... talent retention. Design/methodology/approach A multi-case study approach was adopted comprising four supplier firms, three client firms and a total of 53 interviews. The transaction cost economics (TCE) is the theoretical lens that guides the interpretation of our findings. Findings The power...

... flexibility practices of SMEs, especially in times of economic growth and tight labour markets. Design/methodology/approach A multiple case study approach is applied, with ten Dutch SMEs located in one small province with a similar labour market. A survey was executed as an intake, followed by 48...

... is committed to volunteering (Eisner et al., 2009). © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Qualitative Human resource management Best practices Non-profit organizations Case studies Volunteer management Volunteer programmes...

... Limited Licensed re-use rights only --> Business history Case studies International business Globalisation Fitzgerald prefaces this book with the observation that multinational enterprises have played a significant role in shaping world history over the last 200 years. He suggests...

..., reviewed in the case study chapters, to achieve national and international standards of excellence by applying global best practices through sensible contingent actions. Along with the case studies there are several chapters aiming to provide theoretical contributions to wider HRM academia...

... the reasons related to the roles of HR managers in an IM&A context in general, not just the strategic role within. Based on the case studies it seems, however, that a seat on the management team and HR managers' business competencies as well as personal skills contribute to the strategic role...

.../methodology/approach Six case studies were conducted between January 2002 and June 2003 in Portuguese affiliates of multinational management consulting firms using a grounded theory approach. Findings Evidence from the case studies showed that some of these companies were able to explore both functional...

... to determine qualification for accreditation. The paper concludes with implications and recommendations concerning the implementation of IIP. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Investors in people Case studies Small enterprises Culture (sociology) Regarding notions of culture, one...

... histories should depend on type of occupation. Therefore: H1b. Turnover behavior differences should reflect occupational differences in survival functions (Petersen and Spilerman, 1990). © MCB UP Limited 2002 Staff turnover Case studies Labour market Previous...

... and weaknesses of ethnographic research methodology and, in so doing, actively engage in the debates attached to the complex relationship between research and consultancy. This is achieved with the use of examples from their own case study work with senior managers in 12 multinational companies. The lessons...