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LINKING MANPOWER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
Mayo, Andrew - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 22 (1990) 3
The processes necessary for identifying the number and type of recruits needed for longer term successful appointments are described. How different quantities at different stages lead to different results is shown and managerial qualities to be tested as part of the decision‐making process are...
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Psychometric instruments: potential benefits and practical use
Melamed, Tuvia; Jackson, David - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 27 (1995) 4, pp. 11-16
Describes the link between the potential improvements that can be made in business performance and the practical incorporation of psychometric instruments within human resource strategies. Explains psychometrics which is used in two quite different contexts: with a business orientation; or to...
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How to increase diversity through your recruitment practices
Tipper, Jeremy - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 36 (2004) 4, pp. 158-161
highlights a pragmatic guide as to how organisations can increase their diversity through their recruitment practices through … activities such as: market research into your potential recruitment pool; building a business case to influence line managers and … candidates; and rewarding employees when they successfully increase diversity through recruitment.  …
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Transforming the ROI of your graduate scheme
Bedingfield, Carrie - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 37 (2005) 4, pp. 199-203
Purpose – To encourage employers to challenge their current views on graduate recruitment and look at innovative ways … of securing a return on investment in recruitment and training. Design/methodology/approach – The paper critically … reviews current models of graduate recruitment and development. It uses external research and the personal experience of the …
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Should a 60 per cent success rate be acceptable?
Harvard Davis, Stephen - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 37 (2005) 7, pp. 331-335
Purpose – Despite huge amounts of time and effort allocated to the recruitment of executives and senior managers, the … recruitment process produces an unacceptable failure rate that reduces business competitiveness and corporate profits. The purpose …
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The selection of international business managers: part 1
Hurn, Brian J. - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 38 (2006) 6, pp. 279-286
the margin of error in the recruitment of international managers.  …
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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
organizations are adopting innovative recruitment practices to find the correct skill sets and competencies. The purpose of this … India‐ Mobile Devices Business. Findings – By reflecting recruitment and culture need fit, an environment is created at the …
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Prospering in uncertain times
Price, Tony - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 41 (2009) 2, pp. 75-79
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline some of the measures that UK business leaders can take, during times of economic turbulence, to ensure that their companies survive and thrive. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is written from the perspective of the UK and Ireland CEO...
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Engagement and talent management of Gen Y
Weyland, Anita - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 43 (2011) 7, pp. 439-445
Purpose – This article aims to underline that Generation Y have specific traits, needs and expectations and that it is vital that organizations understand these when looking to engage and support them and support in their development. Design/methodology/approach – The article deals with...
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Helping managers stimulate employee voluntary, helpful behavior
Bandura, Randall P.; Lyons, Paul R. - In: Industrial and Commercial Training 44 (2012) 2, pp. 94-102
Purpose – This paper aims to present: the concept of voluntary, helpful organizational behavior (V‐HOB); research results regarding how one subset of future business employees, accounting students, may be predisposed to such behavior; and practical training and development approaches aimed...
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