... Licensed re-use rights only Employee relations Communication technologies Qualitative methods Management activities Digital labor platforms are an expanding resource which provide algorithm based services to match the supply and demand needs of local and global markets and it is estimated...

..., presented an opportunity to defer decisions to managers, who in turn may be enticed and, perhaps, provoked to micro manage. As one manager put it: “e-mail is driving $100 decisions to the top”. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Communication technologies Virtual work Managers...

... Communication technologies e‐Skills Europe Europe 2020 Information technology Job creation Skills Competitive strategy Further Reading Singh , S. (2012), “ Developing e‐skills for competitiveness, growth and employment in the 21st century: the European perspective ”, International...

... 2011 Internal communications Communication technologies Corporate strategy Mobile telephones Human resource development When it comes to keeping employees informed, you would expect a communication business to be out in front. That was certainly the case with the UK arm of mobile...

... The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Change management Communication technologies Human resource...

... service and profitability. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Distribution management Warehouses Communication technologies Training Organizational performance Previously untrained staff have conquered their fear of information technology to deliver major productivity...

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.... Training Local authorities Communication technologies Employee development Learning and development adviser Clare Townend commented: “There has been a noticeable improvement in the development of course materials since the adoption of the trainer‐assessment program and there is now a consistent...

..., but will also attract new talent to the industry because of the educational and financial opportunities. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Employee development Communication technologies Career development Skills shortages One way in which IT service providers are addressing...

... – and it is not commented upon, commended, or even paid as overtime. Hotels Employee records Working patterns Information Communication technologies © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 This article was written by David Pollitt, Human Resource Management International Digest editor...

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... Ethics Corporate governance Information systems Communication technologies For CEOs the world over, the mathematics are simple: the company needs to spend millions of dollars on a new IT services, this can be done cheapest in India or China; the company has to maximize revenues for its...

... training Employee development Communication technologies Skills With a million information‐technology (IT) positions remaining vacant in Europe, it does not surprise me to hear that these vacancies are not being filled as Europe continues to suffer from an IT skill crisis. Over the past three...

... Recruitment Communication technologies Human resource management Nike, recognized across the world for the quality of its products, knew something had to be done about its recruitment process when it began to lose track of its job applications and even called in for interview a potential employee whom...

... based learning Consultants Communication technologies Communications company Energis is offering free security‐awareness training to help its customers to understand the complex and wide‐ranging security threats facing businesses today, and demonstrate measures they can put in place to avoid...