Employee training plays a crucial role in the success of most organizations. Due to its developmental aspect, training is closely linked to core competencies and strategic focus. However, it is also one of the most widely outsourced HR functions in most western economies. This paper attempts to...

This study examines the effect of collectivism and humane orientation, as organizational culture dimensions, upon employees' organizational commitment and job satisfaction. A survey to 649 white collar workers from 78 organizations was run in Greece during the crisis and data were analyzed with...

In this paper, we examine how benefits awarded by organizations to employees, as a way to increase their employment revenues, have changed during the last decade in Europe. To do so, we use empirical data from two research rounds (1999 and 2009) of the CRANET research project in 15 countries.In...

Purpose: In this paper we attempt to identify the challenges posed to business leaders from major global demographic changes expected in the workforce composition, such as higher participation of women and more active involvement of elder and more experienced people in the future...

Purpose: To shed some light on the motivational profile of Entrepreneurial as opposed to Professional CEOs in Greece.Design/methodology/approach: Based on McClelland's motivational patterns i.e. power, achievement and affiliation, as well as responsibility; interviews with Greek entrepreneurial...

Purpose: Outsourcing is gaining considerable popularity in the field of business services and management. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the practice of outsourcing human resource management (HRM) functions, such as training, staffing, rewards and restructuring, in...

This paper focuses on the occurrence of the workplace bullying phenomenon in Greece. Although a significant amount and level of research has been realised in Nordic countries and the UK, there is scarce research in other European countries (France and Germany), while there is no research...

Following the contingency approach to leadership, leaders should adjust their leadership style according to the situation/conditions in which they operate and there is obviously no perfect leadership style or behavior that one could adopt to be most effective as a leader. In other words, if...

The precarious rights of senior citizens, especially those who are highly educated and who are expected to counsel and guide the younger generations, has stimulated the creation internationally of advocacy associations and opinion leader groups. The strength of these groups, however, varies from...

This paper examines the effect of company internationalisation on the practice of outsourcing HRM functions in Greece. It holds the assumption that HRM outsourcing is perceived as an innovative practice and that foreign multinationals (MNCs) will use this practice more than native ones do. In...