ISSN:0090-4848    

DOI:10.1002/hrm.3930300101

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe demographic changes currently underway in the United States have been widely anticipated and discussed by scholars and practitioners, but little is known about what impacts, if any, have already been experienced by employers. This article reports on a field study that asked managers in large US corporations to describe how and to what extent demographic changes have affected their businesses. Changing work force demographics were interpreted by managers as having twodistinctcomponents: a reduction in the growth rate and quality of potential employees, and increased gender, ethnic, and age diversity. While most firms reported managerial challenges from increased diversity, none characterized it as a serious business problem. A lack of sufficiently skilled workers for increasingly complex jobs, conversely, was seen as a major, ongoing problem.

ISSN:0090-4848    

DOI:10.1002/hrm.3930300102

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractThis article argues that future demographic shifts will alter the supply of older workers and the demand for their services. Research conducted by the authors, shows that a significant percentage of older workers not currently working would like to work and that older workers can be as cost effective and capable as younger workers. Recommendations for facilitating the greater employment of older workers conclude the article.

ISSN:0090-4848    

DOI:10.1002/hrm.3930300103

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThis article examines the life and work attitudes of a national sample of the US workforce surveyed in 1990. It presents a model of work‐ and nonwork‐related factors impinging on attitudes and the impact of these factors on high levels of cynicism found in the workforce today. The survey results show a strong correspondence between people's general perceptions of society, leadership, and the motives of other people and more specific views of their own organization, managers, and co‐workers. Analyses detail the spread of cynicism among demographic segments of the workforce, considering age, race, social class, gender, occupation, and organization type. Concluding sections highlight strategies that companies such as Ben&Jerry's ice cream, Caterpillar Tractor, and others have followed to counter cynicism in their work

ISSN:0090-4848    

DOI:10.1002/hrm.3930300104

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractPerhaps it is an understatement to say that merging two large companies, one predominantly American and the other British, is difficult. Moreover, a merger of such magnitude takes time. This article is, therefore, a “progress report” of the merger that officially began in July of 1989 between the former SmithKline Beckman corporation with the former Beecham, plc. The authors provide suggestions and some guidelines for what facilitates an effective merger, describe the process that has occurred thus far (with particular emphasis on the establishment of values and leadership practices for the desired merger culture), and conclude with the overall model that frames the culture initiative and change eff

ISSN:0090-4848    

DOI:10.1002/hrm.3930300105

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractA successful publishing firm is examined carefully in order to explicate its unique organizational structure, e.g., a shamrock of two levels of teams with holonomic features; its unusual managerial practices, e.g., strategy formulated bottom‐up; and its distinctive managerial roles, e.g., steward, designer, educator. The firm's associated human resource practices and issues are also discussed in detai

ISSN:0090-4848    

DOI:10.1002/hrm.3930300106

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

AbstractThis article examines the impact of computer technology on the workforce and workplace. It summarizes research and examines in practice the implementation and adoption of new technology in companies. Two cases are presented: a metal fabrication factory and a professional publishing company. Results of a pre‐implementation survey given to personnel in the factory highlight how a top‐down change strategy and worker's sense of mistrust and inequity, led to problems with the introduction of computerized machinery and control systems. Surveys taken one and three years after the introduction of word processing and data‐based management tools in the publishing company, by comparison, show how a more participatory change strategy coupled with extensive user training and support, contribute to success with technological change and alter perceptions of the company cu

ISSN:0090-4848    

DOI:10.1002/hrm.3930300107

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0090-4848    

DOI:10.1002/hrm.3930300108

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0090-4848    

DOI:10.1002/hrm.3930300109

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0090-4848    

DOI:10.1002/hrm.3930300110

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1991

数据来源: WILEY