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To Punish or Not to Punish? Managing Human Resources through ″Positive Discipline″

Osigweh, Chimezie A.B.; Hutchison, William R. - In: Employee Relations 12 (1990) 3, pp. 27-32

Traditional disciplinary procedures place too much emphasis on punishment. A system of “positive discipline” is …

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Flórez Saborido, Ignacio; González Rendón, Manuel; … - In: Employee Relations 14 (1992) 5, pp. 39-61

A chronological perspective of Human Resource Management (HRM) in Spain is adopted in order to offer a general overview … of the evolution of the personnel function in Spanish companies and to understand the present situation of HRM in Spain …. Covers five periods separately: (1) HRM during the Franco regime (2) The economic crisis and political transition (3) HRM …

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Does excellence have a gender? : A national research study on recruitment and selection procedures for professorial appointments in The Netherlands

van den Brink, Marieke; Brouns, Margo; Waslander, Sietske - In: Employee Relations 28 (2006) 6, pp. 523-539

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to show that upward mobility of female academics in regular selection procedures is evolving extremely slowly, especially in The Netherlands. This paper aims at a more profound understanding of professorial recruitment and selection procedures in...

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Self‐realisation and control in the discourse practice of management coaching

Ellerup Nielsen, Anne; Nørreklit, Hanne - In: Employee Relations 34 (2011) 2, pp. 159-176

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the construction of discourses in current popular management models described in the field of management coaching in order to examine the disciplining forms and the type of authority appeal drawn upon in these models....

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Models, styles and metaphors: understanding the management of discipline

Fenley, Anthony - In: Employee Relations 20 (1998) 4, pp. 349-364

This article looks at discipline as a workplace issue, considers what is meant by good industrial relations, and how … the effective management of discipline can contribute to positive workplace relationships. It argues that the punitive …, corrective and revisionist models of discipline do not provide a satisfactory explanation of managerial behaviour. It contends …

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Unfair dismissal cases, disciplinary procedures, recruitment methods and management style : Case study evidence from three industrial sectors

Goodman, John; Earnshaw, Jill; Marchington, Mick; … - In: Employee Relations 20 (1998) 6, pp. 536-550

Summarises some findings from recent empirical research into the factors influencing the incidence of claims of unfair dismissal to industrial tribunals. Using a paired comparison case study method it focuses, primarily, on small businesses and small establishments, seeking to explore...

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Management Strategies towards Young Female Workers

Russell, Anthony - In: Employee Relations 6 (1984) 5, pp. 3-5

Using the methods of participant observation and interviews, the author has drawn up a list of management techniques that are employed for the control of young female workers. He concludes that there is insufficient evidence to support the need for such controls and feels that managements have...

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Industrial Discipline: A Suitable Case for Treatment

Fenley, Anthony - In: Employee Relations 8 (1986) 3, pp. 2-30

opposed to a punitive approach to Industrial discipline. The concept of industrial discipline is examined alongside forms of … discipline process. The trend towards formalisation is explored and Its reasons, advantages and disadvantages discussed …. Discipline Is still conflict‐prone and the reasons for this and ways to minimise it are examined. The work is based on an …

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The Legalities of Employee Discharge: A Growing Need for Management Development

Bohlander, George W. - In: Employee Relations 8 (1986) 4, pp. 5-10

on employee discipline and discharge. They must be familiar with the employment‐at‐will issue and organisational … procedures for preventing its growth. A management development programme is discussed that covers employee discipline. It has … future employee charges of unjust discipline and discharge, while fostering an organisational environment based on high …

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Managing Co‐operatively

Stirling, John; Mellor, Mary; Hannah, Janet - In: Employee Relations 9 (1987) 2, pp. 22-26

For many, co‐operatives represent a challenge to existing systems of industrial relations and organisation structure. However, many of the co‐operatives which have been formed in recent years do not approximate to this vision, since they have not been set up from an ideological standpoint....

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