International Journal of Manpower: Volume 28 Issue 2

Who bears the burden of wage cuts? Evidence from Finland during the 1990s

Petri Böckerman, Seppo Laaksonen, Jari Vainiomäki

This paper aims to explore the incidence of nominal and real wage cuts in the Finnish private sector during the 1990s.

An examination of factors affecting repatriates' turnover intentions

Hung‐Wen Lee, Ching‐Hsiang Liu

This study seeks to address the challenge of repatriate turnover by focusing on how effective repatriation adjustment, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment are at…

Higher educated workers: better jobs but less satisfied?

Elsy Verhofstadt, Hans De Witte, Eddy Omey

The purpose of the paper is to clarify the mixed empirical results concerning the association between educational level and job satisfaction. It seeks to test whether the positive…

Effects of temporary hiring on the profits of Spanish manufacturing firms

César Rodríguez‐Gutiérrez

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of the proportion of temporary workers on the profit‐to‐sales ratio (or price‐cost margin) of Spanish manufacturing firms in the…

Impact of ISO 9000 on organizational climate: Strategic change management experience of an Indian organization

James Thomas Kunnanatt

ISO 9000 yields visible and concrete benefits to organizations in the form of sustained product quality, enhanced market image, increased customer satisfaction, and long‐term…