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Min, Hokey; Galle, William P. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 9, pp. 1222-1238

Over the last two decades, growing concerns about eroding ecosystem quality have led to a renewed interest in environmentalism. Such concerns have prompted purchasing professionals to reassess their current purchasing strategy. To help purchasing professionals configure an environmentally...

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Just‐in‐time implementation in the public sector

Yasin, Mahmoud M.; Wafa, Marwan A.; Small, Michael H. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 9, pp. 1195-1204

The effective implementation of just‐in‐time (JIT) in the US public sector is examined in this empirical study. Specifically, the relationships between organizational modification efforts prior to JIT implementation, problems encountered during implementation and JIT success are investigated...

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America’s Best

Lewis, Mike - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 18 (1998) 6, pp. 631-632

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Prior work experience and socialization experiences of college graduates

Anakwe, Uzoamaka P.; Greenhaus, Jeffrey H. - In: International Journal of Manpower 21 (2000) 2, pp. 95-111

This article was developed from the premise that prior work experience provides students with a competitive advantage in the job market since this experience is looked upon favorably by recruiters of college graduates for entry level positions. The article focuses on the characteristics of prior...

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Are longer hours reducing productivity in manufacturing?

Shepard, Edward; Clifton, Thomas - In: International Journal of Manpower 21 (2000) 7, pp. 540-553

This paper provides statistical evidence of the effects of overtime hours on worker productivity using aggregate panel data for 18 manufacturing industries within the US economy. An economic production function model is specified and estimated using data for the years 1956‐1991 provided by the...

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Anakwe, Uzoamaka P.; Hall, James C.; Schor, Susan M. - In: International Journal of Manpower 21 (2000) 7, pp. 566-579

This study addresses recent changes in the career development climate in the USA in which individuals have ultimate …

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Human resource management trends in the USA ‐ Challenges in the midst of prosperity

Konrad, Alison M.; Deckop, John - In: International Journal of Manpower 22 (2001) 3, pp. 269-278

Productivity gains powered by technological innovation have fueled expansion of the US economy during the 1990s. US economic prosperity has led to labor shortages, which are pushing organizations to engage in creative recruitment and retention practices and to employ workers from...

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An evaluation of state‐subsidized, firm‐based training

Van Horn, Carl E.; Fichtner, Aaron R. - In: International Journal of Manpower 24 (2003) 1, pp. 97-111

State‐subsidized, firm‐based training is an increasingly popular strategy used by state governments in the USA to …‐year evaluation of one of the larger programs in the USA, the State of New Jersey's Workforce Development Partnership Program … employment opportunities for firm employees. As governments and private companies throughout the world search for the most …

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Productivity and wage effects of “family‐friendly” fringe benefits

Baughman, Reagan; DiNardi, Daniela; Holtz‐Eakin, Douglas - In: International Journal of Manpower 24 (2003) 3, pp. 247-259

Family‐supportive employment benefits have become increasingly popular in recent years as an employer response to the increasing labor force participation of women, and the consequent need to balance work and family life. Economic theory predicts that these types of fringe benefits could at...

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Changing Industrial Structure and Job/Career Opportunity

Cassell, Frank H. - In: International Journal of Manpower 11 (1990) 1, pp. 26-37

The past 40 years have been increasingly spent applying the entire range of the sciences worldwide to finding solutions to society′s problems, both technological and economic. It is argued that the result is a two‐tier workforce – the first relatively secure and independent by virtue of...

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