We examine how often and why some audit partners rotate off client engagements before the end of the maximum five-year cycle period. Specifically, we investigate whether audit quality issues play a role for engagement partners and clients to separate prematurely. For a sample of about 4,000...

This article discusses the findings and specific implications of HR policies from career development research which considers the longitudinal effects of first job experiences. The basic premise is that the initial job experiences and attitudes of young people are critical in shaping their...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine potential antecedents and consequences of work engagement in a sample of male and female managers and professionals employed in various organizations and industries in Egypt. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 242...

This study examines the potential benefit of college students' part-time work on their career development by focusing on leader-member exchange (LMX) and taking charge behavior in the workplace. Using a sample of Japanese college students, results from this study indicate that taking charge...

Maxwell extablishes the link between skills and low-skilled jobs and reveals the state of he labor market facing low-skilled workers.

There is under-representation of senior female managers within small construction firms in the United Kingdom. The position is denying the sector a valuable pool of labour to address acute knowledge and skill shortages. Grounded theory on the career progression of senior female managers in these...

This work focuses on career management. Based on life-cycle, organizational and directional-pattern perspectives of careers, a career development model is introduced. The actions that companies can take to help employees deal with these developmental tasks are highlighted. For career planning to...

This study presents preliminary results of the PSP Project, addressing students' soft skills development within the context of HEI. Theoretical framework is grounded in Person-Environment Fit theories (Rounds & Hesketh, 1994), and also in Evans (2001) starfish model. Study 1 aimed to identify...

This study presents an exploratory and descriptive research of the degree of mastery that a sample of Chilean executives, middle managers and professionals possess of a set of skills necessary to perform properly in managerial positions. The assessment of the skills was done through the use of...

In response to impending skills shortages and changing employment patterns, the UK construction industry recently has made considerable efforts to attract more women to its professions. However, despite their increasing representation, there are indications that women experience difficulties in...