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Stoffers, Jol M. M.; Van der Heijden, Béatrice I. J. M. – European Journal of Training and Development, 2018
Purpose: This study aims to empirically validate an innovative work behaviour-enhancing model of employability in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and to examine possible moderating effects of age. Design/methodology/approach: Data have been collected from 487 pairs of employees and their immediate supervisors who worked in 151 SMEs.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Small Businesses, Employee Attitudes, Employment Potential
Inoshita, Lynn T. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Higher Education Support Personnel support the faculty in fulfilling the mission of America's colleges and universities. Rarely studied, these personnel include position classifications such as support/service professionals, technical/paraprofessionals, clerical and secretarial, service/maintenance, and skilled crafts. The support/service…
Descriptors: Higher Education, School Personnel, Administrators, Work Environment
Rock, Naomi Spickard – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to develop a model for employer training to manage employees who possess counter-productive behaviors. With the increasing encouragement for employers to hire without discriminating, the number of individuals with disabilities in the workforce will rise. There is limited training in universities and businesses to…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Supervisory Training, Models, Administrator Responsibility
McLagan, Patricia A. – Training and Development Journal, 1989
Research identified six areas of organization change that will have significant effects on development-oriented practices in and around the workplace. By the end of the century, the workplace will be different. The changes will be successful only if people change, develop, and grow. (JOW)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Human Resources, Models, Organizational Change
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Stone, Susan C. – Training and Development, 1994
Diversity implies differences in people based on their identifications with various groups and is also a process of acknowledging differences through action. Those organizations that have welcomed diversity are more productive and have a competitive advantage. Diversity training can be awareness based (cognitive) or skill based (behavioral). (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Models
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Placone, Ronald; Komisin, Lola – CUPA-HR Journal, 2003
Research has shown that the level of respect in the workplace directly correlates with the contentment, production and loyalty of employees. If you were asked to help foster a more respectful environment, where would you begin? What initiatives would you introduce? Carnegie Mellon University has crafted a model for fostering respect at the…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, College Environment, Personnel Management, College Administration
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Bozeman, Barry; Bretschneider, Stuart – Public Administration Review, 1986
The existing theoretical framework for research in management information systems (MIS) is criticized for its lack of attention to the external environment of organizations, and a new framework is developed which better accommodates MIS in public organizations: public management information systems. Four models of publicness that reflect external…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Models, Organizational Climate
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Ivancevich, John M.; Gilbert, Jacqueline A. – Public Personnel Management, 2000
A review of the history of diversity management resulted in a call for a new agenda that encourages more collaboration between scholars and administrators, increased researcher observation of workplace reactions to diversity management initiatives, more informative and rigorous case studies, and more third-party evaluations of diversity management…
Descriptors: Adults, Cultural Pluralism, Models, Personnel Management
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May, Gary L. – Human Resource Development Review, 2007
Peter Kuchinke has written a powerful and relevant article that should generate much discussion in the human resource development (HRD) community. The focus of Kuchinke's paper is the question of whether HRD academic programs should emulate the value preference of business schools or march to a different drum. In this response, the author argues…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Human Resources, Values, Criticism
Barnes, Peter – Horizons, 2001
A study examining the motivation of staff at British residential outdoor centers found that motivation was affected by work environment, nature of work, entry motivation, intrinsic belief, and external and internal motivators and de-motivators. The strongest motivational factor among outdoor center staff revolved around doing a good job. Increased…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Job Satisfaction, Labor Turnover, Models
Russo, Charline S. – 1987
The use of performance appraisal (PA) as part of a performance management system at the college level is discussed, and a process model to implement PA through staff development is presented. Through PA, the supervisor and employee develop a framework for identifying job duties and responsibilities, goals and objectives, and performance measures.…
Descriptors: Employee Responsibility, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education, Job Performance
Appelbaum, Eileen; Batt, Rosemary – 1993
Rising competition in world and domestic markets for the past 2 decades has necessitated that U.S. companies undergo significant transformations to improve their performance with respect to a wide array of efficiency and quality indicators. Research on the transformations recently undertaken by some U.S. companies to boost performance revealed two…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, Employer Employee Relationship, Job Performance
Welton, Michael – 1991
This publication is part of the study materials for the distance education course, The Changing Workplace: Part B, in the Open Campus Program at Deakin University. The first part of the document constructs a framework for exploring the concept of the workplace as a learning environment that is in fact the primary school for adult learning and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Annotated Bibliographies
Verma, Anil; Lonti, Zsuzsanna – 2001
Changing workplace practices in Canada's government workplaces were examined. The study analyzed 774 responses (response rate, 53%) to the 1998 Survey of Workplace Issues in Government, which was a survey of government managers in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, and Alberta. The findings of five case studies were also considered. The survey…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Case Studies, Compensation (Remuneration), Employer Employee Relationship
Walker, David M. – 2001
The Comptroller General of the United States testified before Congress regarding the General Accounting Office's (GAO's) framework for building the information technology (IT) work force to achieve results. The following were among the key points of his testimony: (1) the federal government is facing pervasive human capital challenges that are…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Role, Adult Education, Adult Learning
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