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Creating employability: how can training and development square the circle between individual and corporate interest?

Bagshaw, Michael - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 28 (1996) 1, pp. 16-18

Suggests that, in the current business environment, job security is not possible, nor is it desirable, since it limits opportunities. Outlines a framework for training and development which, on the one hand, maximizes the contribution employees can make to the company and, on the other, enables...

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Coaching ‐ not new but newly relevant

Bagshaw, Mike - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 29 (1997) 5, pp. 166-167

Claims that satisfied employees are essential to commercial success, and that employability can be traded against job security. Cites empowerment and coaching as staff motivators, and claims that both are necessary for employees to drive the company forward.

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Employability ‐ creating a contract of mutual investment

Bagshaw, Michael - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 29 (1997) 6, pp. 187-189

Employability can be a new form of job security. It involves a new mutual psychological contract where employers provide self‐development for vulnerable employees (i.e. all employees) and employees take advantage of those opportunities. It is important that the self‐enhancement is in tune...

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Examining toxic leadership, pay satisfaction and LMX among nurses: evidence from Ghana

Dartey-Baah, Kwasi; Quartey, Samuel Howard; Asante, … - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 55 (2023) 3, pp. 388-401

nurses in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach Using a cross-sectional survey approach, the authors used questionnaires to … collect data from 225 nurses working in public hospitals in Ghana. The hypotheses were tested using covariance …-based structural equation modelling. Findings The results of this study revealed that pay satisfaction levels of nurses had an …

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A potent secret for winning a crucial edge over your rivals?

Woodruffe, Charles - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 38 (2006) 1, pp. 18-22

Purpose – To explain that a fully‐engaged employee is an extremely important commercial asset. Design/methodology/approach – In the absence of detailed research, the author draws on his extensive experience of working with numerous large organizations on maximizing the extent to which...

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Is life a balancing act?

Hughes, Nicola - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 39 (2007) 5, pp. 281-284

Purpose – The purpose of this case study is to highlight to individuals and businesses the importance of work‐life balance and how it can have a massive impact on one's daily life. It aims to describe the pitfalls of not having a policy in place and also how a business can go about...

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A perfect match: decoding employee engagement – Part II: engaging jobs and individuals

de Mello e Souza Wildermuth, Cristina; Pauken, Patrick David - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 40 (2008) 4, pp. 206-210

Purpose – Part I of this paper addressed the environmental and leadership factors that contribute to employee engagement. Next, the purpose of this paper is to add the job and person to the engagement equation. Design/methodology/approach – Summarizes the characteristics of engaging jobs....

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Talent acquisition due diligence leading to high employee engagement: case of Motorola India MDB

Srivastava, Pallavi; Bhatnagar, Jyotsna - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 40 (2008) 5, pp. 253-260

Purpose – With talent management becoming an area of growing concern, there is a need for practicing due diligence in their talent acquisition strategy. To meet the demands for talent with a specific skill set in a given timeline, the organizations are adopting innovative recruitment practices...

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R X for excessive turnover: lessons in communicating a vision (part 1)

Appelbaum, Steven H.; Carrière, David; Abi Chaker, Marwan - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 41 (2009) 5, pp. 238-247

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate causes of high staff turnover among production workers at a large‐scale retail case meat processor. Design/methodology/approach – Three hypotheses were developed to investigate six independent variables as possible factors of high job...

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R X for excessive turnover: lessons in communicating a vision (part 2)

Appelbaum, Steven H.; Carrière, David; Abi Chaker, Marwan - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 41 (2009) 7, pp. 368-376

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate causes of high staff turnover among production workers at a large‐scale retail case meat processor. The paper aims to cover the field research that was subsequently conducted to determine if the relationship outlined in the hypotheses in...

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