Purpose This viewpoint aims to provide an overview of graduate employability in Lebanon from the perspective of the Dean of Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut, who is a reputable academic leader heading a world-ranked business school. The discussion also looks at the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a first installment of a new column on human resource matters in libraries. It aims to focus on the beginning of a professional career in libraries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper looks at beginning a professional career in...

The papers in this special edition were presented at the symposium, “Current developments in human resource management and organizational behaviour”, organized at the University of Surrey, School of Management on 22 May 2003. What emerged at this symposium was the significance of...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore a model, “The Four Roomed Apartment of Change” developed by Swedish psychologist claes Janssen which uses existential psychology to understand and manage the processes of change. The model has been used extensively in organisations as a diagnostic tool...

Purpose – This paper aims to introduce a collection of papers about “ageing and careers” that contributes to the literature on two career‐related topics, i.e. long‐term career development and early retirement. Design/methodology/approach – This paper explains the topics, provides...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to revisit earlier predictions by Judi Marshall in 1991 to explore whether similar issues were evident in a sample of contemporary female managers. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative data from six Australian female managers who had participated...

Fiscal experts point out that no individual nation, no matter how apparently buoyant its economy, can be impervious to the world financial climate. By the same token, major corporations have to be aware that they ignore changing international economic forces at their peril. Gazing into its...

The Chubb Group of insurance companies and Bear Stearns security company are among the large corporations that have, over the last decade, been gradually liberating their internal labor markets. The traditional system of management determining the employee’s career path has been replaced by a...

Firefighters spend less than 10 percent of their working time on emergencies. Yet the way they spend the other 90 percent of their working time directly influences how they respond to emergencies. Good leadership skills can help firefighters to make the most of the time they spend on their more...

Lawyers, coming from a culture where admitting lack of knowledge and making necessary “mistakes” are not seen as correct behavior, may not be the easiest group of people to train. In general terms, they may not always respect people from professional disciplines other than their own. They...