Purpose: The pace of globalization is affecting each and every aspect of the business. In this era of economic globalization, it is hard for business managers to tackle the global workforce. Everyday human resource managers are facing new issues. The issues are related to gender diversity,...

Human resources are vitally important to banking. The mission statements of 50 banks with the biggest market value are analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively for subsequent judgments of consideration of employees among top strategic priorities of these organizations. The staff-related notions...

Business environment has been fast evolving; the level of competition has grown more than a few folds. An organization which matches the global practices will only be able to survive in this dynamic business condition. This calls for better understanding of business environment locally and...

The aim of the work is to develop theoretical, methodological, and applied foundations and practical recommendations for managing strategic changes in personnel resistance to open innovations in companies. The following special methods were used in the research process: Comparative and...

This study relates theories of transaction cost economics and cultural diversity management with regards to a strategic alliance case. First it describes different types of transaction costs that are likely to occur in relation to the underlying case and gives some practical suggestions as to...

We ask when and how a diverse board can benefit shareholders. Board diversity may be value-increasing even if some directors have agendas that are not perfectly aligned with shareholders' interests. Diversity commits the board to a high information standard because directors with opposing...

Over the past few years most business organizations have been embracing the idea of having diverse workforce. But there are very few studies that point to the relevance of diversity to the strategic business growth or added cost to business. Most organizations either do it to protect their...