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Schuler, Randall S.; And Others – Personnel, 1987
Examines links between three competitive strategies (cost reduction, quality improvement, and innovation) and human resources (HR) practices. Describes a framework for ensuring that the two are made compatible and illustrates the process by showing how one $20 million business wrestled with these compatibility issues. (CH)
Descriptors: Administration, Adults, Competition, Employee Attitudes
Bassi, Laurie J.; And Others – Training and Development, 1996
Trends shaping the workplace are increased skill requirements; more educated, diverse work force; continued corporate restructuring; change in size and composition of training departments; instructional technology advances; new training delivery methods; focus on performance improvement; integrated high-performance work systems; companies becoming…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Qualifications, Job Layoff, Job Performance
Peer reviewedKulik, Carol T.; And Others – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1987
Conceptualizes job characteristics theory as a model of person-environment fit. Explores the potential costs and benefits of person-job congruence, using recent developments in the person-environment fit literature to suggest ways in which characteristics of jobs and characteristics of individuals may influence one another. Discusses implications…
Descriptors: Congruence (Psychology), Employer Employee Relationship, Employment Experience, Job Development
