...); moreover, it creates a competitive advantage for the organization – unique interactions in the organization produce an asset that is very difficult to imitate (Barney, 1991 ; Leana and Van Buren, 1999). Performance Organizational theory Employee relations Competitive advantage Social capital...

... the reduced hours employees now work and has seen an increase in its retention rate. This success is attributed to the fact that managers strongly supported the program and modeled it in their own personal lives (Cole, 1999). Corporate culture Organizational behaviour Competitive advantage Employee...

... 2001 Employee relations Employee attitudes Individual behaviour Personnel psychology The studies into organisation socialisation can be divided into: the process, the content and the outcome of socialisation, the socialisation behaviour of the newcomer, the abstract tactics which allow...