Purpose – Urban green spaces are valuable to residents for a variety of reasons and some degree of management is needed to ensure at least their preservation, if not enhancement, in a rapidly urbanising society. Intensification of the urban environment brings pressure upon the undeveloped...

Purpose – This column is designed to address library personnel issues. This particular installment seeks to discuss preparation for interviews, the interview process, and appropriate follow‐up actions after an interview. Design/methodology/approach – The column is based on the author's...

Purpose – The authors set out to determine which human capital processes and practices were most strongly related to company financial performance. Design/methodology/approach – The authors surveyed more than 3,500 employees and more than 150 HR executives in 26 organizations, all of which...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the Best Practices in People Management. Design/methodology/approach – This article describes effective people management which is vital for effective project management. The present article will lead you through some of the best...

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 offer a critique, from a career studies perspective, of the common term “human resource management.” Design/methodology/approach – Provides a literature review and critique. Findings – The term “human resource management” is a metaphor that presents...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the highlights of research on gender and diversity that was presented at the recent 2009 annual meeting of the Southern Management Association in Asheville, North Carolina. Design/methodology/approach – The papers covering topics relevant to...