Personnel Review: Volume 46 Issue 4

Antecedents of human resources outsourcing decision in Vietnam

Thuy Thi Thanh Nguyen, Man-Ling Chang

The purpose of this paper is to explore the antecedents of the decision of whether to outsource human resources (HR). Two moderators are considered: the lack of in-house HR…

Task-oriented work characteristics, self-efficacy, and service-oriented organizational citizenship behavior: A cross-level analysis of the moderating effect of social work characteristics and collective efficacy

Rui-Hsin Kao

Border management, barring illegal foreign workers, and immigrant counseling are three major functions of the National Immigration Agency (NIA) of Taiwan. These functions are…

Political skill, participation in decision-making and organizational commitment

Geir Thompson, Robert Buch, Bård Kuvaas

Research has demonstrated that political skill is associated with leadership effectiveness. However, the field still lacks understanding of how political skill makes leaders more…

Individual and organizational support: Does it affect red tape, stress and work outcomes of police officers in the USA?

Yvonne Brunetto, Stephen T.T. Teo, Rodney Farr-Wharton, Kate Shacklock, Art Shriberg

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether management supports police officers adequately, or whether police have to rely on their individual attributes, specifically…

Factors affecting cultural intelligence and its impact on job performance: Role of cross-cultural adjustment, experience and perceived social support

Jeevan Jyoti, Sumeet Kour

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of social intelligence (SQ) and emotional intelligence (EQ) on cultural intelligence (CQ) and to further examine the mediating…

Building employability through graduate development programmes: A case study in an Australian public sector organisation

Marilyn Clarke

Graduate development programmes are a well-established strategy for recruiting graduates into the sector at the start of a lifetime public service career. There are indications…

Volition to transfer: mastering obstacles in training transfer

Christian Seiberling, Simone Kauffeld

The purpose of this paper is to seek a better understanding of the role of volition in the learning transfer system beyond the well-established concept of motivation to transfer.

Human resource flexibility and performance in the hotel industry: The role of organizational ambidexterity

Mercedes Úbeda-García, Enrique Claver-Cortés, Bartolomé Marco-Lajara, Patrocinio Zaragoza-Sáez

The purpose of this paper is to explore if human resource (HR) flexibility facilitates the development of organizational ambidexterity, which in turn has positive effects on firm…

Financial performance and risk behavior of gender-diversified boards in the Chinese automotive industry: Initial insights

Sven Horak, Jingjing Cui

Recent legislation in Europe and North America encourages women’s participation in corporate boards based on the belief that gender-diversified boards contribute positively to…