Current research on stress among academic university staff indicates that occupational stress is alarmingly widespread and increasing (Kinman/Jones 2004; Winefield et al. 2003; Bamps 2004; Tytherleigh et al. 2005). Therefore the work environment needs to be examined and more specifically organisational...

This article, by Daniël Vloeberghs and Jan Bellens, presents the results of a survey of all ISO 9000 certificated organisations in Belgium. Its objectives are to identify the sort of companies that have an ISO 9000 certificate in Belgium, examine their motivations to introduce ISO 9000 norms,...

Although a 'typical' Belgian HRM model does not really exist, the cultural and structural differences of Belgian society, and the Flemish- and French-speaking subcultures, have an impact on how the people management profession is practised. A number of forces shaping the development of HRM in...

Chinese employers practice extensive personal screening of job applicants. This study identifies four manifestations of this practice by motive – statistical, customer taste-based, employer taste-based, and regulatory – and evaluates their prevalence, economic determinants and implications...

Real-life utility networks such as smart grids, pipelines and water networks can be exposed to safety and security related risk. Preventative measures can be applied to mitigate such risks that may result in service interruptions for the users of these networks. An index of (dis)connectivity,...