The main task of this research is to create a model that enables an organization to effectively and effeciently resolve its everyday problems and potential incidents in time to prevent them from turning into a crisis. For solving problems, ad hoc measures and activities are often applicable,...

The paper analyzes the possibilities of constructing a model for the effective management of the Bulgarian public administration responsible for managing the EU funds amid the global financial crisis by using McKinsey's 7S model. The change of the management model of the public administration in...

The administration is the coordinator of the work system. An Administrator is responsible for planning, organization, and controlling the clerical aspect of the organization, including the preparation, communication, coordination and storage of data to support production and other important...

Die Einfuehrung einer leistungsorientierten Bezahlung der Arbeitnehmer und Beamten in der oeffentlichen Verwaltung Deutschlands wird seit den 1970er Jahren diskutiert. Entsprechende Regelungen wurden erst vor einigen Jahren geschaffen. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird im Beitrag die Debatte ueber die...

Der Beitrag untersucht die Determinanten der Inanspruchnahme von Elternzeit durch Vaeter in Deutschland. Zwar stieg der Anteil der Vaeter in Elternzeit seit der Elterngeldreform im Jahr 2007 kontinuierlich an, doch stellen Vaeter immer noch die Minderheit der Elternzeit-Beansprucher. Im...

With the growth of the #MeToo movement since October 2017, more than 200 prominent male executives have lost their jobs. Some pushback has occurred as many of these executives have asserted their behavior was not inappropriate because their acts were consensual. Essentially, this argument...

Much research on acculturation around global experiences has focused on the “type” of overseas experience—e.g. expatriate, repatriate, inpatriate, flexpatriate. The experiences of people in those categories and across various demographics (single/married/divorced; gender; sexual orientation)...

The Solution-Focused Approach developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg has been well established across many areas of society. In this book, the practical uses of solution-focused work in companies and management are shown. By means of conceptual contributions, as well as many case...

The paper focuses on the issue of employee voice during restructuring processes. The notion of “capability for voice” is mobilized to assess to what extent employees are able (and allowed) to express their viewpoints and make them count in the course of corporate restructurings. At first the...