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The nature and experience of agency working in Britain
Forde, Chris; Slater, Gary - In: Personnel Review 35 (2006) 2, pp. 141-157
Purpose – To examine the experience of agency employment for workers and employers' use of agency workers in Britain to evaluate competing claims made about this form of work. Design/methodology/approach – This paper draws on results from three recent representative surveys of employment in...
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A toolkit to support human resource practice
Malik, Fatima; McKie, Linda; Beattie, Rona; Hogg, Gillian - In: Personnel Review 39 (2010) 3, pp. 287-307
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the development of a toolkit designed to assist UK small to medium enterprise businesses (SMEs) manage work‐life balance (WLB) policies and practice issues, across the life stages. Design/methodology/approach – A multi‐method approach was...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014974142
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Temporary agency work and HRM in Australia
Hall, Richard - In: Personnel Review 35 (2006) 2, pp. 158-174
identify the challenges presented to HRM by agency work. Design/methodology/approach – After briefly reviewing the data on the … both for HR managers and HRM in general. Findings – When the attitudes and preferences of agency workers are compared with …
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Work‐family programs: factors affecting employee knowledge and accuracy
Prottas, David J.; Thompson, Cynthia A.; Kopelman, … - In: Personnel Review 36 (2007) 2, pp. 163-189
Purpose – This paper aims to analyze the factors contributing to employee professed knowledge of work‐family practices offered by employers and the accuracy of their knowledge. Designed/methodology/approach – Survey data from four studies ( n s=276, 2,877, 2,810, and 310) were used to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014973986
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Using the HR intranet
Alleyne, Cheryl; Kakabadse, Andrew; Kakabadse, Nada - In: Personnel Review 36 (2007) 2, pp. 295-310
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of the use of the human resources (HR) intranet at managerial levels in terms of internal customer satisfaction with the HR function. Design/methodology/approach – Using role theory to underpin the research, this study examines...
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A model of high performance work practices and turnover intentions
Luna‐Arocas, Roberto; Camps, Joaquín - In: Personnel Review 37 (2007) 1, pp. 26-46
Purpose – This paper aims to clarify the relationship between human resource practices and staff retention by selecting three high performance work practices (precursors) and one outcome variable (turnover intentions), and trying to demonstrate the mediator role of employee commitment and job...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014974037
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The impact of individual and shared employee perceptions of HRM on affective commitment
Sanders, Karin; Dorenbosch, Luc; de Reuver, Renee - In: Personnel Review 37 (2008) 4, pp. 412-425
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to answer the question of whether individual perceptions of an HRM system … – distinctiveness, consistency and consensus – and shared perceptions of HRM (climate strength) are positively related to affective … between the individual perceptions of an HRM system and affective commitment. Design/methodology/approach – A survey study …
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What HR managers do versus what employees value
De Vos, Ans; Meganck, Annelies - In: Personnel Review 38 (2008) 1, pp. 45-60
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore HR managers' and employees' views on the factors affecting employee retention using the perspective of the psychological contract. Design/methodology/approach – Two studies were conducted. First, a sample of HR managers gave their view on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014974083
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Same time, next year?
Ainsworth, Susan; Purss, Alice - In: Personnel Review 38 (2009) 3, pp. 217-235
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the dynamics between management approach, human resource systems and practices, and responses of seasonal workers. Design/methodology/approach – After reviewing literature on contingent workers focusing on seasonal workers in particular, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014974094
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Cross‐level effects of high‐performance work practices on burnout
Kroon, B.; van de Voorde, K.; van Veldhoven, M. - In: Personnel Review 38 (2009) 5, pp. 509-525
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of management practices – specifically, high‐performance work practices (HPWPs) – on employee burnout. Two potential mediating mechanisms that counterbalance each other in the development of burnout are compared: a critical...
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