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Allan, Cameron; Bamber, Greg J.; Timo, Nils - In: Employee Relations 28 (2006) 5, pp. 402-420

Purpose – McJobs in the fast‐food sector are a major area of youth employment. This paper explores young people's perceptions of work in this industry. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the results of a survey of students' experiences of McJobs in Australia. Findings –...

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Employee commitment: academic vs practitioner perspectives

Shepherd, Jeryl L.; Mathews, Brian P. - In: Employee Relations 22 (2000) 6, pp. 555-575

Employee commitment has been extensively researched by academics. Theories about commitment towards the organisation have enjoyed much interest. The concept is a central part of HR models. Research to date, however, has not examined the extent to which such “academic” perspectives are...

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Tourism employment: contingent work or professional career?

Hjalager, Anne‐Mette; Andersen, Steen - In: Employee Relations 23 (2001) 2, pp. 115-129

employees and entrepreneurs possessing a formal degree or diploma of some kind. Investigates the profile of employees with … dedicated training and finds that their educational background does not give them any particular advantages vis‐à‐vis employees … with less relevant qualifications. The retention of employees is a critical problem in Danish tourism, but while turnover …

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Size and HRM in the Spanish manufacturing industry

Bayo‐Moriones, José Alberto; Merino‐Díaz de … - In: Employee Relations 23 (2001) 2, pp. 188-207

Attempts to discover any possible links between company size and the handling of human resource management (HRM) in the case of Spanish industrial production workers. The data used as a basis for this study were obtained by means of a survey carried out on 965 Spanish industrial firms covering...

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Change, HRM and the voluntary sector

Kellock Hay, Gillian; Beattie, Rona S.; Livingstone, Ron; … - In: Employee Relations 23 (2001) 3, pp. 240-256

Examines the context of the voluntary sector and its impact on organisational processes. Provides a selective overview of traditional literature on change management and assesses its relevance for the voluntary sector. Investigates alternative models that could facilitate understanding of change...

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The employment law implications of charity mergers

Morris, Debra - In: Employee Relations 23 (2001) 3, pp. 271-289

because the law which protects employees when organisations merge is not clear. The application of the relevant legal …

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Employee consultation

Sargeant, Malcolm - In: Employee Relations 23 (2001) 5, pp. 483-497

employees can lead to weak and ineffective legislation. Rather than having a model of mutuality of interests, it might be … rights to employees. …

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Downsizing: employee threat or opportunity?

Dewettinck, Koen; Buyens, Dirk - In: Employee Relations 24 (2002) 4, pp. 389-402

This paper reports on a study of the employment implications of different downsizing approaches using 19 case studies of Belgian organizations recently confronted with downsizing. Based on the results of this empirical study, a two‐dimensional categorization model is developed. The first...

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Norwegian workforce involvement in safety offshore

Hart, Susan M. - In: Employee Relations 24 (2002) 5, pp. 486-499

Highlights Norwegian regulatory framework with its employee participation tradition. Posits a response of the UK government was the introduction of new offshore regulations with a required need for safety meetings and elected safety representatives. Recognizes, in Canada, that moving into the...

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Minding the gap between employers and employees

Marlow, Susan; Patton, Dean - In: Employee Relations 24 (2002) 5, pp. 523-539

employees. Through necessity or choice, when the owner of the firm also takes the role of co‐worker this can create shared …

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