Employee Relations: Volume 46 Issue 9

Aligning expectations with real-world experiences: a talent management study on the restaurant industry in Finland

Niko Cajander, Arto Reiman

Skilled workers are crucial for an organization’s success, and managing, retaining and attracting them is vital in long-term. This study aims to explore talent management…

Not a single path to success: alternative HRM configurations for well-performing small and medium-sized hotels

I. Zografou, E. Galanaki, N. Pahos, I. Deligianni

Previous literature has identified human resources as a key source of competitive advantage in organizations of all sizes. However, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) face…

Contextualising employee engagement in crisis: a protective caring approach to employee engagement in the banking sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Almina Bešić, Christian Hirt, Zijada Rahimić

This study focuses on HR practices that foster employee engagement during Covid-19. Companies in transition economies are particularly vulnerable to crisis and downsizing and…

Working together: effects of gender composition on job satisfaction and commitment

Katrin Olafsdottir, Arney Einarsdottir

The purpose of this study is to estimate the effects of gender composition in the workplace on employee job satisfaction and commitment.

The where and the who of HRM decision-making: HRM decentralization and devolution

Nadima Hassan, Jordi Trullen, Mireia Valverde

HRM decentralization and devolution have been highlighted as key HRM processes in organizations’ quest for increased flexibility. Although they have been extensively studied in…