Purpose – This paper aims to provide a critical overview of the significant and growing challenges that countries and organizations face with attracting and retaining foreign talent. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyzes information from academia, business and the media on the...

Older men can and do experience abuse in various forms, even though men are more usually seen as perpetrators than victims. This paper argues that agencies must train their workers to acknowledge that men can be victims, not only of ‘husband‐battering’ but of other forms of abuse, too....

This paper examines the similarities and variations in the professional and work organisation of nursing in Greece and Poland. It evaluates the evidence of “convergence” as opposed to “embeddedness” in the professional and gendered organisation of nursing in these two countries. The...

Purpose – Proposes that arguing for greater access for women is essential but not sufficient to drive equality or the spirit of diversity. Design/methodology/approach – Explores the role that women and others can play in broadening agendas and in transforming managerial and regeneration...

Pay and employment equity initiatives clearly have been important policies in Canada and the United States. While the policies appear to have had some positive effects for some members of the target groups for which they are to apply, large gaps still remain in the pay and employment...