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Labor Productivity - The Use of Staffing Guides and Other Productivity Methods in U.S. Hotels: A Survey Study

Dougan, James W - 2011

This paper examines the issue of labor productivity in hotels. It elaborates on various measurement methods used by … American hoteliers including staffing guides, with a special focus on productivity standards. Advantages of physical, financial …

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Labour market deregulation, 'flexibility' and innovation

Michie, Jonathan; Sheehan, Maura - 2003

Labour ‘flexibility’ is often portrayed as important to competitive success. Using evidence from an original survey of UK firms, this paper investigates the relationships between firms' use of, on the one hand, various flexible work practices, human resource management techniques, and...

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An examination of the relationship between skills development and productivity in the construction industry

Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed Samir - 2008

aim of this research was toexamine the relationship between skills development and productivity in theconstruction … productivity performance, particularlywhen considering the heterogeneous nature of the construction industry. Governmentclaims … about the mono-causal relationship between skills and productivity should betreated with caution. A simple boost in …

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Expatriate selection, training, family issues and repatriation putting theory into best practice for expatriate success in Australia, Singapore and Malaysia

Neilson, George A. - 2002

For both large and small companies involved in the internationalisation of world-wide markets, the successful management of expatriate assignment is an important part of overseas commercial activities.This investigation was concerned with expatriate management in fifty, multinational and...

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Consultation and communications in family businesses in Great Britain

Harris, Richard; Reid, Renee S.; McAdam, Rodney - 2004

opposed to those that consult through joint consultative committees or trade unions, have higher productivity and/or other …

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Towards a Human Resource Information System for Australian Construction Companies

Ng, S. Thomas; Sharma, Tulsiram; Skitmore, Martin - 2001

The casual nature of employment in the construction industry makes planning human asset requirements a vague exercise. Human resource information systems (HRISs) offer a means of coping with these problems through improvements in the reliability, accuracy and accessibility of the human resources...

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Staffing Practices in Australian ICT Micro-Firms: growing virtual?

Twyoniak, Stephane; Burrows, Terrena M. - 2007

Human Resource Management (HRM) research, theory and practice overwhelming views the staffing of firms as a series of discrete functional activities, such as recruitment, selection and training. In this study, we investigate how organisation theory, specifically transaction cost economics (TCE),...

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How healthy is my network? A quick guide to assessing the capacity of your network to produce results

Murphy, Glen D. - 2007

A criticism often levelled at poor HR practice is that practitioners "don’t know the business" or are "isolated in their ivory towers". However the diverse nature of the roles played by HR practitioners naturally leads to the development of networks not only within the organisation, but...

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There is a link between work life balance culture and strategic competitive advantage

Bradley, Lisa M.; Royer, Susanne; Eckardt, Farida - 2008

This paper suggests a linkage between work-life balance culture and competitive advantage through commitment and firm-specific human resources. The paper argues that a workplace culture supportive of employees balancing their work and non-work lives leads to their commitment to their...

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The HRM practices of innovative knowledge-intensive firms

Jorgensen, Frances; Becker, Karen L.; Matthews, Judy H. - 2011

There is little research on HRM practices in knowledge-intensive firms (KIFs), especially in comparison to that conducted in traditional production environments. Whether such HRM practices are appropriate for KIFs, particularly ones that differentiate themselves on their ability to innovate, is...

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