Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the elements of a LinkedIn
profile that hiring professionals focus on most, and then examine LinkedIn
profiles in terms of these identified elements across different industries.
Design/methodology/approach – The methodology was comprised of two phases. In
the first phase, researchers interviewed hiring professionals to determine their
usage of Lin... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to research the impact of one of HRM
activities, employees’ development, on the level of organizational innovative
performances. HR development techniques that organizations use in order to
develop employee’s knowledge, skills and abilities and their impact on the
perceived level of organizational innovativeness was set in the focus of
research, with the intent ... hiện toàn bộ
Katherine Karl, Joy V. Peluchette, Leda McIntyre Hall
Purpose– The increasing prevalence of unconventional appearance attributes (e.g.
tattoos, piercings, unnatural hair color, alternative clothing) is a concern
among employers as these appearance attributes are often viewed negatively.
Because much of the existing employee appearance research has been conducted in
the USA, the purpose of this paper is to examine employee beliefs regarding the
impact... hiện toàn bộ
Purpose – Many researchers have investigated the determinants of workers’
risk-taking/unsafe behaviours as a way to improve safety management and reduce
accidents but there has been a general lack of research about workers’ risk
information seeking behaviours or their source preferences for risk information.
The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether occupational risk
information source p... hiện toàn bộ
The paper seeks to draw attention to the complexity involved in developing fair
procedures for assessing equal value in employment. It first highlights
different aspects of fairness in relation to employment procedures and some of
the problems associated with the use of procedures in relation to job evaluation
and sex bias. The paper then explores the nature of the conflicts that are part
of equal... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of the paper is to investigate the main and combined effects
of self‐efficacy and organisational efficacy on three dimensions of
organisational commitment. A fourfold typology of employees is proposed and
tested.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire was sent to employees of a
chemical plant. Data were analyzed using dichotomisation and moderated multiple
regression.Findings... hiện toàn bộ
This article describes a study of the workers in two heavy engineering plants,
in the Glasgow area, one belonging to a British company of a traditional type,
the other to an American company. A comparison was made of the perceptions and
expectations that the workforces held of their respective managements and the
attitudes they held towards them.
There has been a considerable amount of interest in employee share ownership
schemes in the last few years, and this has been mirrored by an increase in
publications relating to the subject. However, the authors argue that this
literature leaves much to be desired, in particular in its implicit assumption
that management and employee interests will converge with share ownership. The
evidence from ... hiện toàn bộ
Examines four recent employee relations issues in Singapore. These include
dependency on foreign workers, an ageing workforce, impact of companies
relocating their labour‐intensive industries to other countries, and problems
related to privatization of government‐linked companies. The employment of
foreign workers is constrained by an imposed levy and quota. Extending the
retirement age provides j... hiện toàn bộ
Twenty‐five years on, the Director of Research of Britain′s Royal Commission on
Trade Unions and Employers′ Associations (1968) reviews subsequent events in pay
and incomes policies, analyses their contemporary relevance, particularly over
the need for an “effective incomes policy”. From the starting point of the need
for stable internal pay structures, the analysis covers the “cascade effect” of
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