Zusammenfassung Unter der Prämisse, dass das Humankapital ein entscheidender Faktor für die erneute Buchung einer Messe durch einen Aussteller ist, wurde im Januar 2018 eine Befragung von 129 Messeausstellern auf der Fachmesse Best of Events (BoE) durchgeführt. Ziel war die Identifikation des...

Abstract Mittels Gentests lassen sich Erkrankungsrisiken frühzeitig erkennen. Arbeitnehmenden bieten sie die Chance, eigene Krankheiten zu vermeiden, und Unternehmen die Möglichkeit, ihre krankheitsbedingten Kosten zu verringern. Der technische Aufwand und die Kosten für Gentests sind in den...

Abstract The Volunteer Protection Act (VPA) was enacted in 1997 to encourage volunteerism by protecting individuals from liability for their negligent actions while volunteering. Proponents intended to provide legal safeguards for volunteers, whom they claimed were deterred from volunteering by...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how chief executives of 20 nonprofit organizations construe and prioritize the skills they use to perform typical leadership tasks. Design/methodology/approach – The in-depth interview protocol used in the study is based on the Repertory Grid...

Five distinguishing characteristics of non profit organizations are identified and explored. They are: a different and more complex environment, more altruistic purposes with strong traditions, importance of motivating and rewarding volunteers, staff structures that exist in parallel with...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine employee‐retention strategies and performance in the Nigerian banking sector over the period 2000‐2005, with focus on Zenith Bank in Nigeria. The sector is unique in terms of its contribution to Nigeria's gross domestic product....

Purpose – The present study aims to overview Brazilian human resources and scientific output in astronomy, immunology and oceanography during the last decade. Design/methodology/approach – Data on human resources and on scientific output were obtained from the Brazilian database, the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze jobs and duties involved in Korean public libraries and provide a clear picture of such issues. Design/methodology/approach – All of the various duties being executed in libraries are identified. Public libraries across the nation are...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the jobs and duties involved in Korean academic libraries and to provide a clear picture of relative issues. This research will assist universities with the HR management and institutional development that are essential for appropriate role...