Unternehmenspraktika gelten als wirkungsvolle Personalmarketing-Massnahmen zur Bindung zukuenftiger Mitarbeiter und werden von Organisationen haeufig zur Personalrekrutierung und Personalauswahl herangezogen. In der berichteten Studie wird die Bindungswirkung solcher Praktika unter Rueckgriff...

This study updates and expands the reviews of empirical studies on training transfer published by Salas and Cannon-Bowers (2001), Cheng and Ho (2001) and Cheng and Hampson (2008). The authors identified 58 empirical studies since 1998 and integrate all transfer variables that have been subject...

In personalwirtschaftlich motivierten Studien muessen oftmals Persoenlichkeitsmerkmale beruecksichtigt werden. Die validierten Standardinstrumente der Persoenlichkeitspsychologie sind aufgrund ihres Umfangs nur bedingt fuer diesen Zweck geeignet. Wir berichten ueber die Adaption eines...

This papers reviews recent books supporting the development of using qualitative methods in interpretative research. Revolving around three major issues, i.e. increasing the level of rigour, using software packages and new methodological developments, the paper outlines the specific...

In contrast to result-driven publications in which the academic narrative constructs the process of data analysis and the conceptual framework as purposefully designed and inevitably leading to the findings, this article will take a closer look at the concrete development of interpretative...

The objective of this article is to take a closer look at discourse analysis as a qualitative method of data collection, analysis and theory building in Human Resource Management. Working exclusively with audio or video recordings of authentic conversations and following a systematic...

In vielen psychologischen Studien wurde gezeigt, dass Performance-Feedback als Motivator innerhalb einer Arbeitsbeziehung wirkt. In diesem Papier soll nun die Wirkung von Feedback mit Methoden der OEkonomie untersucht werden. Dazu wird der Einfluss von Feedback auf die Arbeitsanstrengung des...

This special issue is dedicated to examining some current issues in international HRM; it contributes mainly to the field of HRM in the multinational enterprise. However, it clearly also draws on knowledge from cross-cultural IHRM. The guest editors have identified three topics that have gained...

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We see the contribution of our paper as discussing an integral perspective of individual and collective development. Considering learning and development we suggest a conceptual orientation on activity theory (Chaiklin/Hedegaard/Jensen 1999; Engestroem 1987, 2001, 2005). Therefore, we see the...