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Recruitment and group composition strategies for family‐based substance misuse prevention interventions: an exploratory evaluation
Segrott, Jeremy - In: Journal of Children's Services 8 (2013) 2, pp. 89-109
Purpose – This paper aims to report findings from an evaluation of the Strengthening Families Programme 10‐14 (UK) (SFP 10‐14 UK), focusing on the strategies used to recruit families into a universal prevention intervention, the approach taken to group composition, and the experiences of...
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Creating the Marketing‐Receptive Environment: Overcoming the Two‐Year Hatchet Limit for a Firm’s First Marketing Director
Rogers, Martha; Buchanan, Richard W. - In: Journal of Consumer Marketing 7 (1990) 1, pp. 41-49
‐receptive environment through training, recruitment, management structure, and well‐defined marketing expectations.  …
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The Americans with Disabilities Act 1990
Owens Swift, Cathy; Way, Jane P.; Wayland, Robert - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 9 (1994) 3, pp. 30-37
Explains for sales managers the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990, which provides protection for all disabled US citizens. Provides guidelines for industrial sales managers to ensure that they conform with the new legislation, Title I of which protects the disabled from...
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Staffing for high tech in China: finding the right leaders for global initiatives
Luo, Train - In: Journal of Business Strategy 27 (2006) 2, pp. 54-58
Purpose – As almost all multinational companies (both large and small) continue to place increased emphasis on the Chinese market, they face a significant challenge of identifying and recruiting the right leadership talent. The huge demand for leadership talent in China has created an...
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Untapped: strategies for success in underserved markets
Weiser, John - In: Journal of Business Strategy 28 (2007) 2, pp. 30-37
Purpose – Domestic and international underserved markets represent a multi‐trillion‐dollar opportunity that is largely untapped. They offer the chance both to build significant profits and to meet social needs as well. But recent experience shows there are significant risks as well. The...
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Identifying dimensions of employer attractiveness in Indian universities: an approach towards scale development
Priyadarshini, Chetna; Mamidenna, Sireesha; Sayeed, O.B. - In: Journal of Asia Business Studies 10 (2016) 2, pp. 183-193
Purpose As the global war of talent is prevalent across different industries, universities are also facing an acute shortage of faculty members because of massification of higher education system in the past two decades. The tremendous increase in the number of higher education institutions has...
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Determining relationship skills of prospective salespeople
Rich, Michael K.; Smith, Daniel C. - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 15 (2000) 4, pp. 242-259
With the increased emphasis on establishing long‐term customer relationships in the selling process, greater emphasis needs to be placed on hiring salespeople that possess skills in identifying communication characteristics in prospects. This identification process is an essential first step...
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Computer Maintenance
Ward, Adele - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 90 (1990) 1, pp. 15-17
Computer failure at some time is almost inevitable and can represent a major financial loss to the user. It therefore becomes important for any company that is dependent in some form, whether on a large or small computer system, to cover this eventuality by taking out an adequate maintenance...
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Hiring practices in US third‐party logistics firms
Gibson, Brian J.; Lorin Cook, Robert - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 31 (2001) 10, pp. 714-732
Reports the results of a survey of 41 US third‐party logistics (3PL) firm practices for hiring entry‐level managers. Reveals the recruiting, selection, and compensation methods used for 96 different positions and related compensation data (e.g. mean starting salary = US$34,358). Recommends...
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Using social media to recruit global supply chain managers
Fisher, Ron; McPhail, Ruth; You, Emily; Ash, Maria - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 44 (2014) 8/9, pp. 635-645
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to investigate if, and to what degree, social media are used for the recruitment … organizations should engage with social media platforms for effective recruitment of global supply chain managers. Findings … industry sectors in adopting social media networks for recruitment, and risk missing out on talent if the issues are not …
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