Purpose – With talent management becoming an area of growing concern, there is a need for practicing due diligence in their talent acquisition strategy. To meet the demands for talent with a specific skill set in a given timeline, the organizations are adopting innovative recruitment practices...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate causes of high staff turnover among production workers at a large‐scale retail case meat processor. Design/methodology/approach – Three hypotheses were developed to investigate six independent variables as possible factors of high job...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate causes of high staff turnover among production workers at a large‐scale retail case meat processor. The paper aims to cover the field research that was subsequently conducted to determine if the relationship outlined in the hypotheses in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand the elements of a success culture that serves both people and the business. Design/methodology/approach – The paper explores the style of cultural, management and personal development that supports successful people. The research is based...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe a new measure of employee motivational fit, namely the Genos employee motivation assessment (GEMA), its predictive validity and use in learning and organizational development activities. Design/methodology/approach – Within three different organizations,...

Purpose – This paper seeks to extend previous research on the self‐concept and leadership to better understand how line managers can successfully influence their direct reports, aiding personal development. Design/methodology/approach – A cross‐sectional, self‐report, online...

Purpose – The purpose of the study is to develop a framework to evaluate employee satisfaction with the training program by capturing its key indicators. Design/methodology/approach – An instrument was devised through an extensive literature review. Data from the respondents were subjected...

Purpose – When employees believe in and trust their management it motivates and encourages employees' participation in decision making which improves employees' efforts, benefits their job satisfaction and commitment to work. All of these factors, in turn, contribute to a trustworthy...

Individual Behaviour, Learning Job Satisfaction Organizations The goal of improving individual learning in organizations is to meet the eeds of both the individual and the organization at the same time. Examines some of the practices currently being used to accomplish this goal. Discusses...

The sibling organization is a stage in the development of organizations following the uncertainty created by downsizing and restructuring. People feel the need to invest in self‐preservation, perhaps at the expense of collaborative effort, risk‐taking and shared learning. Organizational...