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Operations Management in Professional Service Organisations: A Typology

Harvey, Jean - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 10 (1990) 4, pp. 5-15

power of the major stakeholders: professionals within the organisation; clients; and top management. The major factors which …

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The Operations Management Challenge in the Delivery of Complex Human Services

Harvey, Jean - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 12 (1992) 4, pp. 100-107

clients, the personalization of contact points between professionals (i.e. the human‐service equivalent of just‐in‐time in …

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Skill Shortages: The City′s Choices in the 1990s

Rajan, Amin - In: International Journal of Manpower 11 (1990) 2, pp. 29-36

The City of London has a number of leading‐edge features. The demand for its services is forecast to continue growing, albeit at a somewhat slower pace. Its product mix has moved away from standardised to customised products, involving increasing use of new technologies, a trend which, if...

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Professional Skill Shortages

Bosworth, Derek L. - In: International Journal of Manpower 11 (1990) 2, pp. 6-17

The most highly qualified occupational group, comprising individuals who work primarily in activities involving high levels of technical and organisational skills, is focused on. It is a group which, overall, has shown remarkable growth in recent years. Certain specialisms, such as IT skills,...

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Jobs for the girls

Shaw, Sue; Taylor, Mary; Harris, Irene - In: International Journal of Manpower 20 (1999) 3/4, pp. 179-189

This paper uses the findings of a recent study of professional women returning to work after a career break. It critically examines their return to work following attendance of a European funded updating course, and evaluates the initiative in terms of job and career success in terms of the...

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Matching the demand for and supply of IT professionals: towards a learning organization

Stam, Mark; Molleman, Eric - In: International Journal of Manpower 20 (1999) 6, pp. 375-387

This article presents a study among information technology (IT) companies and young IT professionals, which … supply of IT professionals. These policies seem to be able to support both the changing demands for qualifications of IT … professionals and the growth needs of these specialists. The changing demands concern, amongst others, the ability to deal with …

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A foot in both camps: role identity and entrepreneurial orientation in professional service firms

Stewart, Steven A.; Castrogiovanni, Gary J.; Hudson, … - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 22 (2016) 5, pp. 718-744

Purpose – Professional service entrepreneurs (PSEs) paradoxically practice their profession in highly institutionalized contexts that require intense socialization, while also enacting another role as an entrepreneur. Activities consistent with entrepreneurship may be unnecessary for – and...

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Workaholism among women managers: personal and workplace correlates

Burke, Ronald J. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 15 (2000) 6, pp. 520-534

Examines potential individual difference and work culture correlates of workaholism in organizational settings. Data were collected from 251 women MBA graduates in managerial and professional roles using anonymous questionnaires. Workaholism types were determined using measures developed by...

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Expatriate stories: a vehicle of professional development abroad?

Glanz, Lyn - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 18 (2003) 3, pp. 259-274

Two‐thirds of European organisations are using informal briefings for expatriates. Why should expatriates place a heavy premium on such input, even when given in the stories of complete strangers? This article uses narrative method to examine expatriate experience, considering how stories...

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Managing professionals: exploring the role of the hospital HR function

McDermott, Aoife; Keating, Mary - In: Journal of Health Organization and Management 25 (2011) 6, pp. 677-692

and strategic management of professionals is undertaken in the third case, without a professional HR function. Research …

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