Journal of Management Development: Volume 36 Issue 8

Human resource management, historical perspectives, evolution and professional development

Vincent Obedgiu

The purpose of the paper is to trace the historical perspectives in the development and evolution of human resource management as a field of study and profession.

Can I make a difference here? The impact of perceived organizational support on volunteer commitment

Kenneth McBey, Len Karakowsky, Peggy Ng

The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the impact of perceived organizational support (POS) on organizational commitment in the voluntary and not-for-profit sector…

Formal options for job descriptions: theory meets practice

Beáta Sz. G. Pató

The purpose of this paper is to present the possibilities of formal and structural appearances of a job description, with correct content, through corporate examples and the…

The effects of psychological capital and work engagement on nurses’ lateness attitude and turnover intentions

Osman M. Karatepe, Turgay Avci

The purpose of this paper is to investigate work engagement (WE) as a mediator of the influence of psychological capital (PsyCap) on lateness attitude and turnover intentions. It…

Authentic leadership and the ethic of care

Sylivia Atwijuka, Cam Caldwell

The purpose of this paper is to describe the relationship between authentic leadership and the ethic of care (EoC) and to propose that leadership is characterized by the…

Research rigor and the gap between academic journals and business practitioners

Eva Perea, Malcolm Brady

This paper examines the engagement of business practitioners with academic business research. The purpose of this paper is to assess whether there is a gap between academic…

Exploring the status and effects of balanced scorecard adoption in the non-western context: Evidence from the Middle East

Fauzia Jabeen, Mohamed Behery

The purpose of this paper is to explore the status of corporate performance management (PM) in the Middle Eastern context, represented by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the…

Trust and being “worthy” – the key to creating wealth

Cam Caldwell, Ken Kalala Ndalamba

The purposes of this paper are to present a clear model for understanding trust by integrating the diverse viewpoints in the trust literature and to explain how that model enables…

Employee job performance: The interplay of leaders’ emotion management ability and employee perception of job characteristics

Neetu Choudhary, M. Muzamil Naqshbandi, P.J. Philip, Rajender Kumar

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of emotion management ability of leaders on employee job performance by highlighting the mediating role of employee perception…