INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The present text “Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management: A Reader”, a compendium of sorts, is the product of that Port Harcourt declaration, and the outcome of serious, diligent and incisive studies by lecturers in the Department of Sociology whose research interests span through the intricate relationships between industry and society, the new developments in workplace relations, the continuing relevance of trade unionism in Nigeria against global trends and the promise of HRM as a new field of inquiry. The present text is a collection of Thirty-Four chapters, divided into three sections, written in response to the ever-present yearning and demands by Sociology students for a comprehensive text that is informed by local experience and realities, while also recognizing the impact of globalization on the world of work.