In der Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik werden teils explizit, stets aber zumindest implizit Fragen des Personalmanagements (mit-)diskutiert. Die Profession der Personalmanager indes hat sich lange Zeit nicht besonders intensiv mit normativen Fragen des Personalmanagements auseinandergesetzt....

Dieser Beitrag beleuchtet die Frage, inwieweit Personalrecruiter das Internet nutzen, um den persoenlichen Hintergrund ihrer Bewerber auszuleuchten. Waehrend das Thema in den Tagesmedien ausfuehrlich eroertert wurde, beginnt die Forschung gerade erst, sich dafuer zu interessieren. Mit diesem...

High Performance Work Systems are generally considered to have a positive impact on workers’ well-being. But is this actually the case? This classroom-material will discuss this question from the point of view of “End of Fun”, a controversial and widely-discussed book by Judith Mair...

Purpose - This paper attempts to investigate the transformation in the role of the HR function in Greek firms, as a result of the use of internet and technology. Design/methodology/approach - The paper is based on both quantitative and qualitative methodology. A survey and focus groups took...

The main purpose of this analytical research paper was to distinguish the importance/the contribution of development methods – formal/non-formal, the analysis of different programs framed on one of these, but also, the correlation of these development methods with the research population...

As a management style that is still in its infancy, the phenomenon of competency management has gradually grown in importance to the point that it is now a well-established practice in full development on both sides of the Atlantic. However, what is called “competency management” covers a...

More and more interest is being given to the high performance work system, which is based on the concept that employees are a major and lasting source of competitive advantages. This management model has as its goal the economic and social performance of firms through the involvement of the...

The paper discusses how and why the theories of neo-classical economics are inadequate to provide a framework to human resource management and therefore must give way to dynamic gradual optimization procedure based on the principles of bounded rationality and satisficing behaviour in dealing...

The role of human resource practices (HRP) at its significance in small and medium enterprises (SME) become an emerging topic, especially in developing countries. This study aims to gauge the level of HR practice being exercise in SME. Quantitative approach has been followed and data was...

We survey, organize, and discuss the literature on the role of organizational practices for explaining innovation outcomes. We discuss how individual practices influence innovation, and how the clustering of specific practices matters for innovation outcomes. Relatedly, we discuss various...