International Journal of Manpower: Volume 13 Issue 8
Strapline:
An interdisciplinary journal on human resources, management & labour economicsTable of contents
SECTION 1‐ Human Resource Management
Discussed in this first section are classifying human resource management into “hard” and “soft” variants; the criteria for HR effectiveness; how to structure a personnel…
SECTION 2: Career Planning & Recruitment Career
Improving expatriate productivity; hiring specialist temporary workers; using computers in employee selection; applying project management techniques to recruitment; using…
SECTION 3: Women/Dependant Care
In this section we look at flexible working practices for women returners; dual‐career families; gender differences in management; dependant care in the USA; and stress in married…
SECTION 4: Health & Safety
Occupational stress in the ambulance service; violence at work; employee assistance programmes: barriers, myths and benefits; appointing an AIDS‐infected job candidate — these are…
SECTION 5: Education & Training
Considered in this fifth section are competences as the common language of HRM; the “Investors in People” initiative; the cost‐effectiveness of computer‐based training;…
SECTION 6: Industrial Relations & Participation
In this section we look at the implementation of total quality control and its effect on employee participation; the lessons from Ford on employee involvement; privatization…
SECTION 7: Redundancy
This final section discusses the team approach to downsizing; specialist outplacement services; job prospects within the EC; and training employees to deal with redundancy.
ISSN:
0143-7720Online date, start – end:
1980Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Professor Adrian Ziderman