ABSTRACT
Chapter 1 draws out a Human Resources Management (HRM) framework in the context of maritime shipping that will be used to integrate the various sources of knowledge and information presented and discussed in the following chapters. In this framework, HRM has two outcomes: safety management performance, and seafarer retention, commitment, and competence. Both outcomes are directly influenced by a number of HRM processes, including seafarer cadet recruitment, training, performance management, appraisals, remuneration, and the shipboard working and living conditions. At the macro level, the interaction and intersection between the global structure of the industry and national employment regimes (institutional frameworks related to seafarer employment) condition all the HRM processes and outcomes. Compared with the concept of the human element, this framework provides a broader conceptual space to discuss human resources issues in shipping.
