Purpose – This paper aims to examine, from an insider's perspective, the ways in which Chinese organizational play may develop employee creativity. Design/methodology/approach – Presents concepts based on research. Findings – Reports how Chinese organizational play may help employees to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to put forward the view that the glass ceiling will remain in place so long as women continue to hinder the progress of their female colleagues in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – Presents three examples of women who held back the...

Purpose – This paper aims to shed light on the relationship between the University of Glamorgan vice‐chancellor's vision for e‐learning and actual recruitment practice. Design/methodology/approach – A textual analysis of 36 detailed job descriptions for academic teaching posts was...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine what is meant by integrity and attempts to translate the concept into specific behaviors that can be taught and learned. Design/methodology/approach – Highlights the topicality of integrity and shows why it is likely to become increasingly...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how Oakridge Training and Consulting helped AstraZeneca to develop a training program in teamwork for its information‐services (IS) project managers. Design/methodology/approach – Discusses a three‐day workshop that focused on developing...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how HR can help an organization to meet its business goals. Design/methodology/approach – Reveals that a UK retail‐marketing agency that set up its HR department five years ago now has HR representation on the board of directors. Explores...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document the experience of managers and staff in sustaining a high‐performance team approach in a plastics factory. Design/methodology/approach – Draws on research carried out using semi‐structured interviews and site observations made with two...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a £7.4 million training program for 8,500 employees, which helped bookmaker William Hill to introduce new electronic point of sale (EPoS) technology at its 1,630 betting offices across the UK. Design/methodology/approach – Examines what...

Purpose – Details how the organizational climate measure OCSII is being used in the BELRON group of companies as an indicator of leadership capability. Focuses on team climate and how this may be linked to changes in business performance. Design/methodology/approach – Considers the...

Purpose – Explores the benefits that employee‐volunteer schemes bring to information‐services provider McGraw‐Hill and its workers. Design/methodology/approach – Describes the various aspects of employee volunteering, which involve some 20 percent of the company's 20,000 employees...