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- First book to analyze HRM processes in the pornography industry
- Considers the axiology of HRM and whether “dirty work” equates to dirty HRM
- Discusses aspects of the “gig” economy that is pornography work, as well as such workplace constructs as job engagement, FLOW, and performance evaluation
- Posits that even "sin industries" deserve serious analysis of their HRM practices
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
While pornography is stigmatized as “dirty work," it faces many of the same operational considerations as traditional industries. From increasing competition, new technology that impacts services, to health and workplace safety issues, the pornography industry also utilizes and applies HRM strategies that include recruiting, selecting and retaining the best (sex) workers. As a follow up to his last book on the social history of training and development (2018), Kopp writes this final installment of a system contained within an unconventional setting as he reflects and distills the facets of human resource management found in the pornography industry.
Specifically, this book explores traditional human resource management processes and practices, and examines how common HRM systems are contextualized in an “organization-as-pariah” venue. Topics covered include recruiting, career development, performance management and workforce diversity, offering readers a value-neutral, analytical assessment of the HR practices in the unconventional industry and stigmatized trade that is pornography.
Authors and Affiliations
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Associate Vice Provost of Extended Learning and Professor of Human Resource Development, Barry University, Miami Shores, USA
David M. Kopp
About the author
David M. Kopp is Associate Vice Provost of Extended Learning and Professor of Human Resource Development at Barry University, USA. In addition to academia, he works with both profit and non-profit organizations focusing on leadership, strategic planning, organizational change and performance improvement. He is the author of Human Resource Development: Performance Through Learning and Famous (and Infamous) Workplace and Community Training.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Resource Management in the Pornography Industry
Book Subtitle: Business Practices in a Stigmatized Trade
Authors: David M. Kopp
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37659-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37658-1Published: 13 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37661-1Published: 13 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-37659-8Published: 12 June 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 89
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Resource Management, Business Ethics, Media Studies