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Changing talent management practises and global talent management: a literature review and research agenda for the Mediterranean region
Iles, Paul; Zhu, Xiaoxian - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 4, pp. 424-438
Changes in how people are managed have become central for many companies, including companies in the Mediterranean region, and the success of organisations is increasingly seen as at least partly dependent upon a group of 'super performers' or 'talents' is proving increasingly influential,...
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Human resource management - practices, performance and strategy in the Italian hotel industry
Bresciani, Stefano; Thrassou, Alkis; Vrontis, Demetris - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 4, pp. 405-423
The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between human resource management (HRM) and organisational performance in the Italian hospitality sector. In particular, it investigates the extent of adoption of HRM practices, the existence of formal HR strategies, and the degree of...
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Innovative business cases in the South Africa table grape and wine industries: developing the concept of empowerment entrepreneurship
Ras, Peter J.; Vermeulen, Walter J.V. - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 4, pp. 456-477
The purpose of this paper is to reflect on an innovative initiative taken spontaneously by producers in the supply chain of the table grapes and wine industry to empower employees. Empowerment is a fundamental force for change in doing business in South Africa and its societies, especially in...
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Local subsidiaries initiatives: cultural determinants and outcomes
Chebbi, Hela; Yahiaoui, Dorra - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 4, pp. 389-404
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the cultural determinants of local subsidiaries' initiatives. An exploratory and qualitative research, conducted in a Polish subsidiary in the telecommunication sector, indicated that the entrepreneurial culture of the subsidiary is not the unique...
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Innovative trends in human resource management: a case study of Lithuanian and Latvian organisations
Lobanova, Liudmila; Ozolina-Ozola, Iveta - In: International Journal of Transitions and Innovation Systems 3 (2014) 2, pp. 131-152
The article discusses innovative trends and significant aspects of human resource management practices in the context of high-performance human resource management regarding the challenges of sustainable development and the needs of innovations deployment to management practice. The authors...
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An examination of the relationship between corruption and total entrepreneurial activity
Wu, Sibin; Liang, Xin - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 8 (2012) 4, pp. 478-489
In this paper, we attempt to link the International Transparency index with economic development, specifically entrepreneurial activity. Using data collected through Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), CIA's World Factbook and the 1997 Transparency International, we found that overall...
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Development and validation of an instrument measuring the strength of the human resource management system
Gomes, Jorge; Coelho, Joaquim; Correia, Anabela; Cunha, Rita - Centro de Investigação sobre Espaços e … - 2010
connection, authors still do not know how this association works. Bowen and Ostroff (2004) introduced the concept of the strength … an unambiguous and consensual way. Human resource strength affects the way people interpret their environment (situation … strength): strong human resource management leads to stronger situations, whereas weak human resource management leads to …
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Contracting for Primary Health Care in Brazil: The Cases of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro
Araujo, Edson; Cavalini, Luciana; Girardi, Sabado; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
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...
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HRM, ergonomics and work psychodynamics: a model and a research agenda
Jabbour, Charbel José Chiappetta - In: Humanomics: The International Journal of Systems and Ethics 27 (2011) February, pp. 53-60
Purpose – The objective of this paper is to introduce a dialogue between theoretical frameworks that rarely have contact: human resource management (HRM), ergonomics and work psychodynamics. Although these three fields of knowledge highlight the human side of socially sustainable...
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Aracruz Celulose: best practices icon but still at risk
Osland, Asbjorn; Osland, Joyce S. - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) July, pp. 435-435
best practices in sustainability and HRM that, nevertheless, is challenged by a contentious land dispute with indigenous …
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