... at the subsidiary-level, which past studies have not differentiated at the firm-level. The authors also provide details of the implementation and management of initial training for newly hired blue-collar workers at the production site. The findings complement related literature on human resource management...

...Jorge Andrés Vivares-Vergara; William Ariel Sarache-Castro; Julia Clemencia Naranjo-Valencia Purpose – Human resource management (HRM) is considered an important issue in operations strategy (OS). Furthermore, OS effectiveness depends on performance in competitive priorities (CP). However, little...

... argument for the generalizability of the HR role to other organizations in more developed countries with fewer challenges. This study contributes to both theory and praxis. First, it extends the literature related to environmental management and human resources management. Second, it examines...

... by the human resource management (HRM) bundle as an enhancer of the complementarity between JIT and TQM. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on statistical analysis on the high performance manufacturing round III database, a survey that involves 266 plants in nine countries across three...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Human resource management Information transfer Knowledge transfer Manufacturing industries Sri Lanka In this regard, the knowledge aspect of technology transferability has a number of implications for the selection of training resources...

...Daniel Jiménez‐Jiménez; Micaela Martínez‐Costa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at human resource management (HRM) as a key element in the implementation of total quality management (TQM). This paper empirically tests the HRM practices that best fit this philosophy. Design...

... performance in an operations management task. Elliot Bendoly can be contacted at: elliot_bendoly@bus.emory.edu. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Human resource management Motivation (psychology) Skills Employee productivity How workers respond to the variety of operating...

...David Bamford; Michael Griffin Purpose This paper aims to report on research into human resource management within an operations management environment; specifically, operational team‐work amongst health care workers in a hospital. Design/methodology/approach Eight operational teams within...

... to support and exploit technological capabilities. It also sets parameters over which decision making is most effective. Corinne M. Karuppan can be contacted at: Ckaruppan@missouristate.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Flexibility Decision making Human resource management...

... of these topics is related to the content of the other papers subsequently presented in this special issue, and the paper concludes with suggestions for further research. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Sustainable development Human resource management Operations management Legislation Sustainable...

..., implementation, measurement and evaluation, and review and improvement (Hersey, 1998). Environment Sustainable development Human resource management International standards Rapid industrial growth over the last two centuries has advanced mankind and the standard of living for many worldwide...

...Damien Power; Amrik S. Sohal This study seeks to further examine the extent and emphasis of particular human resource management strategies in Australian JIT companies through an empirical analysis of survey data. The results indicate that the management of the human variable in Australian JIT...

...Fernando C.A. Santos This article investigates the relationship between the functional areas of manufacturing and human resources by analysing the practices of human resource management associated with the competitive priorities of manufacturing strategy, e.g. quality, delivery performance...

...‐utilization can provide significant workforce savings and that there tend to be diminishing returns beyond 50 per cent productivity in the secondary skill. Employees Human resource management Operations management Planning Many service delivery systems operate with a workforce...

... differentiate firms who are successful in adopting the technologies from those who are not so successful. Analyzes the differences between the two groups of firms across 27 management variables and six demographic variables. Advanced manufacturing technologies Human resource management Management...

..., there appears to be much misunderstanding between those from the operations management and quality management fields and those with human resource management and industrial relations backgrounds of the perception of the concept of control. Attempts to clarify some of the misunderstandings and widens what can...

... in an integrated iron and steel plant to study its HR value over a ten‐year period. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Employees Human resource management Management Performance measurement Production management Productivity Profitability Steel industry The credit for organizational performance is due...

... description of the mechanism that relates the factors and sub factors to agility is provided next. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Agile production Competitive strategy Flexibility Human resource management Manufacturing strategy Methodology Quality Time management A number...

... in, and difficulties faced by service firms operating in a real‐life environment; and assess the skills/personnel development requirements in operations‐related tasks performed by service firms. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Human resource management Management Operations management Organizational...

... technology risk. Outlines a quality assurance programme for human resources, along with an illustrative application of how acceptance sample methods can be used in the programme. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Acceptance sampling Aptitude tests Computer‐integrated manufacturing Human resource management...