High Performance Work Systems are generally considered to have a positive impact on workers' well-being. But is this actually the case? This article will discuss this question from the point of view of "End of Fun", a controversial and widely-discussed book by Judith Mair (2003), claiming that...

Mit der Einführung der Grundsicherung für Arbeitsuchende im Jahr 2005 wurde in Deutschland ein System von Sanktionen implementiert, das für Arbeitslosengeld(ALG)-II-Bezieher im Alter von unter 25 Jahren besonders starke Leistungsminderungen nach sich ziehen kann. In unserem...

The significance of cultural factors in the international economic environment has recently increased thanks to economic, political and social aspects. The role of cultural elements has been emphasized by a wide range of studies, both from the theoretical as well as the empirical point of view....

The purpose of this article is to characterize the decision variables in the design process of the personnel function, specifically at micro- and small-enterprises. The problem is particularly relevant to micro- and small-enterprises at which, due to limited resources and relatively small...

Environmental sustainability is generating increased concern among business executives, governments, consumers, and management scholars. Amidst the stakeholders' struggle and the challenges and opportunities from environmental concerns, HRM function joins the ongoing discussions and debates. The...

Objective: The main goal of the study is to identify and map practices of TM in SMEs and search for common patterns. The main questions during the design of the research were: How do SMEs define talent and what are its indicators? What is the approach to TM in SMEs? What kind of activities...

Today is the era of organizations where various types of organizations are present. To ensure the proper functioning of these organizations we need the human resource department (HR) to help it. In this age of technological advancements, Human Resource can play a big role. In this paper, we have...

In today's competitive environment and global world, where the boundaries have disappeared as a result of the continuous development in communication and technology, the attitudes and behaviours of the employees in their organisations are becoming more important in terms of employees'...

We measure whether, in a developing country, existence of a "hard" strategic human resource management (SHRM) strategy developed at high organizational levels or one designed to enhance employee knowledge inputs and thereby promote employer-employee interdependence (EEIN) is a stronger...

According to theoretical arguments and previous empirical studies, works councils reduce personnel turnover. This result is confirmed by an empirical examination of the NIFA-Panel containing information on the production area of German mechanical engineering plants. Futhermore the effects of the...