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Turchick Hakak, Luciana; Holzinger, Ingo; Zikic, Jelena - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 25 (2010) 2, pp. 159-176

Purpose – This paper aims to examine perceived barriers and paths to success for Latin American immigrant professionals in the Canadian job market. Design/methodology/approach – Findings are based on 20 semi‐structured interviews with Latin American graduates of Canadian MBA programs....

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STRESS AMONG GRADUATES WORKING IN THE SME SECTOR

Johnson, David - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 6 (1991) 5, pp. 17-21

The causes and consequences of stress are well documented. The specific way in which stress may affect the graduate working in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) is the focus. A model of stress, specific to the experiences of the graduate, which incorporates both the causes and...

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Credible Letters of Reference: How you Read Them is Important

Templer, Andrew J.; Thacker, James W. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 3 (1988) 1, pp. 22-26

How do you judge whether a letter of reference is credible? Probably on the basis of the specific information it contains. Human resource professionals require letters containing specific information for making placement decisions, but they may be influenced by the way the letters are written as...

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How Executives Get Better Jobs (More Quickly)

Brindle, Lea - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 7 (1992) 3, pp. 17-22

Relates occupational personality profiles of 101 redundant senior executives to their success in obtaining new jobs. Executives were assessed using a broad spectrum personality questionnaire (16PF), an interpersonal relations inventory (Firo‐B) and the SHL management interest inventory. The...

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Mature age job seekers: the role of proactivity

Zacher, Hannes; Bock, Angelika - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 29 (2014) 8, pp. 1082-1097

Purpose – In the context of demographic and economic changes, helping mature age job seekers find employment is … age job seekers find employment could provide additional support to those with a less proactive personality and low job …

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Pre-employment good impression and subsequent job performance

Lanyon, Richard Ian; Goodstein, Leonard D - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 31 (2016) 2, pp. 346-358

Purpose – Previous research has not demonstrated a consistent relationship between pre-employment measures of good …/methodology/approach – Three groups were studied in which the job performance was investigated for high and low pre-employment GI scorers ( > 1 and … groups showed greater differences than the high and low groups. Originality/value – This study demonstrates that extreme pre-employment …

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Selection biases that emerge when age meets gender

N. Ruggs, Enrica; R. Hebl, Michelle; Singletary Walker, … - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 29 (2014) 8, pp. 1028-1043

would be penalized most for not already having stable employment. This study aims to examine which hypothesis best describes … an experimental design to examine the effects of age in employment in a standardized manner which controls for extraneous …

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Subcultures and employment modes: translating HR strategy into practice

Palthe, Jennifer; Ernst Kossek, Ellen - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 16 (2003) 3, pp. 287-308

present a heuristic that serves as a step toward exemplifying the role of changing employment modes and organizational …

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“All I want to do is get that check and get drunk”

Rhodes, Carl - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 22 (2009) 4, pp. 386-401

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the themes of resistance to organizations in Charles Bukowski's novel Factotum in relation to contemporary theory in organization studies, and to consider the ways in which the literary depiction of resistance can be used to extend theoretical...

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Strategic Challenges and Service Sector Response: An Industry‐specific Approach

Sonnenfeld, Jeffrey A.; Spence, Padraic L. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 4 (1991) 1, pp. 33-44

This article examines the attitudes of chief executives across five service industries (transportation and travel; retail; financial services; communications and information; and professional services) to explore industry differences with regard to strategic challenges, as well as links between...

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