... produced by the ESF during its history to try to define its economic impact. Findings The paper concludes that the ESF was mainly a force of absorption of funds, which were sent from the European Union (EU) budget to certain regions. Research limitations/implications The absorption logic has...

...Zdeňka Matoušková; Věra Czesaná Purpose The main aim of this paper is to test the ways in which the role of high‐technology services (HTS) in the economy of European Union (EU) member countries changes and the extent to which the development of HTS depends on the quality of human resources...

...Eduardo Tomé Purpose The aim of this paper is to analyse critically the youth labour market (YLM) and the YLM policies in Portugal. The analysis covers essentially the period after 1986, when Portugal entered the European Union. Design/methodology/approach The paper consists of three main...

... towards the development of a European Qualifications Framework EQF) gives expression to an ongoing process of European integration driven by economic and technological development and promoted by the political project of the European Union: “VET is seen as a means of up‐skilling the workforce, changing...

... preparing political decisions is a necessary attitude. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Vocational education European Union Quality indicators International organizations The theoretical basis of a national education system and its philosophy constitute crucial factors...

... capital Interviews Succession planning Knowledge management Employee turnover European Union The hallmark of a successful enterprise is the degree to which it generates, develops, maintains, grows, exploits and protects its knowledge base and develops its core skill and competencies...

.... Originality/value This paper is about the strategic role of HRM in Turkey as a developing country and as a European Union candidate country where published research on HRM is relatively limited. It contributes to the growing literature on the changing role of HRM in Turkey by reporting an empirical study...

... of HRM in developing countries, and offers practical help to individual managers operating in the same settings as Turkey. Recruitment Training European Union Turkey Situated on the gateway between Europe and Asia, Turkey is a dynamic, emerging market economy bordering the Mediterranean...

...Eduardo Tomé Purpose To compare in a fruitful way the human resources (HR) policies that exist in the European Union (EU) and in the United States of America (USA). Nowadays, the world is evolving to a situation in which big economic spaces like Brazil, Russia, India, China, Japan, the EU...

...‐related variables on the three outcomes identified above, the marginal effects for only these variables are reported and discussed in the subsequent three sections. Skills European Union Small to medium‐sized enterprises United Kingdom Encouraging the up‐skilling and/or re‐skilling...

...Annabel Droussiotis Cyprus has just been accepted to join the European Union. It is essential, therefore, for everybody in Europe to have an accurate perception of the Cypriot labor force. Employee characteristics are identified in an attempt to improve performance, reduce dissatisfaction...

... study and practices among Cypriot organizations were compared with their counterparts in the EU. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Human resource management Cyprus European Union The global and competitive market environments have led to new challenges for both organizations and individuals...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> European Union Spain Conferences Labour market The 2000 European Human Resource Directors' Conference Keywords: European Union, Spain, Conferences, Labour market Mobility in a wide sense is a vital element of the single market. Freedom...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> European Union Gender Equal opportunities European Commission adopts 1999 annual report on equal opportunities for women and men Keywords European Union, Gender, Equal opportunities The European Commission has adopted its fourth Annual...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> European Union Employment Unemployment OECD/EU jobs conference in Helsinki Keywords: European Union, Employment, Unemployment Earlier this year, Finland's ministeries of labour and finance, with the support of the OECD and the European...

... for Youth (projects); and 4. 4 joint actions and accompanying measures such as better information for young people. © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> European Union Youth training Education The new European Union (EU) education and youth programmes Keywords: European Union...

... Keywords European Union, Training, Security © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> European Union Training Security SITO Ltd has been successful in its bid for financial support from the European Union to develop multimedia-based training for the security industry as part...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> European Union Improvement Employment European Directive on fixed-term work Keywords: European Union, Improvement, Employment A Directive to improve the quality of fixed-term employment has been proposed by the European Commission...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> European Union Integration Development Jean Monnet studies on Europe Keywords: European Union, Integration, Development The European Commission supports academic initiatives which spread the message of European integration. Since 1989...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> European Union Older employees Life begins at 40 Keywords: European Union, Older employees The proportion of older workers in the EU will increase by 5.5 million in the next ten years. Instead of discriminating against older workers...