Construction managers′ perceived importance regarding their present and future skills and knowledge are presented. It is demonstrated that there is overall agreement among junior, middle and senior managers as to their skills and knowledge needs, now and for the future. Skills and knowledge in...

Employee absence costs British industry £5 billion per year; 200 million working days are lost annually. The average shopfloor worker takes eleven days off each year. In their book, Managing Employee Absence for a Competitive Edge , the authors recommend a systematic seven‐step approach to...

Purpose According to the research conducted by the authors, the number one fear of employees around the world is that of becoming obsolete. The purpose of this article is to review five practices that employees can use to stay up to date and what organizations can do to support those practices....

Purpose The purpose of this paper is for employers to learn how to make performance reviews of the employees more efficient and effective. Findings For performance reviews to be effective, they must be conducted in a manner that activates reward responses in the brain and supports repetition –...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain the importance of systemizing managerial support to reduce the strain on human resource (HR) and maximize corporate contributions. Design/methodology/approach The author draws upon 20 years of experience in the fields of law and HR as well as...

Purpose This case study aims to explore how human resource (HR) automation was used to attract stronger construction candidates and simplify remote onboarding, with ASRC Construction Group in northern Alaska specifically highlighted. Design/methodology/approach This is a real-world case study...

Purpose – The functioning of an organization largely depends upon several remarkable components, with the talented employee occupying the central role for the accomplishment of organizational goals. In this context, organizations are making more investment into talent development initiatives,...