...Samir Ul Hassan; Motika Sinha Rymbai; Aasif Ali Bhat Purpose The study aims to explore the extent to which human resources development quantifies the economic growth of BRICS countries under the globalization era by controlling country differences. Design/methodology/approach The study used...

... and future interaction patterns. Research limitations/implications – Further research is needed to explore higher education institutions (HEIs)’ connection to human resource development (HRD) for shaping the future global arena. Studies that address the continuum from higher education to the workforce...

...Maria Cseh; Elizabeth B. Davis; Shaista E. Khilji Purpose The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore the requirements of leading in a global environment as perceived by the leaders participating in this study as well as the way these leaders learn and develop their global...

...Katherine L. Yeager; Fredrick M. Nafukho Purpose The use of teams in organizations given the current trend toward globalization, population changes, and an aging workforce, especially in high‐income countries, makes the issue of diverse team building critical. The purpose of this paper...

...' reliability and validity with special emphasis on predictive power. Reliability (Cronbach's alpha about 0.85) and factorial as well as construct validity data confirm the psychometric quality of SIB (Arrindell et al., 2001). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Globalization...

... and orientation, in addition to its practical applications. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Leadership Human resource management Strategic management Demographics Globalization Regardless of industry, location or size, the world is undergoing a fundamental shift that will affect...

... are absolute and an individual's word is his/her bond and failure to meet verbally agreed obligations will certainly lead to a termination of a business relationship. Three factors are core to business and society in the Arab World. Firstly, the global philosophy of Islam is based on practice rather than dogma...

...Tiina Jokinen Purpose From the competency point of view, this article aims to review and discuss existing global leadership and other related literature, and to combine findings and suggestions provided in previous literature in a more integrative framework of global leadership competencies...

...Thomas J. Conlon Informal learning's roots emerged from educational philosophers John Dewey, Kurt Lewin and Mary Parker Follett to theorists Malcolm Knowles and other successive researchers. This paper explores the background and definitions of informal learning and applications to the global...

... of contextually embedded tendencies (Cheng and Cooper, 2003; Schuler et al., 2002) likely to sustain a local character in IHRM practice, even where the organisational thrust is towards a common set of corporate governance norms? In synthesis, do “effective global HR strategies” ultimately depend...

...Ted O’Keeffe The advent of the global economy has brought a realisation that the only lasting competitive advantage is an organisation’s ability to effectively exploit intellectual capital. Excellent companies build learning organisations systematically but in their haste many firms underestimate...

... and the traditional MBA. In addition, a thorough evaluation of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the online MBA is made. The evaluation considers point of views from universities, professors, and students that combined together will assess the future and growth of “global MBAs”. © MCB UP...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Globalization Working conditions Employment Globalization and working conditions: how they affect employment in commerce Keywords: Globalization, Working conditions, Employment "The impact of globalization and restructuring...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Globalization Telecommuting Keywords Globalization, Telecommuting New information technologies are bringing about major upheavals in the global distribution of employment. As telework expert, Ursula Huws, Associate Fellow of the Institute...

... International Education: Principles and Practice Edited by Mary Hayden and Jeff ThompsonKogan Page1998ISBN 0 7494 2694308 pp.£35.00 hardback Keywords Development, Education, Globalization,Schools The growth in the number of international schools has been particularly marked...

... of qualifications” from the perspective of the company, the individual worker and labour markets of Europe. Finally, it looks at pathways to foster and maintain the portability of qualifications in vocational education and training. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Europe Flexibility Globalization Qualifications...

...Marion Estienne Cross‐cultural training and development has often been regarded as principally skills‐based and a “quick fix” for those organizations whose aim is to compete in the global marketplace. It is questionable whether this approach has been successful in helping companies use cultural...

... (the Saudi culture) is given. It is concluded that tickets and visas are not enough. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Business travel Alliances Saudi Arabia Management development Globalization JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DOING BUSINESS IN A DIFFERENT CULTURE The Implications...