Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of perceived human resource management (HRM) practices on affective organizational commitment, job performance and preference for early retirement. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 414 older employees with a low occupational...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of the competencies motivation, integrity and social skills on both intrinsic and extrinsic career success. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 1,112 individuals aged 45 or above registered at a job agency specialized in...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how the baby boomer generation and the veteran generation in the Netherlands perceive their own employability and how this is related to their self-reported job performance. Design/methodology/approach In total, 973 workers in employment aged 45...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how managers deal with religious diversity in secular organizations in France. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 28 semi-structured in-depth interviews with managers in France were conducted, transcribed and analyzed. Findings: The findings...

The impact of Government moves to put public sector catering out to competitive tender will severely affect some relationships between public sector catering management and staff, a range of employment issues, the skill levels of catering staff and the role of public sector catering management....

The implications of government policy for public sector catering employees are considerable. Pay, conditions of service, hours of work, the effort‐bargain and staffing levels have all been altered to the general detriment of catering workers. There is now greater flexibility of working...

In recent years, there has been much talk about the impact of Japanese labour relations practices on UK operations. Whilst there are an increasing number of Japanese companies now operating in this country, it is hard to establish whether their influence has extended beyond these particular...