Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mediating roles of work and family demands and work-life balance on the relationship between self-efficacy (to regulate work and life) and work engagement. Specifically, it seeks to explain how self-efficacy influences employees’ thought...

This special issue of the International Journal of Manpower examines the potentials and challenges of Internet data or ""Big Data"" for research in the social sciences with a special focus on human resources issues. Internet data are increasingly representing a large part of everyday life. The...

The 88th Applied Economics Asociation Conference was organized with the specific aim of stimulating discussion on the "Econometrics of Labor Demand". Various sessions have in particular focused in HRM and Job Performance Incentives. The collection of papers in this e-book, originally presented...

In this ebooks technology ionnovation and HRM are reported through various areas of research which provide systematic evidence for the three integrated HR strategies for organizational effectiveness and competitive advantage

This paper focuses on the debates about globalisation - its nature and impact - and the significance of multinational companies in the global economy. Introduces the special issue of the International Journal of Manpower, based on selected papers presented at the 7th Conference on International...

Cover -- Editorial advisory board -- Human resource management(HRM) and public service motivation (PSM) -- Managers' motives for investing in HR practices and their implications for public service motivation -- Antecedents and outcomes of non-profit public service motivation in Korean NPOs --...

Purpose – Various types of short training programmes exist in Germany. This article aims to evaluate short training courses for welfare recipients and to detect which programme type works best with respect to different outcome indicators. Design/methodology/approach – The author measures the...

Purpose – Various types of short training programmes exist in Germany. This article aims to evaluate short training courses for welfare recipients and to detect which programme type works best with respect to different outcome indicators. Design/methodology/approach – The author measures the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to theoretically and empirically investigate the relative effects of wage subsidies and further vocational training on employment prospects. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a theoretical approach that discusses the effects of two major...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to theoretically and empirically investigate the relative effects of wage subsidies and further vocational training on employment prospects. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a theoretical approach that discusses the effects of two major...