...?; and balancing work, family and self. Spotlights Starbucks, the coffee chain, and its treatment (good!) of its employees. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Work psychology Employees Employers ...

... that labour is more important than ever to the value‐making process — but workers are more vulnerable than ever to organizations and the effect of global competition. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Technological change Information industry Employees ...

...T Kippenberger Gives three key messages to give to front‐line employees and these are: communicate only facts; communicate face to face; and target front‐line supervisors. Includes, for effect and information a Figure of ‘Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs’. Recommends the need for commonsense...

...B Gould Cautions that in any takeover or merger, directors are often so totally preoccupied in the pre‐deal period that any plan which they come up with is usually the afterthought of a group of very tired people. States the two most important areas are: employee communications; and financial...

... Japanese and British/US teams in negotiating terms. Stresses that company performance is ultimately dependent on its employees and they must be treated fairly. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Mergers and acquisitions Company performance Employees ...

.... © MCB UP Limited 1998 Employees Organizational learning Development ...

.... © MCB UP Limited 1997 Empowerment Self‐managing teams Employees Management culture Managers ...

...T Kippenberger Compares thinking and research into employee attitudes in the UK, with regard to psychological contracts. States these are the contracts of employment that are the understandings between employees and employers, whether written or unwritten. Chronicles, in depth, the problem...