International Journal of Manpower: Volume 40 Issue 4

Sexualization of the work environment and emotional exhaustion: The case of emerging India

Hong T.M. Bui, Jonathan Pinto, Abhishek Srivastava

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between sexualization of the work environment and emotional exhaustion, and develop some key antecedents of sexualization…

The impact of exposure to missionaries on the English language proficiency and earnings of immigrants in the USA

Nicholas Larsen, Barry R. Chiswick

The purpose of this paper is to explore how potential exposure to missionary activity impacts both English language proficiency and labor market earnings of male and female…

Does working to pay for higher education really harm French academic results?

Liliane Bonnal, Pascal Favard, Kady Marie-Danielle Sorho-Body

This paper is the first of its kind to look at first-year undergraduates in France. The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of holding down a job on the probability of…

Calculative and collaborative HRM practices, turnover and performance: Evidence from Uruguay

Alvaro Cristiani, José M. Peiró

The purpose of this paper is to study the human resource management (HRM)–performance linkage by exploring alternative relationships between different HRM practices, categorised…

Thinking about people in mergers and acquisitions processes

José-Luis Rodríguez-Sánchez, Marta Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado, Eva-María Mora-Valentín

The purpose of this paper is to propose a human resource management model for the integration stage of mergers and acquisitions (M/A) process with four key factors: leadership and…

Waiting longer before claiming, and activating youth: no point?

Bart Cockx, Eva Van Belle

The purpose of this paper is to estimate the impact of two policies (an extension of the waiting period before entitlement to unemployment insurance (UI) and an intensification of…

The effects of supervisor support and self-efficacy on call center employees’ work engagement and quitting intentions

Siti Nur Hidayah Ibrahim, Choo Ling Suan, Osman M. Karatepe

The purpose of this paper is to investigate work engagement as a mediator of the impacts of supervisor support and self-efficacy on quitting intentions, and examine self-efficacy…

Work values ethic and personal discretionary non-work activities

Adela McMurray, Don Scott, Claire A. Simmers

The purpose of this paper is to examine the constituents of personal discretionary non-work activities and their influence on the work values ethic (WVE).

Effects of health insurance on labour supply: a systematic review

Nga Le, Wim Groot, Sonila M. Tomini, Florian Tomini

The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of empirical evidence on the labour market effects of health insurance from the supply side.

Employee involvement in decision-making: the more the better?

Xiaowen Tian, Xiaoxuan Zhai

The purpose of this paper is to relate participative decision-making (PDM) to organizational learning, and examine the impact of PDM on organizational performance.

Organizational justice, conflict management and employee relations: The mediating role of climate of trust

Rojalin Sahoo, Chandan Kumar Sahoo

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of organizational justice and conflict management on employee relations (ER) through the mediating role of climate of trust.

The paradox of the contented female worker: Evidence from Bangladesh’s ready-made garments sector

M. Niaz Asadullah, Fahema Talukder

The purpose of this paper is to study the determinants of subjective and emotional well-being of workers in Bangladesh’s female-intensive export-oriented ready-made garments (RMG…