This article reviews some major studies that were conducted in the past decade (1989‐1998) on the transfer of what employees learned from training programmes back to their jobs. A conceptual framework is developed for this article to better present the “popular” constructs that have been...

Purpose – As the interest in talent management (TM) gathers momentum, this paper aims to unravel how talent is managed in multinational corporations, what factors mediate the talent management process and what computerised systems may contribute to the management of talent....

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate associations between self‐rated employability (SRE) and affective organizational commitment and performance to probe the so‐called management paradox, namely the idea that SRE relates to performance, but also to reduced commitment. SRE concerns the...

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the differential role that organizational support (perceived organizational support (POS)), supervisory support (perceived supervisory support (PSS)) and colleague support (perceived colleague support (PCS)) – as perceived by newcomers – play in the...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine the influence of job characteristics on feedback‐seeking behaviour. In particular, this study focuses on the job dimensions of the job characteristics model (JCM). Design/methodology/approach – A survey was completed by 113 full‐time...

The burgeoning literature on vocational education and training (VET) has failed to provide an adequate theoretical basis by which to understand training outcomes. Critically appraises the notion of a “low skill equilibrium” and highlights a number of conceptual and analytical weaknesses in...