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Employee empowerment in the Greek context
Dimitriades, Zoe S. - In: International Journal of Manpower 26 (2005) 1, pp. 80-92
related to employee empowerment in the Greek context. Design/methodology/approach – To investigate the multidimensional nature … of the empowerment construct and the discriminant validity and reliability of its basic dimensions principal component … empowerment, power distance and uncertainty avoidance and to compare current with existing findings. The analysis is based on …
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Managing workforce diversity: a critique and example from South Africa
Human, Linda - In: International Journal of Manpower 17 (1996) 4/5, pp. 46-64
Managing diversity, multiculturalism, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity are words in common currency in a newly democratic South Africa as they are in most democratic countries of the world. However, in South Africa, as elsewhere in the world, these concepts are frequently...
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Human resource management as competitive advantage in the new millennium
Habir, Ahmad D.; Larasati, Asti B. - In: International Journal of Manpower 20 (1999) 8, pp. 548-563
management is traditional, patrimonial and hierarchically oriented, and international practices like empowerment, participation … participation, empowerment and incentives leading to competitive behavior.  …
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Never the same after the first time: the satisfaction of the second-generation self-employed
Clark, Andrew; Colombier, Nathalie; Masclet, David - In: International Journal of Manpower 29 (2008) November, pp. 591-609
Purpose – It is known that the self-employed are generally more satisfied than salaried workers. The aim of this paper is to test whether this phenomenon is particularly found for the first-generation self-employed. Design/methodology/approach – French and British panel data are analysed,...
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Cultural heritage and job satisfaction in Eastern and Western Europe
Fargher, Scott; Kesting, Stefan; Lange, Thomas; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 29 (2008) November, pp. 630-650
Purpose – This paper aims to contribute to the growing body of empirical evaluations of subjective wellbeing by assessing the impact of basic cultural values and beliefs on job satisfaction across 20 countries in Eastern and Western Europe. Design/methodology/approach – Basic cultural values...
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Work-family conflict and job satisfaction in stressful working environments: The moderating roles of perceived supervisor support and internal locus of control
Hsu, Yu Ru - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) May, pp. 233-248
Purpose – This study aims to examine the moderating effects of perceived supervisor support (work environment variable) and internal locus of control (personality variable) on the relationship of work-family conflict with job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire surveys...
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Job satisfaction, expectations, and gender: beyond the European Union
Linz, Susan; Semykina, Anastasia - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) September, pp. 584-584
Purpose – Do gender differences in expected rewards contribute to gender differences in job satisfaction? Design/methodology/approach – This paper utilizes data collected from over 9,400 employees in five economically and culturally diverse former socialist economies, first, to determine...
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Gender-job satisfaction differences across Europe: An indicator for labour market modernization
Kaiser, Lutz C. - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) October, pp. 75-75
Purpose – The primary objective of this study is to test whether gender differences in job satisfaction are assignable to variations in labour market and welfare state regimes in the light of gender-related labour market modernization. Design/methodology/approach – Using data derived from...
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Higher educated workers: better jobs but less satisfied?
Verhofstadt, Elsy; Witte, Hans De; Omey, Eddy - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) May, pp. 135-135
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to clarify the mixed empirical results concerning the association between educational level and job satisfaction. It seeks to test whether the positive relationship between educational level and job satisfaction is caused by indicators of job quality....
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Influence of job demands, job control and social support on information systems professionals' psychological well-being
Love, Peter E.D. - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) August, pp. 513-513
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the predictive capabilities of the job strain model (JSM) on information systems (IS) professionals. Design/methodology/approach – The JSM is tested by investigating whether perceived work demands, job control and social support can predict IS...
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