Purpose – Recruitment and selection in the construction industry is ad hoc – the search for workers to match immediate employment needs is unsystematic, usually conducted in a short‐termist manner, and often contributes to, rather than overcomes, persistent recruitment difficulties and...

Examines the phenomenon of worker displacement resulting from redundancies within defence‐related industries. Focuses on responses to an extensive survey of people made redundant over a three‐year period in four defence‐dependent companies in Scotland. Examines individuals’ experiences...

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to explore the views of male workers in a male dominated occupation on issues that pertain to work‐life balance. Design/methodology/approach – The study was qualitative in nature. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 20 bus drivers...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship of intra‐organizational network resources with career success and organizational commitment. Design/methodology/approach – The study utilized survey data from 316 British individuals who composed a highly heterogeneous...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate possible differences in the degrees of employability, leader–member exchange (LMX) and innovative work behaviours in a comparison between Belgium and the Netherlands. Although neighbouring countries, disparate national cultures between the...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the possible role of job insecurity climate as a moderator in the relationship between leader–member exchange (LMX) and organizational citizenship behaviors (OCBs). Design/methodology/approach: Questionnaire data were collected from 466...

Can employees in possession of a high degree of professional expertise look forward to unlimited mobility and employability? Are they able to cope easily with new job assignments and re‐employment in different fields? These thought‐provoking questions and others are well worthwhile further...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate interactions of job demands and job resources in the facilitation of innovative work behavior (IWB). In particular, the paper aims at researching interactive effects of psychological empowerment and participative safety and their potential to...