Human Resource Management International Digest: Volume 11 Issue 7

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Employee share ownership divides at United Airlines: Trade unions retain their traditional power‐base

Top management at bankrupt US airline United overestimated employees’ commitment to the company following an employee share‐ownership plan and underestimated unions’ power as…

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Everyone’s a winner at Hertfordshire County Council: Work‐life balance scheme wins award

Higher recruitment and retention levels, lower sickness absence and improved staff morale are only some of the positive outcomes of a strategy adopted by Hertfordshire County…

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Cendant embraces diversity as a corporate way of life: Company aims to achieve a workforce that reflects its customers and markets

“We know our competitive strength is in the value we create through people, so building awareness of the value individuals bring to corporate success is imperative in everything…

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INA Llanelli takes the prize for people development: Company believes the rate of learning must be greater than the rate of change

Training and development at a company that supplies components to the automotive industry could provide a template for business growth and development in an increasingly complex…

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Developing effective dealers at Peugeot and Lexus: Car firms in drive to meet sales objectives

With an increasing demand on car dealerships to meet sales objectives and to fulfil customer expectations, the UK arms of Peugeot and Lexus have introduced new approaches to…

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Two into one does go at Pearson Hinchliffe: HR policies help to create a single culture after law firms merge

When two firms of solicitors merged to form one of the largest practices in their town, integrating the various staff and partner skills was imperative, especially as the…

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Teams deliver projects at Heywood Williams: Tailor‐made training targets the people issues

What use are Gantt charts and audit trails when people will not communicate, when they have not understood team roles or when they do not know how to negotiate? Project management…

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TRW and RNLI launch rescues: How appraisal fits into modernization

Few people approaching appraisal would admit to facing the prospect with anything but apprehension; that empty feeling in the stomach, maybe a sleepless night beforehand and a…

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Taking care with the wedding speech: How firms tell employees about mergers

The wedding speeches that precede the toast to the bride and groom fill many of the people who have to deliver them with fear. And many end up saying something quite trite such as…

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Why do truck drivers speed away from the company?: Profiling technique can aid job satisfaction

Around half of drivers with US trucking firms leave their jobs within three months of starting work. With employment in the US trucking industry increasing much faster than the…

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How top executives can hit the ground running: Making the most of the first 90 days

Few executives hit the ground running in a new role, yet there is currently more and more pressure to do so. Dr Adrian Atkinson, managing director of business‐psychology…

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Cover of Human Resource Management International Digest

ISSN:

0967-0734

Online date, start – end:

2002

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Nicholas King