business versus non‐family owned business) and presenting an in‐depth analysis of the variables that influence managers …' attitudes towards work‐life balance policies. Design/methodology/approach – Structured interviews with SME managers were … of these human resource policies, nor do they affect the attitude of managers towards them, although the variables that …

perspective of reality informed by pragmatic constructionism (PC) and critical approaches to narrative analysis informed by … antenarrative concepts. Design/methodology/approach The paper identifies commonalities and contrasts between narrative and PC … approaches can help to construct management control knowledge. Findings PC and narrative have many overlaps and complementarities …

concern for the welfare, dignity, and creative input of employees, the reality of TQM is a model which places most employees … described as “Management‐by‐stress”. Unions need to understand the basic TQM themes, examine their impact on employees and their …

Purpose – Managers are increasingly faced with situations that call for creative ways to engage consumers and employees … and quantity of creativity. Doing so would help managers create conditions that can enhance creative output. Design … highlights the interactive forces that deter or enhance creativity so that managers can provide optimal conditions that enhance …

Indentifies the dimensions of a higher customer contact food and beverage operative′s job as perceived by managers … worker behaviours necessary for the job tasks to be performed. Managers/supervisors and operatives generally agree on a umber …

drawn from industrial and local authority organizations. The volunteers, comprising male and female managers and non‐managers … teams comprised solely managers, the other half solely non‐managers. The distribution of Belbin team roles over all the … teams was not controlled. All teams completed a business game typically used for training managers in team decision making …

participant was limited due to possible fatigue. Practical implications – The findings will help managers make judgments on how to … will help managers create more effective compensation programs. Originality/value – This is the first multi‐justice study …

‐report organizational commitment. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 119 full‐time employees from a variety of occupations at a … increased by incorporating policies to encourage the integrity of managers, increasing managers' ability via training, and … central figure to employees, at the same time as support and social exchange in the employee‐organization relationship.  …

implement it in Bangladesh: 306 employees, 181 workers, 73 supervisors, and 52 managers, from eight medium‐sized industrial …Investigates the attitudes of managers, supervisors and workers to participative management and identifies obstacles to … managers and supervisors. Supervisors expressed more favourable attitudes than managers. Managers expressed a lukewarm support …

between two groups of employees, one which was categorised as plateaued and the other on‐plateaued. The respondents were drawn … from a larger study of employees at the headquarters of a large local government authority in Western Australia. It was …