The link between HRM and performance has become an important policy issue at both a national and a corporate level. HRM and Performance draws on the knowledge and expertise of a number of leading international scholars in the field of HRM to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of HRM and identify fruitful directions for theory, research and practice. A central question throughout is - what's next for HRM and what are the keys to the future of managing people and performance? Table of contents : Preface vii Editor biographies ix Author biographies xii Chapter 1 HRM and Performance: What Do We Know and Where Should We Go? 1 Jaap Paauwe, Patrick Wright and David Guest Chapter 2 HRM, Well-Being and Performance: A Theoretical and Empirical Review 15 Riccardo Peccei, Karina van de Voorde and Marc van Veldhoven Chapter 3 Building Highly-performing Work Systems: Analysing HR Systems and Their Contribution to Performance 47 Peter Boxall Chapter 4 Reconceptualizing Fit in Strategic Human Resource Management: ‘Lost in Translation?’ 61 Jaap Paauwe, Corine Boon, Paul Boselie and Deanne den Hartog Chapter 5 HRM and Performance: The Role of Effective Implementation 79 David Guest and Anna Bos-Nehles Chapter 6 Strategic HRM and Organizational Behaviour: Integrating Multiple Levels of Analysis 97 Patrick Wright and Lisa Nishii Chapter 7 Measuring Human Capital: A Strategic Human Resource Management Perspective 111 Gary C. McMahan and Christopher M. Harris Chapter 8 Measurement of Human Resource Practices: Issues Regarding Scale, Scope, Source and Substantive Content 129 Angela Langevin-Heavey, Susanne Beijer, Jessica Federman, Michel Hermans, Felice Klein, Elizabeth McClean and Brian Martinson Chapter 9 Research on Human Resources and Effectiveness: Some Methodological Challenges 149 Barry Gerhart Chapter 10 Progress and Prospects for HRM–Performance Research in Small and Medium-sized Business 173 Sophie de Winne and Luc Sels Chapter 11 Progress and Prospects 197 David Guest, Patrick Wright and Jaap Paauwe References 207 Index 239