Showing papers in "Management and labour studies in 2015"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present new developments in the form of best employer surveys (BESs) and a potent form of employer branding lies in the communication of employer brand to external stakeholders.
Abstract: Communication of employer brand to external stakeholders has, in the recent past, seen new developments in the form of best employer surveys (BESs) and a potent form of employer branding lies in th...
32 citations
TL;DR: Workplace accident and disease prevention have been the focus of law-making activity in European Union (EU) since the creation of the common market as discussed by the authors, since more than half a century, the EU occupational...
Abstract: Workplace accident and disease prevention have been the focus of law-making activity in European Union (EU) since the creation of the common market. In more than half a century, the EU occupational...
24 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors contribute to the value addition in the extant literature in the context of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship by identifying attitudes in understanding an entrepreneur/intrapreneur.
Abstract: The extant literature recognized the significance of attitudes in understanding an entrepreneur/intrapreneur. The present study contributes to the value addition in the extant literature in the for...
17 citations
TL;DR: Performance management is one of the most important human resource (HR) development (HRD) practices and is crucial for every organization as mentioned in this paper.To improve the performance of the employees, it is very ne...
Abstract: Performance management is one of the most important human resource (HR) development (HRD) practices and is crucial for every organization. To improve the performance of the employees, it is very ne...
8 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the role of various economic, socio-psychological and sociological factors that influence a salesperson's intention to share knowledge with other salespersons.
Abstract: This article examines the role of various economic, socio-psychological and sociological factors that influence a salesperson’s intention to share knowledge with other salespersons. The research fr...
7 citations
TL;DR: The male-dominated Indian corporate board clearly exhibits gender discriminati... as discussed by the authors, but has failed to attain much success in the corporate sector in achieving gender equality in the country.
Abstract: India has been endeavouring to achieve gender equality, but has failed to attain much success in the corporate sector. The male-dominated Indian corporate board clearly exhibits gender discriminati...
7 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors measure the training effectiveness in public sector, private sector and foreign banks operating in India and assess employee training through managerial perceptions with respect to respec...
Abstract: The present study measures the training effectiveness in public sector, private sector and foreign banks operating in India. Employee training was assessed through managerial perceptions with respe...
7 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study aimed at unravelling the characteristics and the challenges faced by a small professional service firm (PSF) in becoming a learning organization (LO) in order to become a better learning organization.
Abstract: This case study aims at unravelling the characteristics and the challenges faced by a small professional service firm (PSF) in becoming a learning organization (LO). For case study, both qualitativ...
7 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the extent and level of sustainability reporting among Chinese companies and propose an Index developed under global reporting initiative (GRI) guidelines for measuring the sustainability reporting of Chinese companies.
Abstract: The present study seeks to assess the extent and level of sustainability reporting among Chinese companies. For this purpose, an Index developed under global reporting initiative (GRI) guidelines i...
6 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a study of 309 employees randomly selected from various nationalized and private banks of Indore division were used for data analysis and t-Test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for the data analysis.
Abstract: In today’s competitive world, the biggest challenge which the organizations are facing is to retain talented employees. Organizations often try to foster commitment in their employees to achieve stability and reduce costly turnover. It is commonly believed that committed employees will also work harder and are more likely to ‘go the extra mile’ to achieve organizational objectives. Organizational commitment refers to the employee’s emotional attachment to, identification with and involvement in a particular organization. Participants were 309 employees randomly selected from various nationalized and private banks of Indore division. t-Test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for data analysis.
6 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluate India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) using data from extensive primary surveys of MGN-REGS beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries in Chitradurga dist
Abstract: We evaluate India’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Using data from extensive primary surveys of MGNREGS beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries in Chitradurga dist...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors understand the impact of change management on workers and managers through changes in the mode of work organisation and on organisa... and the implications of change on workers.
Abstract: The article endeavours to understand the intellection, implementation and ramifications of change management on workers and managers through changes in the mode of work organisation and on organisa...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a study to find out the merits and demerits of IT career in the family environment, which is considered as the highest-paying industry.
Abstract: Information technology (IT) industry is considered as the highest-paying industry. The present study is intended to find out the merits and demerits of IT career in the family environment. It is do...
TL;DR: This article attempts to develop a mathematical and reliable approach using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP)-linear programming (LP) for building an efficient software project team by breaking the interview process of candidate selection into two parts.
Abstract: In information technology (IT) service industry, essential task of a human resource (HR) manager is to form an efficient team involving different job roles from a pool of candidates who can satisfy...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors tried to forecast the stock market behavior through social media analytics and found that analysis of social media data like tweet feeds can reveal market sentiments, however, the extant re...
Abstract: Analysis of social media data like tweet feeds can reveal market sentiments. So, researchers are trying to forecast the stock market behaviour through social media analytics. However, the extant re...
TL;DR: The recent spate of scandals and the financial crisis in the recent past has resuscitated the interest of academicians and regulators in the subject of corporate governance as mentioned in this paper, since corporates employ severa...
Abstract: The spate of scandals and the financial crisis in the recent past has resuscitated the interest of academicians and regulators in the subject of corporate governance. Since corporates employ severa...
TL;DR: In this article, a study was done to understand the impact of global warming on the people's awareness and to build awareness among the people to contain this problem, and the results showed that global warming is an important concern nowadays.
Abstract: Global warming is an important concern nowadays. Government and non-government organizations are trying to build awareness among the people to contain this problem. A study was done to understand t...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors attempted to understand the research effort so far in understanding brand personality scales in media industry, identifies a gap of non-existent scale for business-media industry and creates a brand personality scale for Business media.
Abstract: Brand personality is a useful theoretical construct in media industry as the industry thrives on the stable and sticky relationship between the consumer and the brand. The construct may be leveraged meaningfully if it may be defined with greater precision in the media context. The extant brand personality scales are largely focused on news media, television media or print media. Large swaths of media are still uncovered, namely, sports, music and business. Business media has emerged as the second alternative to general entertainment media in terms of business and audience. This article attempts to understand the research effort so far in understanding brand personality scales in media industry, identifies a gap of non-existent scale for business-media industry and creates a brand personality scale for business media. The methodology adopted is a combination of quantitative and qualitative approach and 14 dimensions that constitute business-media brand personality scale are identified.
TL;DR: Based on role theory, the authors examines theoretically meaningful, yet infrequently studied relationship between organization identification, autonomy orientation and competence mobilizatio... and proposes a role theory-based approach for organizational identification and autonomy orientation.
Abstract: Based on role theory, the present study examines theoretically meaningful, yet infrequently studied relationship between organization identification, autonomy orientation and competence mobilizatio...
TL;DR: In this paper, the advantage of recruiting multi-skilled workforce over specialized workforce is considered to be a useful strategy to cope with call volume uncertainty in call centers, and many researchers have developed dev...
Abstract: In call centres, the advantage of recruiting multi-skilled workforce over specialized workforce is considered to be a useful strategy to cope with call volume uncertainty. Many researchers have dev...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a research study to evaluate whether capital structure decisions have any impact on the financial performance of companies belonging to the Bombay Stock Exchase (BSE).
Abstract: The present research study undertaken by us will throw light on the fact whether capital structure decisions have any impact on the financial performance of companies belonging to Bombay Stock Exch...