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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"human resource managers"”.
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Investigating the likely impact of new public management on human resource managers and academic lecturers in the Saudi Arabian higher education sector
Since the 1980s, new public management (NPM) has been considered the dominant model of public management. The model has many elements that have been adopted from different countries around the world, in particular Western countries, to reform their public sector organisations. This research …
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A munka jelentése, egyéni jelentésadás a HR vezetők szemszögéből = The Meaning of Work and the Individual’s Sensemaking – From the Perspective of Human Resource Managers
A kutatási kérdéseim a munka jelentésének vizsgálatát tűzi ki célul, mégpedig a jelentés tartalmi elemzését és a jelentés-változás folyamatának az elemzését is. A kutatási céloknak és a kutatási kérdéseknek megfelelően kutatásom elsősorban kvalitatív interjúkra alapozott, esettanulmányos …
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Mechanisms of Credential Inflation in the United States Aerospace and Defense Industry
… scholars have documented concerns with the Human Capital Theory inflationary mechanism. Studies have identified limitations with its explanatory power which suggest this dynamic may be better explained under a sociological lens known as Credential Theory. The purpose of this quantitative …
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References and social media in the assessment stage of the recruitment process
… used. Interviews were conducted with ten human resource managers to review what using the methods provided them with as well as how references and social media were being used as assessment tools during the recruitment process. The human resource managers that were interviewed tended to …
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Use of the Silver-Level Arkansas Career Readiness Certificate as a Pre-hire Screening Tool
… on the silver-level ACRC and the perception of human resource managers at manufacturing firms in Arkansas regarding the certificate’s influence on hiring higher-performing employees. The study sought out the managers’ perceptions related to employee safety, productivity, and retention.</p> …
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Performance Based Pay: Is it a Functional Alternative in Government?
… and organizational plans, and interviews of human resource managers and employees, this study analyzes performance-based pay and its effectiveness in the public sector.</p>
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An investigation of the implementation of the Employment Equity Act (No. 55 of 1998) of South Africa by organisations in Cape Town in the Western Cape
… study's population was a convenience sample of human resource managers working for corporate organisations in Cape Town, in the Western Cape. To collect the data, 20 human resource managers were interviewed for close to an hour each. Once the data was collected, it was transcribed and then …
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Moving beyond diversity by numbers : new approaches to fostering healthy intercultural climates in human services organizations supporting people with disabilities
… was conducted by collecting data from 16 human resource managers who work in human services organizations serving people with developmental disabilities. Through the use of an email survey and follow-up telephone interviews with a subgroup ofthe 16 participants, data were gathered …
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Workplace equality and diversity in Iceland : organizational efforts and influence on employees
… Participants in the study in phase one were 35 human resource managers in Icelandic organizations with 70 or more employees. In phase two, 1041 employees within the same organizations participated. The measurement used for phase one was designed by The Research Center for Human Resource …
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Work-family enrichment and well-being amongst working fathers
… was first employed as approval was granted from human resource managers and directors from several organisations in order to survey their employees. Due to a low response rate, snow-ball sampling was then also employed. Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the work-family enrichment scale is …
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Getting Employees to Advocate the Brand: Overlap and Collaboration Between Marketing and Human Resource Departments
… More attention has been paid to the impact human resource departments can have on influencing employee behaviour and align it with overall branding strategies. This thesis is based on interviews with five marketing managers and four human resource managers who work for organizations that …
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Working 9 to 5? Complex patterns of time allocation among managers and professionals in dual career households
… contemporary patterns of time allocation among managers and professionals in dual career households. Focus centres on three key elements of time allocation, namely work, care and commuting. Specifically, this thesis addresses three research questions: (1) Which theoretical approach(es) — …
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A distinctive organizational control practice: Geographic personnel rotation
… Geographic personnel rotation (GPR) is a human resource management policy of the TNP which bans home city deployment and obligates officers to transfer regularly for various deployment periods and in differing regions. The research examines geographic personnel rotation policy as an …
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The force of law: Effects of legislation on formal and interpersonal discrimination towards gay and lesbian job applicants
… triangulating from (i) a resume study in which human resource managers across the U.S. in areas with and without antidiscrimination legislation evaluate hypothetical matched applicants that differ only in presumed sexual orientation, (ii) a field study in which the same applicants portray …
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Investigating The Impact Of Human Resource Practices On The Experiences Of Nigerian Seafaring Officers: An In-depth Analysis Of The Shipping Industry In Nigeria
… setting, exploring the complex effects of human resource practices on the experiences of Nigerian seafaring officers. Taking a pragmatic ontological position supported by a mixed-methods approach, this study combined qualitative interviews with forty-five seafaring officers, six former …
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A framework for the assessment of nursing taks and environmental demands
… The NTEA Framework may be used by facilities managers, human resource managers, occupational health advisors, ward managers and the NHS management, for refurbishments decisions, in drafting nurses’ job descriptions, to perform occupation health screening and for the assessment of the adequacy …
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The contribution of Maamba colliers limited towards corporate social responsibility in education in Sinazongwe district of Zambia
… of the Chief Executive Officer, the Company Managers, 2 Human Resource Managers, 150 Employees, 10 employees on Focus Group Discussions. Others are 10 local people and 1 traditional Chief. The study used purposive sampling (non-probability) sampling to ensure an inclusion of relevant …
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Understanding the Adjustment of Chinese Business Expatriates: A Grounded Theory Study
… reasons, expatriation difficulties, supporting resources and adjustment strategies. On that basis, this research develops a framework of adjustment of Chinese business expatriates, which reflects the influence of Chinese context and represents a new perspective of describing the adjustment …
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The use of computerised personnel information systems by human resource specialists in the public sector
This thesis examines the development of human resource management in three UK public sectors local government, the health service and higher education. The focus of the study is the problem of the lack of use of computerised personnel information systems by personnel specialists to develop the …
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Cultural influences on human resource management practices; Implications for Arab subsidiaries of multinational enterprises
… critical for multinational enterprises (MNEs) as managers seek to transfer those practices across borders. This qualitative study and literature review examined how managers of Arab subsidiaries adapted human resource practices to the Arab environment, and how the influence of the culture affected …
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