Purpose – To examine the impact of the philosophical sources on Herbert Simon's Administrative Behavior , a central work in the management canon. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a conceptual approach, tracing the influence of the major philosophers – William James, John Dewey...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to trace the impact of a major management scholar, Herbert Simon. Design/methodology/approach – A novel approach was employed in identifying the most influential research articles that have made use of Simon's two great management works, Administrative...

This paper examines the accuracy of a widely‐held belief (or myth) that union stewards have particularly negative attitudes toward their employing organization. A large sample of rank and file employees and elected union officials served as participants in the present investigation. Data were...

An investigation of the attitudinal differences between employees performing part‐time and full‐time work is reported. The study was designed specifically to control for the influence of extraneous factors such as job type. In contrast with earlier research the part‐time employees studied...

How do you judge whether a letter of reference is credible? Probably on the basis of the specific information it contains. Human resource professionals require letters containing specific information for making placement decisions, but they may be influenced by the way the letters are written as...

Evidence exists which suggests that organisations may have misinterpreted the intent and letter of the current US law in personnel selection. The flawed response that many organisations have taken as a result of this misinterpretation is described. While “unfair discrimination” is...