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