Can entrepreneurship programs be successful labor market policies for the poor? A large share of workers in developing countries are self-employed (mostly own-account workers without paid employees, often interchangeably used as micro entrepreneurs). Their share among all workers has not changed...

Der demografische Wandel stellt Unternehmen in Deutschland vor die Herausforderung, digitale Transformationsprozesse mit alternden und zunehmend altersheterogenen Belegschaften zu meistern. Dabei können aufgrund des steigenden betrieblichen Anpassungs- und Veränderungsdrucks in den...

This paper aims to study the impact of salesperson human capital investment on the export performance of heterogeneous enterprises in China. To distinguish the different effects on the staff level and the management level, we define the human capital investment for the overall salespersons as...

In response to a greater environmental awareness, organizations are concerned more and more about the "greening" human resource management (GHRM). Although the literature on GHRM has been extending, published studies have paid little attention to the research of GHRM and its contribution to...

The aim of this study is to explore and elaborate the concept of hybrid entrepreneurship, i.e., a simultaneous mix of self-employment (entrepreneurship) and salary employment. Lazear's theory of entrepreneurship is assessed in terms whether it can explain the phenomenon of being a hybrid...

Using the "emotional competence framework" developed by Goleman (1998), this research aims to clarify the role that identified antecedents of emotional intelligence play on academics’ work performance. Specifically, the research will examine the relationships between self-management,...

The aim of this study is to examine whether investment risk is related to the managerial factors characterising portfolio managers. The study employs four risk measures and a set of individual manager characteristics, including socio-demographic variables determining a manager profile. The...

The field of talent management (TM) has grown over the last two decades, and much theoretical and methodological progress has been made in an effort to better conceptualize the field. Despite these efforts, the construction of knowledge within TM research has ignored power and gender dynamics....

Rapid changes in demographics, technology and globalization have considerable global implications for work and the worker. This new context is also disrupting talent management as known for the last two decades. Progressive companies in all sectors realize that their talent management practices...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which fin-tech freelancers are interested in further development of their own business and receive funding for launching and upscaling their start-up. Design/methodology/approach Using a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis...