Managers are supervising more and more workers, and firms are getting flatter. However, not all firms have been keen on increasing the number of subordinates that their bosses manage (referred to as the “span of control” in human resource management), contending that there are limits to...

The objective of this study is to determine the impact of Information and Communication Technology on the efficiency of Human Resource Management in the Cameroon mobile Telecommunication Sector. It specifically seeks to investigate how the use of ICT affects the following human resources...

Der Mitbestimmungsindex "MB-ix" misst die Verankerung der Mitbestimmung in Unternehmen, um diese mit verschiedenen Indikatoren der Unternehmensentwicklung in Beziehung zu setzen. Für die Ausgestaltung von Arbeitsbedingungen offenbart der Report, dass Unternehmen mit einer starken Verankerung...

Eine repräsentative Betriebsbefragung zeigt, dass inzwischen alle Wirtschaftsbereiche und der Großteil der Betriebe von Digitalisierung betroffen sind. Auf die Zahl der Beschäftigten ist insgesamt kein Effekt zu beobachten. Teilweise hat die Digitalisierung allerdings die Dynamik der...

A long-running debate in the small firms' literature questions the value of formal 'human resource management' (HRM) practices which have been linked to high performance in larger firms. We contribute to this literature by exploiting linked employer-employee surveys for 2004 and 2011. Using...

Big data are changing the way we work. This book conveys a theoretical understanding of big data and the related interactions on a socio-technological level as well as on the organizational level. Big data challenge the human resource department to take a new role. An organization’s new...

An increasing number of anthropology graduates find employment in business organisations, often as culture experts or consultants drawing on ethnographic methods. In this paper I will use my fieldwork experience in the Human Resource Department of Bang & Olufsen to explore the borders and...

This article explores the current practice of motivating agricultural workers in post-socialist settings. In addition, it attempts to evaluate the different wage systems observed in reality and better understand under which conditions they are reformed. It does so by contrasting the experience...

The research aims to identify the efficiency of information technology and its role in human resources management electronically at universities in the Gaza Strip, and the population of the study consists of IT staff centers, where the number reached 35 employees working in universities in the...

Using nationally representative workplace data we find substantial use of high-performance work systems (HPWS) in Britain's small enterprises. We find empirical support for the proposition that HPWS have a non-linear association with employees' overall job attitude, with a positive association...

A growing number of econometric examinations show that works councils substantially shape the personnel policy of firms in Germany. Firms with works councils make greater use of various HRM practices. This gives rise to the question of whether employers view the shaping of personnel policy...

Purpose - Based on the tenets of the stakeholder theory, the study investigates the influence of corporate governance best practices on "hard" and "soft" human resource management practices in public listed companies in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach - Data was collected from public...

The present article presents the empirical findings of a questionnaire survey carried out in Greece, exploring the effects of the recent financial crisis on organizational behavior in the country's public sector. The study focuses on the impact of the financial crisis on organizational...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are known to contribute significantly to aggregate economic growth. However, little is known about the role played by management practices in SME growth since recession. We contribute to the literature on SME growth by analysing longitudinal...

Can a company attract a different type of employee by changing its compensation scheme? Is it sufficient to pay more to increase employees’ motivation? Should a firm provide evaluation feedback to employees based on their absolute or their relative performance? Laboratory experiments can help...

To achieve successful innovation, firms in ASEAN countries have to elevate their innovation capability including human resources, business structure of firms, technologies including ICT use by collaborating with outside organizations such as MNCs (Multi-national companies) and university/public...

Jede adaptive Analyse von domänenspezifischen Daten erfordert generische, weiterentwickelte und anpassbare Methoden. Eine mathematische Darstellung und Modellierung von domänenspezifischen Anforderungen hilft dabei, dieses Ziel zu erreichen. In der Analyse von Mitarbeiterfähigkeiten und in...

Zu erwarten sind wachsende Engpässe bei qualifiziertem und erfahrenem Personal in Kindertageseinrichtungen, was die Träger vor große Herausforderungen stellt. Im Fokus der Study steht daher die Frage, wie geeignete personalwirtschaftliche Konzepte gestaltet werden können, um den...

Measuring workers' productivity is important for public policy and private-sector decision-making. Due to a lack of reliable methods to determine workers' productivity, firms often use specific performance measures, such as how different incentives affect employees' behavior. The public sector...

Human resource management has an important impact on age diversity in companies. Age diversity in the workplace is growing and older employees are staying longer in the workforce, therefore it is important that employers can create a positive environment for age diverse employees. This paper...

Jedes wirtschaftlich sinnvolle Handeln setzt planvolles Vorgehen voraus. Dementsprechend lassen sich bei komplexen Problemstellungen wie Unternehmensprüfungen Phasen der Prüfungsplanung von Phasen der Prüfungsdurchführung unterscheiden. Die Planung dient dabei im wesentlichen der Festlegung...