Virtual Organizations in China: A Case Analysis of Banking E-Commerce Projects" (Zhong-Ming Wang); "Organization, Work, and Human Resources Process Redesign at Smith & Nephew Orthopaedic Division: A Case Study" (N. Frederic Crandall, Marc. J. Wallace Jr.); and "HRM and the Virtual Workplace: Some Concluding Observations and Future Directions" (Robert L. Cardy). Most papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)