... and places the articles in context. Findings This article highlights the results of a systematic review on how goal setting impacts knowledge worker productivity, that synthesized 29 studies to answer three key research questions. The findings reveal that clear, personalized, and well-monitored goals...

... the gradual shift in responsibility to individuals to manage careers, employees and managers assumes joint responsibility. The results also reveal that knowledge workers, including virtual employees, in the high-tech industry are proactive in managing their careers. The researchers advise managers to work...

.... Achieving this to boost employee retention rates is a powerful factor in India's knowledge worker-focused, rapidly developing labor market. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information...

... Publishing Limited 2016 Recruitment Knowledge workers Talent attraction Total rewards The late Steve Jobs once said that hiring the best people was a massive factor in his own success. Indeed, the Apple co-founder admitted going to “exceptional lengths” to get the right talent on board...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Teams Motivation Productivity Knowledge workers Creativity Article Type: Abstracts From: Human Resource Management International Digest, Volume 19, Issue 7 Amabile T.M. and Kramer S.J. Harvard Business Review (USA...

..., and equipment and material testers. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Knowledge workers Non‐verbal communications Networking Caterpillar Inc. Knowledge management (KM) has long been a central concern for multinational manufacturing company Caterpillar Inc., whose competitive advantage depends...

... Key figures in the workforce at Testronics, a small micro‐electronics company in the northeastern USA, could be forgiven for viewing the expression “knowledge is power” with a certain irony and skepticism. As part of the emerging class of knowledge workers, sales engineers with Testronics possess...

... staff. It is therefore not able to provide these challenges continuously in‐house. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Retention Knowledge workers Information technology Telecommunications industry Computer software Human resource management Providing a challenging and stimulating environment...

... the skills of their employees. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Mentoring Employee development Knowledge workers Information technology Computer software Protecting investment in technical personnel Economic downturns often see a reduction in training budgets. In some cases, they are axed...