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Tribe and village in African organizations and business

Kragh, Simon Ulrik - In: Personnel Review 45 (2016) 1, pp. 51-66

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that organizational behaviour and business relations in African countries reflect preindustrial social norms typical of kinship based, rural communities such as in-group/out-group differentiation, reliance on kinship and the use of gift-exchange...

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Absence and return to work: towards a research agenda

Cunningham, Ian; James, Philip - In: Personnel Review 29 (2000) 1, pp. 33-47

study of the arrangements used to facilitate the return to work of ill and injured employees in 77 organisations. Finds that … finds the presence of return to work policies to be associated with favourable trends in absence. Suggests that the impact … of return to work activities on absence merits further study and goes on to identify issues that should be addressed in …

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An analysis of workplace bullying in the UK

Lee, Deborah - In: Personnel Review 29 (2000) 5, pp. 593-610

The term “workplace bullying” migrated to the UK from Scandinavian countries in the early 1990s as an interpretation of persistent, offensive, abusive, intimidating, malicious or insulting behaviour, abuse of power or unfair penal sanctions which makes the recipient feel upset, threatened,...

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Stress management interventions: what do managers actually do?

Dewe, Philip; O’Driscoll, Michael - In: Personnel Review 31 (2002) 2, pp. 143-165

Presents a report of research which surveyed managers’ views on stress, their beliefs about stress interventions and who should be responsible for addressing job‐related stress problems. Stress management interventions have embedded in them a range of practices that offer opportunities for...

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Gendered workplace bullying in the restructured UK Civil Service

Lee, Deborah - In: Personnel Review 31 (2002) 2, pp. 205-227

Surveys have demonstrated that men and women are the victims and perpetrators of workplace bullying. Consequently, most researchers have failed to explore the gender dynamics of this phenomenon. Draws upon qualitative interviews, which highlight the ways in which workplace bullying has developed...

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Promoting family‐friendly policies

Roper, Ian; Cunningham, Ian; James, Phil - In: Personnel Review 32 (2003) 2, pp. 211-230

case” approach to promoting family‐friendly policies. The ethical basis of the Government's approach to work‐life balance …

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Coping with multiple dimensions of work‐family conflict

Rotondo, Denise M.; Carlson, Dawn S.; Kincaid, Joel F. - In: Personnel Review 32 (2003) 3, pp. 275-296

One way to reduce work‐family conflict is for individuals to have the ability to effectively cope with the stressful … demands. The relationships between four styles of work and family coping (direct action, help‐seeking, positive thinking, and … avoidance/resignation) and levels of work‐family conflict are considered. Two different forms of work‐family conflict (time …

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Perceptions of work‐family conflict among married female professionals in Hong Kong

Lo, Susanna - In: Personnel Review 32 (2003) 3, pp. 376-390

Married female professionals with children ( n =50) were interviewed to examine their experience of work … that might be appropriate to help alleviate work‐family conflict, the overwhelming preference was “flexible hours” ( n =30 …). Given these findings, it is suggested that changes in work patterns towards a flexible schedule would be beneficial for both …

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Time and management: the need for hora management

Karsten, Luchien; Leopold, John - In: Personnel Review 32 (2003) 4, pp. 405-421

Working time patterns are moving away from the traditional pattern of regularity, standardisation and co‐ordination to a new triptych of individualism, heterogeneity and irregularity. Seeks to make sense of these changes through the concept of hora management as an approach to manage the...

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Family‐friendly policies in The Netherlands

Remery, Chantal; van Doorne‐Huiskes, Anneke; … - In: Personnel Review 32 (2003) 4, pp. 456-473

them with the reconciliation of work and family life. The research not only answers the question of to what extent … rather common among organisations; employers are aware of the fact that the reconciliation of work and care has become an …

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