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Guest editorial: creativity and innovation in the firm

Escribá‐Esteve, Alejandro; Montoro‐Sánchez, Ángeles - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) 4, pp. 344-348

selected papers are found to relate to the Focus Section theme of impact of managers’ characteristics on creativity and …

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The Strategic Manager as Leader

Leicester, Colin - In: International Journal of Manpower 11 (1990) 4, pp. 3-10

The research concludes that leadership, teamwork and group dynamics are requirements of organisational flexibility in Britain over the medium‐term future. It proposes a test on the dual link between group dynamics and leadership, and on how each nurtures the other.

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Work Centrality and Individualism: A Cross‐national Perspective

Ali, Abbas J.; Al‐Shakhis, Mohammed; Nataraj, Somanathan - In: International Journal of Manpower 12 (1991) 1, pp. 30-38

Saudi and Indian managers are compared on attitudes towards work and work‐related variables. Cultural differences were … less important. Managers from both nations were found to be highly committed to work. However, Indian managers showed … greater commitment to work obligation and entitlement, and were more individualistic, than Saudi managers. …

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Attributes of an outstanding manufacturing manager

Ritter, Mark; Sohal, Amrik S.; D’Netto, Brian - In: International Journal of Manpower 19 (1998) 3, pp. 145-160

managers. This information is important as the success of the manufacturing function depends to an extent on the quality of the … included reviewing relevant literature, analysing job advertisements and surveying senior manufacturing managers. The profile …

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Gender wage differentials and discrimination among Israeli managers

Neuman, Shoshana; Weisberg, Jacob - In: International Journal of Manpower 19 (1998) 3, pp. 161-170

Israeli managers. In our sample, female managers earn on average 64 per cent of their male counterparts. Using a statistical …

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The Meaning of Work in Saudi Arabia

Ali, Abbas; Al‐Shakhis, Mohammed - In: International Journal of Manpower 10 (1989) 1, pp. 26-32

The meaning of work among Saudi managers is examined. One‐hundred‐and‐thirty‐two managers completed questionnaires used … work are the most important activities in life, and that Saudi managers are highly committed to both entitlement and …

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PRACTITIONERS′ CORNER

Cooper, John - In: International Journal of Manpower 12 (1991) 4, pp. 25-27

Education and training structures in Britain and France have been inadequate to meet the changing labour market demands placed on them in recent years. In France, relatively early reform, the introduction of more vocationally relevant material into the school curriculum and the imposition of...

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The impact of the global financial crisis on managing employees

McDonnell, Anthony; Burgess, John - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) 3, pp. 184-197

Purpose – This paper aims to provide a brief overview of the global financial crisis (GFC), highlighting its most frightening dimensions, the policy responses and issues around the management of labour during and post‐GFC. Further, this paper introduces the five research papers that...

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The fair sex and unfair treatment in management of community-based organizations

Freund, Anat - In: International Journal of Manpower 38 (2017) 4, pp. 518-532

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of gender on the organizational commitments of managers … in community-based organizations. Design/methodology/approach A total of 327 managers in community-based organizations … managers’ high levels of commitment. In addition, results could assist managers in developing a policy to bolster adequate work …

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Editorial introduction: the value and scope of the financing decision process

Michayluk, David; Zurbruegg, Ralf - In: International Journal of Managerial Finance 1 (2005) 1, pp. 5-7

Purpose – This paper introduces readers to the International Journal of Managerial Finance , highlighting its value and scope to the academic and professional community. Design/methodology/approach – This paper provides opinions of the editors on the nature and context of Managerial Finance...

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