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The role of higher education in supporting graduates’ early labour market careers
Pavlin, Samo - In: International Journal of Manpower 35 (2014) 4, pp. 576-590
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore perceptions by higher education (HE) senior professors and managers of their role in preparing graduates for entry to the labour market. By providing a theoretical and empirical overview of the functional role of HE institutions in preparing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784431
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Has the Bologna reform enhanced the employability of graduates? Early evidence from Slovenia
Farcnik, Daša; Domadenik, Polona - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) June, pp. 51-75
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the school-to-work transition of graduates in different fields of … focuses on graduates from the new Bologna-harmonised programmes and investigates their early career outcomes by comparing them … investigate the effect of different study programmes in each field of education on early career outcomes, such as being employed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539777
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Has the Bologna reform enhanced the employability of graduates? Early evidence from Slovenia
Farčnik, Daša; Domadenik, Polona - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) 1, pp. 51-75
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the school‐to‐work transition of graduates in different fields of … focuses on graduates from the new Bologna‐harmonised programmes and investigates their early career outcomes by comparing them … investigate the effect of different study programmes in each field of education on early career outcomes, such as being employed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783453
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Graduate employability and the development of competencies. The incomplete reform of the “Bologna Process”
Leoni, Riccardo - In: International Journal of Manpower 35 (2014) 4, pp. 448-469
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the coherence between competency mismatches and the objective of European policymakers to transform the higher education system through the Bologna Process and the Dublin Descriptors, moving from the transfer of knowledge from the teacher to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784425
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Graduates’ job satisfaction across domains of study
Gajderowicz, Tomasz; Grotkowska, Gabriela; Wincenciak, … - In: International Journal of Manpower 35 (2014) 4, pp. 470-499
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the problem of job satisfaction determinants of higher education graduates across six selected study domains. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the theoretical considerations, derived from human capital theory and signalling theory, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784434
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Employability of older workers in the Netherlands: antecedents and consequences
Hennekam, Sophie - In: International Journal of Manpower 36 (2015) 6, pp. 931-946
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine self-perceived employability, the factors that influence this, the … Veteran Generation reported a higher self-rated employability than the Baby Boomer Generation, found a job quicker and also … employability. The Baby Boomers, on the other hand, stressed the importance of some barriers that hindered their employability. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784862
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Knowledge management in the firm: concepts and issues
Nielsen, Peter; Rasmussen, Palle - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) September, pp. 479-493
. Originality/value – The paper relates knowledge management to theoretical approaches on learning, organization and innovation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010815003
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Moderating effect of firm size on the relationship between voluntary employer changes and salary attainment
Mao, Hsiao‐Yen - In: International Journal of Manpower 23 (2002) 4, pp. 345-361
This study presents a meaningful moderator, a fundamental characteristic of employers – their size, to unravel the inconsistencies regarding the relationship between the workers’ voluntary employer changes and salary attainment in previous studies. Results indicate that voluntary employer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783042
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Knowledge management in the firm: concepts and issues
Rasmussen, Palle; Nielsen, Peter - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) 5/6, pp. 479-493
. Originality/value – The paper relates knowledge management to theoretical approaches on learning, organization and innovation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783429
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Attitudes Towards Immigrants, Other Integration Barriers, and Their Veracity
Constant, Amelie F.; Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 1/2, pp. 5-14
Purpose -- The purpose of this paper is to study opinions and attitudes towards immigrants and minorities and their interactions with other barriers to minorities' economic integration. Specifically, the minority experts' own perceptions about these issues, the veracities and repercussions of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011525572