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Sustainable human capital: product innovation and employee partnerships in technology firms
Banerjee, Preeta M. - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 20 (2013) 2, pp. 216-234
technology firms, whose lifeblood is innovation, to increase employee satisfaction and performance, quality and quantity of … technology firm innovation, and societal well‐being in the form of sustainable products and services. Design …/methodology/approach – This paper extends concepts in innovation management to build a holistic model of employees as sustainable human capital …
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Employee‐driven innovation: extending the license to foster innovation
Kesting, Peter; Parm Ulhøi, John - In: Management Decision 48 (2010) 1, pp. 65-84
underlying processes and core drivers of employee‐driven innovation (EDI). Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual … to involve ordinary employees in innovation decisions. However, it is also outlined that naïve or ungoverned … limitations/implications – The main implication is that basic mechanisms for employee participation also apply to innovation …
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Valuation, diversity and cultural mis‐match: immigration in New Zealand
Clydesdale, Greg - In: Journal of Asia Business Studies 5 (2011) 1, pp. 98-118
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the economic effect of immigration, in particular, government's ability to select human capital that benefits the economy. Design/methodology/approach – The effects of recent migration to New Zealand are examined, drawing on government statistics....
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A unified framework for incorporating decision making into explanations of business failure
Amankwah-Amoah, Joseph - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 115 (2015) 7, pp. 1341-1357
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how decision-maker attributes unfold to precipitate organisational failure. The analysis brings to light how key attributes such as information-processing capabilities and human capital decay interact to bring about business decline and exit....
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The double‐X factor: harnessing female human capital for economic growth
Jones, Linda; Snelgrove, Alexandra; Muckosy, Pamela - In: International Journal of Emerging Markets 1 (2006) 4, pp. 291-304
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present MEDA programs in small enterprise development – value chain and microfinance projects – to illustrate that the human capital of even hard to reach women can be harnessed for a community's and even a nation's economic growth....
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Introduction Personnel economics: theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence
Rullière, Jean‐Louis; Villeval, Marie‐Claire - In: International Journal of Manpower 24 (2003) 7, pp. 743-749
Introduces the special issue on personnel economics and outlines the themes discussed in the papers contained within.
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Overeducation and human capital endowments
Bu¨chel, Felix; Pollmann‐Schult, Matthias - In: International Journal of Manpower 25 (2004) 2, pp. 150-166
Tests the hypothesis that overeducation is contingent upon the differing human capital endowments of employees. The analyses are based on data from the German Life History Study (GLHS). Applies a trivariate probit model which takes into account the selective acquisition of school qualifications,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783115
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Conceptualising entrepreneurial capital for a study of performance in small professional service firms
Stringfellow, Lindsay; Shaw, Eleanor - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 15 (2009) 2, pp. 137-161
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a robust theoretical framework for exploring the longitudinal impact of social capital on the performance of small business service firms. Design/methodology/approach – This conceptual paper builds on theories of capital, particularly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014769747
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Career success
Ballout, Hassan I. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 22 (2007) 8, pp. 741-765
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review relevant literatures on career success and develop a theoretical framework and testable propositions concerning how human capital, person‐environment fit and organizational support relate to career success. Whilst acknowledging the substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014888022
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Conceptualizing and measuring the economic value of human capital of the third kind
Flamholtz, Eric - In: Journal of Human Resource Costing & Accounting 9 (2005) 2, pp. 78-93
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to deal with the conceptualization and measurement of the economic value of what we have termed “human capital of the third kind”, i.e. corporate culture. It also seeks to draw upon empirical research from the field of culture management to show how...
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