Purpose: This paper introduces a procedure for solving the staffing problem in a service system (i.e., determining the … number of servers for each staffing period). Design/methodology: The proposed algorithm combines the use of queueing theory … servers from the first staffing period to the last, without backtracking. Findings: Under the assumptions that the number of …

staffing ratios from the pre- to post-mandate periods are driven in part by the legislation. We find persuasive evidence that … standards. However, these improvements in staffing ratios do not appear to be associated with relative improvements in measured …

Purpose: This paper introduces a procedure for solving the staffing problem in a service system (i.e., determining the … number of servers for each staffing period). Design/methodology: The proposed algorithm combines the use of queueing theory … servers from the first staffing period to the last, without backtracking. Findings: Under the assumptions that the number of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of business strategies with executive staffing of …’, the authors identify important connections between international business strategies and staffing orientation. The authors …-country national (PCNs) (ethnocentric staffing) as against the use of host-country managers (HCNs) (polycentric staffing) when this …