Purpose – Aims to develop a greater understanding of the problems faced by returning employees after an expatriate assignment. Design/methodology/approach – Reports the results of qualitative semi-structured interviews to create a multi-layered perspective of repatriation in a bank. Findings...

Purpose – Provides chief executives with 21 tools for success in the turbulent global business environment. Design/methodology/approach – Illustrates the main points with the examples of such successful international leaders as Jack Welch, Steve Jobs, A. G. Lafley, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Jeff...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe an innovative recruitment process at ThoughtWorks, a software-application development company in India. Design/methodology/approach – It details the skills and qualities that ThoughtWorks looks for in its software developers and how recruitment is...

Purpose – This paper aims to review current information and research concerning the entrepreneurial spirit of employees. It provides a brief overview of entrepreneurial behavior, how it contributes to organizational success and what tends to motivate it. It offers suggestions for...

Purpose – Advances the view that showing appreciation to employees makes sound business sense. Design/methodology/approach – Observes that many employee-recognition schemes currently fail to achieve their goal and explains how to rectify this. Findings – Explains that when employees do not...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe numerous ways in which supermarket Walmart is seeking to improve the lives of women across the world. Design/methodology/approach – It looks in particular at the Women in Factories program, which is helping to train more than 60,000 women working in...

Purpose – Examines the role and impact of employee engagement in an organization that has undergone major change. Looks at how to monitor and increase levels of staff engagement over time to deliver business results. Design/methodology/approach – Draws on six-monthly employee-engagement...

Purpose – Considers the limitations of traditional objective setting and looks at an alternative approach using a conversation around mutual expectations. Design/methodology/approach – Explains that a conversational approach requires parties to look at their purpose at work and the...

Purpose – Reveals how pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca is attempting to boost the number of women in its workforce in Japan and China and help more of them to rise to senior positions. Design/methodology/approach – Describes the Asia for Global talent program, a winner in the Opportunity Now...

Purpose – Describes a blended-learning program at Barclays bank that won bronze in the 2015 Learning Awards. Design/methodology/approach – Examines the reasons for the program, the form it takes and the results it is achieving. Findings – Explains that the program, named Colleague...