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Considering the safeguarding risks presented by agency or temporary social care staff: research findings and recommendations

Manthorpe, Jill; Cornes, Michelle; Moriarty, Jo - In: The Journal of Adult Protection 14 (2012) 3, pp. 122-130

Purpose – Little is known about the implications of employing agency staff on safeguarding or the reasons why employers recruit staff from agencies who specialise in supplying staff to the sector or why social care staff work for such agencies. This paper aims to present findings from a study...

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Recruiting quality business librarians in a shrinking labor market

O’Connor, Lisa; Marien, Stacey - In: The Bottom Line 15 (2002) 2, pp. 70-74

The library field is projected to grow in the next decade, albeit modestly, so the need for professionals will rise. Combined with large‐scale retirements predicted to begin in 2010, the result may be a shortfall of library professionals. Although no concrete evidence exists to substantiate a...

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Constraints to growth: a cross country analysis of Chinese, Indian and Pakistani SMEs

Bilal, Ahmad Raza; Khan, Aaisha Arbab; Akoorie, … - In: Chinese Management Studies 10 (2016) 2, pp. 365-386

Purpose This paper aims to identify the barriers that are linked to the institutional, external and social environmental factors in the emerging economies of South-East Asia (SEA). Through a comparative analysis of China, India and Pakistan, this study attempts to understand the constraints that...

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Everything changes? A repeated cross-sectional study of organisational culture in the public sector

Chandler, Nick; Heidrich, Balazs; Kasa, Richard - In: Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship 5 (2017) 3, pp. 283-296

areas to be examined: the change in culture on an organisational level, the demographic changes in the workforce, and the … changes in values and perceptions of the workforce over time. Design/methodology/approach This is an explorative study and a … workforce primarily for age, occupation and tenure of staff, but little change in gender. Despite these changes in the workforce …

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Communicative campaigns to effect anti‐slavery and fair trade : The cases of Rugmark and Cafédirect

McDonagh, Pierre - In: European Journal of Marketing 36 (2002) 5/6, pp. 642-666

This inquiry examines the challenge for marketers to foster both anti‐slavery and fair trade. Analyzes communicative work to enhance both. Describes underlying issues and public misunderstanding; draws on specific themes by illustrating the Anti‐Slavery International campaigns to end child...

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Human resource education in the Middle East region

Dirani, Khalil M.; Hamie, Christine Silva - In: European Journal of Training and Development 41 (2017) 2, pp. 102-118

workforce education. …

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Workforce reduction strategies: an empirical examination of the options

Sutherland, John - In: Employee Relations 20 (1998) 2, pp. 148-163

This paper discusses the workforce reduction strategies of management (such as natural wastage, redeployment …

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Workplace and leadership perceptions between men and women

Kiser, Angelina I. T. - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 30 (2015) 8, pp. 598-612

work issues and leadership and the implications that these outlooks have in the US (USA) workforce. While studies have been … concerning attitudes toward men and women in the workforce. The sample consisted of 1,070 males and 1,139 females who responded …

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Melding a multi-generational workforce : Communication technology is part of the problem – and the solution

Wesolowski, Peter - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 22 (2014) 2, pp. 33-35

Purpose – Focuses on the potential advantages and pitfalls of a multi-generational workforce. Design …/methodology/approach – Focuses on the potential advantages and pitfalls of a multi-generational workforce. Findings – Argues that younger people are … demographic factors are changing the nature of the workforce and moving the emphasis towards life satisfaction rather than simply …

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HR analytics : A study into the current state of HR analytics and predictions for its future

In: Human Resource Management International Digest 25 (2017) 7, pp. 9-11

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places...

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