Purpose – The two main purposes of the paper are: first, to provide an empirical test of the widely‐held view among employers that overqualified workers are less committed as evidenced by heightened levels of job search, and second, to evaluate the three explanations of overqualification...

Purpose – Previous research has shown that individuals with disabilities are likely to be less satisfied with their jobs as compared to the able‐bodied. None of them explain the reasons for this difference. The purpose of this paper is to contend that this might be due to certain factors...

Purpose – This study seeks to investigate whether gender and managerial status act as significant correlates of participation in voluntary training. Design/methodology/approach – This theoretical foundation rests on human capital and systemic discrimination theories. Data come from the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze employer responses to vacancies and skill shortages by adopting certain workplace practices. Design/methodology/approach – Making use of the longitudinal nature of the Workplace and Employee Survey, a nationally representative sample of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically explore the relationship between value dimensions and creativity, particularly between the intrinsic and extrinsic value approaches and creativity values. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts an explanatory approach. After...

Describes the approach to replacement and succession planning successfully used by the human resource function of a Canadian packaging group. The approach is based on the evaluation of seven essential behavioural characteristics for managers as criteria separately for replacement (today) and...