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Research Note: Assessing the Effect of Nepotism on Human Resource Managers

Hayajenh, Abdalla F.; Maghrabi, Ahmed S.; Al‐Dabbagh, … - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 1, pp. 60-67

Examines the relationship between nepotism and various organizational characteristics (size, ownership, and geographic region) in certain organizations in two countries – Jordan and Egypt. Results indicated that HRMs in large organizations, the public sector and urban regions reported higher...

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Managing training and development in Bahrain: the influence of culture

Al Bahar, A.A.; Peterson, S.E.; Taylor, W.G.K. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 11 (1996) 5, pp. 26-32

Examines the influence of national culture on the decision‐making behaviour of training managers in Bahrain. Twenty‐one such managers were interviewed in order to complete two inventories: one concerned with the training culture and the other concerned with decision criteria used in...

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GENERIS: the EC‐JRC generalised software control system for industrial robots

Ruiz Morales, Emilio - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 26 (1999) 1, pp. 26-32

This paper presents an overview of the main features of GENERIS, a generalised software control system for industrial robots developed by the EC‐JRC and financed by the EC‐DGXIII‐D1. After an introduction reporting the project history and its current development and exploitation state, the...

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Chaos, dialogue and the dolphin’s strategy

van Eijnatten, Frans M.; van Galen, Maarten - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 15 (2002) 4, pp. 391-401

Documents a complex responsive process of profound organizational change taking place in a Dutch capital‐equipment manufacturing firm over a two‐year period beginning in September 1999. The primary focus of the initiative was on the transformation and development of the firm’s...

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Siemens speaks several languages – despite what the management says

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 15 (2007) 6, pp. 16-17

Purpose – Explores the use of common corporate language in multinational corporations, which are usually multilingual … and characterized by high language diversity. Design/methodology/approach – Gathers information from 36 personal … between company policy and employee practice with regard to language use. Practical implications – Reveals that it takes much …

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The multinational corporation as a multilingual organization

Fredriksson, Riikka; Barner‐Rasmussen, Wilhelm; … - In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal 11 (2006) 4, pp. 406-423

Purpose – This paper seeks to explore the use of common corporate language(s) in multinational corporations (MNCs …). These organizations are usually multilingual and characterized by high language diversity. Parallel streams of literature in … language. Design/methodology/approach – Information gathered from 36 personal interviews of the German‐based multinational …

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Saved by a Metaphor!

Stephens, Charlotte S. - In: Executive Development 7 (1994) 4, pp. 7-9

information executives was their use of figurative or metaphorical language. Anecdotes illustrating this particularly effective … metaphorical language more effectively. In turn, seeking the appropriate metaphor or analogy seemed to sharpen their ability to …

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Modern Hebrew literature on the Web: a content analysis

Bar‐Ilan, Judit; Groisman, Nurit - In: Online Information Review 27 (2003) 2, pp. 77-86

In this study, a set of freely accessible Web sites were examined, as a first step in understanding the ways the Web is utilised for disseminating, publishing, discussing, studying and selling modern Hebrew literature. The sites were classified according to different facets using the method of...

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Automatic vs manual categorisation of documents in Spanish

Figuerola, Carlos G.; Zazo Rodríguez, Angel; Luis … - In: Journal of Documentation 57 (2001) 6, pp. 763-773

Automatic categorisation can be understood as a learning process during which a program recognises the characteristics that distinguish each category or class from others, i.e. those characteristics which the documents should have in order to belong to that category. As yet few experiments have...

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An evaluation of the information needs and practices of part‐time and distance‐learning students in the context of educational and social change through lifelong learning

Rowland, Fytton; Rubbert, Iris - In: Journal of Documentation 57 (2001) 6, pp. 741-762

The information needs and practices of part‐time and distancelearning students in higher education (HE) in the UK … part‐time and/or distance‐learning basis for students who can remain in full‐ or part‐time employment while studying for … students within the wider framework of educational change in the information society. We distributed a questionnaire and …

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