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Getting the mix right? The use of labour contract alternatives in UK construction

Forde, Chris; MacKenzie, Robert - In: Personnel Review 36 (2007) 4, pp. 549-563

employment practices within the UK construction and civil engineering sector. The survey was conducted in 2002 and covered firms …

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“Hey GRINGO!”: the HR challenge of graduates in non‐graduate occupations

Blenkinsopp, John; Scurry, Tracy - In: Personnel Review 36 (2007) 4, pp. 623-637

/value – The article makes an original contribution to the literature on graduate under‐employment, by examining the issue from an …

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Examining the exclusion of employees with Asperger syndrome from the workplace

Richards, James - In: Personnel Review 41 (2012) 5, pp. 630-646

conflict dynamic in the employment relationship, and a reluctance of employers to involve third parties, in the exclusion … – Improving employment inclusion is likely to reduce mental health problems for adults with Asperger syndrome and reduce the … burden on those who play a broader supporting role. Originality/value – The topic of Asperger syndrome and employment has yet …

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Reasons to expatriate and work outcomes of self‐initiated expatriates

Selmer, Jan; Lauring, Jakob - In: Personnel Review 41 (2012) 5, pp. 665-684

Purpose – Through a large‐scale quantitative study, this paper aims to test and extend the qualitative findings of Richardson and McKenna and of Osland on reasons to expatriate and relate them to work outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – Examining how reasons to expatriate may affect...

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Competences as the foundation of employability: a qualitative study of German freelancers

Süß, Stefan; Becker, Johannes - In: Personnel Review 42 (2013) 2, pp. 223-240

Purpose – In recent years, the number of freelancers has increased considerably, especially in the IT and the media sectors. Additionally, the discussion around employability has intensified because of its relevance for employees in meeting labour market demands. Employability is especially...

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Disability and Employment

Barnes, Colin - In: Personnel Review 21 (1992) 6, pp. 55-73

Focuses on institutional discrimination in employment and explains why anti‐discrimination legislation is the most … evidence of institutional discrimination in employment. Examines the main factors which cause that discrimination, and finally … evaluates government policies relating to disabled people’s employment. …

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European Support for People with Disabilities

Moreton, Terry - In: Personnel Review 21 (1992) 6, pp. 74-87

distributed. Begins with an examination of the employment and unemployment profiles of people with disabilities in the United … Kingdom and concludes with an assessment of the ultimate effect of these expenditures on the employment prospects of people …

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Sheltered Employment: Gateway or “Roadblock”?

Moreton, Terry - In: Personnel Review 21 (1992) 6, pp. 37-54

Examines the role of “sheltered employment” within the macro‐economic labour market. Assesses the extent to which … sheltered employment is an end in itself forming a “road block” for people with disabilities. Goes on to suggest ways in which … the system of sheltered employment might be modified to form a set of agencies with the key objective of facilitating the …

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Transnational Corporations and Human Resource Development

Aziz Wan Abdullah, Wan - In: Personnel Review 23 (1994) 5, pp. 4-20

Explores the behaviour of transnational corporations (TNCs) in Malaysian manufacturing firms in relation to employment … manufacturing establishments in Malaysia. Argues that TNCs exert an influence in promoting employment, training and innovation and …

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Fair play or foul?

Baker, Barry R.; Cooper, John N. - In: Personnel Review 24 (1995) 3, pp. 3-18

Presents a survey‐designed study to ascertain the extent to which organizations employing occupational testing conformed to good practice in testing as defined by professional and advisory literature/codes of practice. Utilizes an ethical framework built around mutual contractual obligations...

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