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Working parents can bank on support from Lloyds : Financial institution committed to healthy work‐life balance

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 21 (2013) 2, pp. 26-28

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the support that Lloyds Banking Group is offering to employees taking maternity, paternity and adoption leave. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides details of an e‐learning course developed with UK executive‐coaching company...

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Employment strategy : Comparing Japanese and British retail companies in Hong Kong

Wong, May M.L.; Hendry, Chris - In: Personnel Review 28 (1999) 5/6, pp. 474-490

gender. Furthermore, skills/profession is also used in Okadaya to differentiate employment practices. Supercom mainly varies …This study examines and compares the employment strategy used by Japanese and British retail companies in Hong Kong …. Hendry’s structured employment systems model is adopted as the theoretical framework for this research. Three case companies …

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Gendered career paths

Wilson, Elisabeth M. - In: Personnel Review 27 (1998) 5, pp. 396-411

Starting from the viewpoint that career is a gender concept, the author suggests that organisational culture is a key …

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Uncontested space : Case studies of the Irish involvement in the hospitality industry in colonial Victoria

O'Mahony, Barry - In: International Journal of Culture, Tourism and … 1 (2007) 3, pp. 203-213

hospitality industry can provide a useful means of engagement for migrants into host communities through employment, and more … employment, entrepreneurship and ultimately community integration. …

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Construmex: housing investments for Mexican migrants and their families

Serrano González, Loretta - In: Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places … 5 (2011) 1, pp. 29-40

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges and implications related to the integration of low‐income customers into the strategy of CEMEX, one of the world's largest building materials companies. Design/methodology/approach – A case study with data from interviews of...

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China’s floating population and its implications

Chai, Joseph C.H.; Karin Chai, B. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 24 (1997) 7/8/9, pp. 1038-1051

The rate of urbanization and its implications in post‐Mao China have been underestimated in most recent studies on China’s urbanization as they have excluded the rising urban floating population. Making use of recently available floating population survey data assesses the significance of...

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Patterns and motivations of successful women pursuing their careers in New Zealand call centres

Hunt, Vivienne; Rasmussen, Erling - In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration 2 (2010) 2, pp. 167-184

to determine whether the New Zealand employment relations context contributed to outcomes different to those reported in … female workers the paper highlights the need for researchers to link employment outcomes to particular employment contexts. …

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Bangladesh's Rural Sales Program : Towards a scalable rural sales agent model for distributing socially beneficial goods to the poor

McKague, Kevin; Tinsley, Sarah - In: Social Enterprise Journal 8 (2012) 1, pp. 16-30

where opportunities for employment and empowerment of women are limited. Rural populations have gained affordable access to …

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Future female talent development

Garcea, Nicky; Linley, Alex; Mazurkiewicz, Katarzyna; … - In: Strategic HR Review 11 (2012) 4, pp. 199-204

Purpose – This article sets out to highlight some of the positive outcomes in the development of rising female leaders. Latest research shows that organizations and women need to be aware of the challenges hindering the realization of female talent. The article provides an overview of how the...

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Women workers, social sustainability and working time: a study in a cooperative guided by the principles of solidarity economy

Lemos Lourenço, Mariane; Neres Lourenço, Carlos Eduardo - In: Social Responsibility Journal 12 (2016) 3, pp. 571-583

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate time management as a source of social sustainability in a Brazilian cooperative based on the principles of the solidarity economy, guided by democracy and self-management. This type of organization which is founded on self-management and...

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