International Journal of Manpower articles from March 1997

International Journal of Manpower archives from March 1997

Future age-conscious manpower planning in the Netherlands: from early retirement to a new perspective on the elderly?
March 1, 1997... Introduction The population of the industrialized countries is ageing. Public policy interest in this issue of population ageing, however, is a much more recent phenomenon, particularly since the ageing process is expected to affect the...

Certification: a policy alternative for developing both traditional and emerging trades and occupations.
March 1, 1997... Introduction Canadian business and industry either is experiencing, or is about to experience, a skills-shortage crisis that could severely damage the nation's ability to compete in the ever-more competitive global economy (Hamm and Early,...

What motivates employees according to over 40 years of motivation surveys.
March 1, 1997... Theoretical background The relationship between people and their work has long attracted psychologists and other behavioural scientists. Psychologists' interests, dating back to the early years of the twentieth century, reflect the...

Human resource policies in two Japanese retail stores in Hong Kong.
March 1, 1997... Background Issues of human resource policy in the retail industry have become prominent in Hong Kong partly because of the rapid increase of Japanese retail stores there in the 1980s. The number of Japanese investing in Hong Kong's...

Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice.
March 1, 1997... These two seemingly different books should be complementary. Bratton and Gold have produced an undergraduate text aimed at undergraduate, MBA and professional students who wish to develop a broad understanding of the theory and practice of...