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After early retirement : the variety of human-resource strategies of firms towards older employees
Brussig, Martin; Leber, Ute - In: Journal for labour market research 53 (2019) 15, pp. 1-13
offering special human resource management (HRM) measures, such as further training (internal strategy) or by hiring older …
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Environmental management activities and sustainable HRM in German manufacturing firms: Incidence, determinants, and outcomes
Wagner, Marcus - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) 25 (2011) 2, pp. 157-177
The relevance of environmental activities has increased both in research and practice. Yet, there is only little systematic insight into such activities of firms, particularly regarding human resource management aspects. This study improves the empirical knowledge for the manufacturing sector,...
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Which personnel measures are effective in increasing productivity of old workers?
Göbel, Christian; Zwick, Thomas - 2010
In this study, we investigate the effect of five specific human resource measures for old employees (SMOE) on their relative productivity. Despite the fact that SMOE are applied in the majority of establishments, this is the first representative study on the effectiveness of these measures. We...
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Auswirkungen des demografischen Wandels auf die Innovationsfähigkeit von KMU: Handlungsfelder für das Personalmanagement
Verworn, Birgit - 2007
As a consequence of the demographic change, the workforce is aging and shrinking at the same time. Based on the resource-based view of the firm, we discuss implications for innovation and human resource management in SMEs. A review of the literature and empirical studies show that a shortage of...
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Survey of demographic challenges and discussion of human resource management strategies
Schwarz, Doreen; Hipp, Christiane - 2007
Human resource management is one of the key factors in the productivity, growth and value of companies in which knowledge plays a key role. However, especially the shrinking of industrialized societies, in which the population is ageing rapidly, will dramatically influence the structure of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010307458
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HRM in foreign affiliates: A multiple case study among Estonian affiliates of Finnish companies
Mia, Ervasti; Suutari, Vesa - In: Journal for East European Management Studies 9 (2004) 4, pp. 345-366
The key question concerning the HRM in MNCs is the extent of global standardization versus localization of HRM … one clear approach to HRM in foreign affiliates in Estonia, i.e. those had not systematically standardized or localized … all the HRM-functions. …
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E-HRM usage and value creation: Does a facilitating context matter?
Ruël, Huub; van der Kaap, Harry - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) 26 (2012) 3, pp. 260-281
Electronic Human Resource Management (e-HRM) is assumed to be a driving force behind HRM value creation. However, the … collected through a survey conducted in three international firms using e-HRM applications. The findings suggest that e-HRM … usage in line with the system's intended purpose and the contextual factors facilitating e-HRM usage are positively related …
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Toward a typology of incubators based on HRM
Bakkali, Chaffik; Messeghem, Karim; Sammut, Sylvie - In: Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 3 (2014), pp. 1-10
resource management (HRM) within incubators. We defend the theory that the differences between incubators are not only found at … the level of their objectives or their funding, but also at the level of their HRM policies. Through conceptual reflection …
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Does Job Support Make Workers Happy?
Böckerman, Petri; Bryson, Alex; Kauhanen, Antti; … - 2017
Using linked employer-employee data for Finland we examine associations between job design and ten measures of worker wellbeing. In accordance with Karasek's (1979) model we find positive correlations between many aspects of worker wellbeing and job control. However, contrary to the model, job...
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HPWS in the Public Sector: Are There Mutual Gains?
White, Michael; Bryson, Alex - 2018
Few studies investigate the links between high-performance work systems (HPWS) on public sector organizational performance and worker job attitudes. We fill this gap with analyses of these links using linked employer-employee surveys of workplaces in Britain in 2004 and 2011. We find robust...
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