... and places the articles in context. Findings Training is crucial for foreign companies operating in Germany. They can adopt the dual apprenticeship model favored by domestic firms or hire recruits who have been trained previously. Another option is in-house training on-the-job. Dual study programs...

... difference for those who count themselves within a minority group to feel equal and included. The review is based on ‘The effectiveness of corporate diversity training from the trainers’ perspective: results of a qualitative study in Germany’ by Rybnikova, I., and Weigel, A. published in Equality...

... rights only Age diversity Tenure diversity Age separation Germany Work performance Group dynamics As a group, the workforce in western societies continues to age, at the same time that effective teamwork is becoming more pivotal to company success. This trend is driven by realities like...

... and places the articles in context. Findings The study finds that well-being oriented HRM practices in Germany fall into four different configurations, meaning that employees do not receive equal well-being benefits. Moving from low investment HRM to medium investment HRM is linked to increased health...

... to within cities, whereas this divide was simply non-existent in Germany. Additionally, while Indian firms used external agencies for hiring with respect to people with disabilities, German respondents also reported they looked to hire within their organizations. For example, older employees may develop...

... provides the results of a survey of four chief executives from the metalworking industry, and one from a four‐star hotel within a management center, to back up claims that training is helping to discourage employees from job‐hopping in rural south Germany. Findings The paper claims that job...

... are also improving. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Human resource management Banking Business strategy Barclays Deutsche Bank United Kingdom Germany When things were looking particularly bleak last year for UK politician, Ian Duncan Smith, a national newspaper came up with some joke...