Vor dem Hintergrund der bisherigen theoretischen und empirischen Studien untersucht diese Arbeit vornehmlich die kausale Beziehung zwischen ausländischen Direktinvestitionen (DI) und Wirtschaftswachstum in 6 lateinamerikanischen Ländern.Die wachsenden Zuflüsse ausländischer...

Was verbirgt sich hinter dem Begriff des Campus Recruiting? Welche Methoden undInstrumente empfiehlt die Wissenschaft und welche werden in der unternehmerischenPraxis genutzt? Welche Rolle spielt in diesem Rahmen das Arbeitgeberimage?Wie lässt sich das Bild eines Unternehmens als Arbeitgeber...

Mentoring has received considerable coverage in recent decades and this is evident by the proliferation of research and popular literature available to the reader. It has been hailed as an important human resource management strategy, a career tool, and a workplace learning activity for men,...

Purpose: The aim of the paper is to explore some issues regarding the career development of men and women retail managers and provide an overview of the main issues these present for retailers in the future.Methodology/approach: The research utilised combination of quantitative and qualitative...

Over the past forty years women have made significant advancements in the labor force through the elimination of gender barriers and increases in earnings potential and human capital accumulation. In this paper I attempt to analyze how the relationship between fertility timing and the career...

Women are a significant presence in today's workforce; however, few rise to the top management ranks. Therefore, there is a critical need to better understand the factors that facilitate their success. This study examined several variables that may contribute to women's objective (income, span of...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of an internally created performance appraisal system as well as the subjects' overall satisfaction with the implementation. The system was implemented at a major technology consulting firm in the US. The subjects...

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. October 2011. Major:Psychology. Advisor: Dr. Jo-Ida Hansen. 1 computer file (PDF); x, 127 pages, appendix A.

The new world of work requires managers to be performance coaches. Traditionally, coaching was viewed as one of the lesser responsibilities of a manager. With more emphasis being placed on the leadership role of managers, there has been a shift in the role of managers from controller to...