In this paper we examine the case for a link at the national and firm level between human resource management (HRM) and economic success in Australia. A brief history of the industrial development of Australia (and New Zealand) is presented and some differentiating factors noted (Dowling/Boxall...

Deregulation in the electricity supply industry (ESI) is taking place globally and this paper analyses a case of reform in Australia. The focus is on change management rather than the technical aspects of power generation, transmission and retail supply. Change theory has moved on from static...

Attracting, managing and retaining talented employees is an important area of human resource management. Managing talent across an organization's global network presents many challenges including expatriation and repatriation issues, cross-cultural adjustment of employees, and operating in...

Auf dem deutschen Arbeitsmarkt lassen sich trotz gestiegener Erwerbsneigung und erhöhtem Bildungsniveau von Frauen nach wie vor vertikale Segmentationsmuster nach dem Geschlecht beobachten. Dies ist in anderen Ländern wie beispielsweise Schweden nur in einem geringeren Ausmaß der Fall. Der...

Das (Personal-) Management und die Organisation von internationalen Entwicklungs- NGOs sind bisher wenig erforscht. Ziel dieses Beitrags ist es, Aufschluss darüber zu gewinnen, wie diese Organisationen ihre internationalen Aktivitäten koordinieren und welche Einflussfaktoren hier eine Rolle...

This chapter builds on Kabanoff and Brown (2008) who found evidence of underlying knowledge structures in managers' patterns of strategic cognition. Walsh (1995: 281) defined knowledge structures as 'a mental template that individuals impose on an informational environment to give it form and...

Achieving competitive advantage through a broader consideration of stakeholders of the firm is examined. The inclusion of other significant organisational actors such as managers and employees as stakeholders capable of creating competitive strategic advantage for the firm is considered....