Table of contents
“Thatcher’s children”, pensions and retirement ‐ Some survey evidence
Colin Duncan, Wendy Loretto, Phil WhiteDespite major changes in the UK pensions scene, including policy initiatives by successive governments, very little is known about people’s attitudes towards many pensions related…
Personnel management in UK universities
Michael P. JacksonUntil recently UK universities have paid little attention to managing the personnel function. However, matters changed in the 1980s, and surveys at the beginning of the 1990s…
Business strategy and approaches to HRM ‐ A case study of new developments in the United Kingdom restaurant industry
Clare Kelliher, Gilly PerrettConsiders the relationship between business strategy and approaches to HRM. Theory suggests that certain approaches to HRM align more appropriately with different business…
HRM in the airline industry: strategies and outcomes
Carol BoydWithin the HRM literature, health and safety occupies a somewhat rhetorical role. Examines HRM and the management of health and safety in the airline industry. Argues that in…
Senior management commitment to disability ‐ The influence of legal compulsion and best practice
Pauline Dibben, Phil James, Ian CunninghamOver the past two decades, two distinct types of action have been taken to address discrimination in the labour market against people with disabilities. First, the introduction of…
Should employers worry? ‐ Workplace stress claims following the John Walker decision
Jill Earnshaw, Lynne MorrisonIn 1995 a social worker employed by Northumberland County Council won a landmark victory in the High Court by suing his employer in respect of a stress‐related illness brought…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Professor Eddy Ng
- Professor Pauline Stanton