Europe is getting older – a simple observation with far-reaching implications. The challenges posed by an aging society are tremendous. As the baby boom generation grows older, it is doubtful that ever-longer retirement will continue to be beneficial and affordable for individuals or the...

Human resource management is developing today like digital technologies, almost in real time. A multidisciplinary field by excellence, human resource management has moved from Taylor’s principles of scientific management where people were considered labelling employees, to personal, human...

This study presents two case studies, each on a current initiative of contracting for primary health services in Brazil, one for the state of Bahia, the other for the city of Rio de Janeiro. The two initiatives are not linked and their implementation has independently sprung from a search for...

Обобщены основные элементы и проблемы системы стратегического управления персоналом банковских учреждений. Предложены направления совершенствования системы...

This paper discussed possible application of soft computing methods in uncertainty management of the HR component in steel industry during automation period. It explained the importance of HR, the concept of uncertainty management and risk. Risk assessment map of Rourkela Steel Plant is...

This paper presents the most representative approaches to concepts of human resources, human resource management and strategic human resource management in the last two decades, based on purely theoretical analysis of the concepts mentioned above. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate...

Nowadays, in both blended and separate channels, the emerging information technology enables curricula to be tailored to the needs of those participating in postgraduate programmes by offering more 'individual-centred education'. This article discusses one particular entrepreneurial attempt to...

This paper examines the impact of mood and social presence of communication medium on ethical decision making within an expense reporting setting. Based on theoretical accounting research (Gaudine and Thorne, 2001), we predict that negative mood will result in more unethical expense reporting....

The study is conducted to assess the impact of burnout on performance of the employees working in sales departments of banking industry in Pakistan. Data was collected from 322 sales officers working in banks. Regression analysis was used to assess the impact of burnout on performance and...

In the recent decade, the global tourism industry is showing trends of increasing visitor arrivals in the developing countries. On one hand, this implies that more tourist dollar is coming into small island developing states; on the other hand, it means that there will be more need for...