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The significance of cultural norms in the evolution of Korean HRM practices

Miles, Lilian - In: International Journal of Law and Management 50 (2008) 1, pp. 33-46

. Findings – South Korean firms are breaking with tradition and experimenting with western style HRM practices. Changes to …

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Optimizing employee time in a purchasing department: a Six Sigma case study

Martinez, Deisell; Gitlow, Howard S. - In: International Journal of Lean Six Sigma 2 (2011) 2, pp. 180-190

Purpose – This paper aims to resolve a staffing solution for a purchasing department at the University of Miami to expand a service request bulk purchasing program that generates savings for the university and respective departments. Design/methodology/approach – The well‐known lean Six...

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Interrelationships among lean HRM practices and their impact on firm performance: a comparison between the Jordanian and German models

Ta'Amnha, Mohammad; Jreissat, Mohannad; Samawi, Ghazi; … - In: International Journal of Lean Six Sigma 14 (2023) 7, pp. 1297-1328

Purpose Lean management is a contemporary management system that firms adopt to boost their performance. Lean management can be integrated with human resources management to develop a new concept of lean human resources management (LHRM). This entails the implementation of several practices....

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Culture, identity, and belonging in the “culinary underbelly”

Palmer, Catherine; Cooper, John; Burns, Peter - In: International Journal of Culture, Tourism and … 4 (2010) 4, pp. 311-326

Purpose – Drawing on social anthropology this paper aims to focus on the role of culture in identity formation through an examination of the results of research into the culture of the chef – culture manifest in what has been referred to as the “culinary underbelly”....

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Island tourism: destinations: an editorial introduction to the special issue

Cave, Jenny; Brown, Keith G. - In: International Journal of Culture, Tourism and … 6 (2012) 2, pp. 95-113

leaders of the fields of islandness and HRM in island destinations. It also presents papers that comment on destination …

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Human resource management in tourism: a small island perspective

Baum, Tom - In: International Journal of Culture, Tourism and … 6 (2012) 2, pp. 124-132

Purpose – Conceptually, this paper aims to consider the nexus created when the characteristics of the tourism sector workplace environment intersect with the contextual influences of the economic, social and labor market attributes of small islands. Design/methodology/approach – Several...

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Why minimum wage order implementation is a challenge to human resource managers in Langkawi hotels

Ahmad, Rozila; Scott, Noel; Abdul-Rahman, Rohana - In: International Journal of Culture, Tourism and … 10 (2016) 2, pp. 191-204

Purpose This paper aims to explore the human resource (HR) challenges faced by hotel managers in Langkawi due to the implementation of the minimum wage order (MWO). Design/methodology/approach This study collected qualitative data from 18 managers and two owners from 19 hotels of various sizes...

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A model of small business HR growth management

Mazzarol, Tim - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 9 (2003) 1, pp. 27-49

Substantial work has been undertaken in the field of human resource management (HRM) as it applies to large … delegation and team building could take place. These findings are linked to the existing body of knowledge relating to HRM. A …

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The persistence of autocratic management in small firms

Jones, Oswald - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 9 (2003) 6, pp. 245-267

TCS (previously the Teaching Company Scheme), claimed to be the UKs premier technology transfer mechanism, employs recent graduates to improve the competitiveness of primarily small and medium‐sized enterprises. The data are drawn from the author's experience of acting as academic supervisor...

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HRM practices and systems within South‐Asian small businesses

McPherson, Mark - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 14 (2008) 6, pp. 414-439

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to highlight differences and similarities in human resource management (HRM … integrated HRM system. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws its theoretical underpinning via five “generic HRM functions … business with minor instances of cultural and generational nuances. With regard to the development of an integrated HRM system …

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