This paper presents the results of a qualitative study designed to give a "voice" to women entrepreneurs in Spain who come from different backgrounds but are united by their Arab roots and common culture. The purposes of the present study are twofold: (1) to add to scarce research on women...

During the past decade the fashion industry has changed dramatically. It is entering the most complex and sophisticated business situation seen so far. Tough strategic and managerial challenges continuously test fashion companies' strength. Thus, in order to continue progressing in the industry,...

Purpose - The aim of this article is to discuss some ethical issues in the fashion industry and start a debate about business ethics from a stakeholder perspective. It analyzes the implications of fashion companies for employees, with policies and practices, and for customers, with the messages...

The tension that multinational companies (MNCs) suffer in the transfer of their HR policies and practices leads us to take an in-depth look at the factors that affect this transfer. We divide the transfer process into five phases, ranging from the configuration of HR policies and practices in...

This paper addresses the problem of skills mismatch for the 16-24 age cohort in Spain. Our research objective is to survey managers of companies that operate in Spain and reveal their perception of the mismatch phenomenon. We hypothesize that "cherry-picking" the most talented workers and...

Women continue to be under-represented in senior positions. The disparity is widest at the very top, where only 3% of companies have a woman directing their highest decision-making bodies (Iversen and Frances, 2010). In this paper, we present a "best practice" implemented by public agents as key...