Andrea Mewaldt Open Europe Consulting, Germany Abstract In times of the economic globalisation, the “war of talents” and skills shortage in emerging markets, vocational education and training services (VET) are strategically highly relevant for international HR Management. The criticism against negative impact of economic globalisation leads to a Creating Shared Value (CSV) conception of VET […]

Tarek A. El Badawy German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt Mariam M. Magdy German University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt Abstract Global exchange of goods and services increasingly exerts pressure on the productivity of labor. Uncompetitive labor is marginalized and forced out of the market altogether. In Egypt, the public sector has long suffered from HRM […]

Olukunle S. Oludeyi Tai Solarin University of Education, Ogun State, Nigeria Abstract African education system is not without impediments to its lofty goals of training and supplying highly skilled manpower which are capable of aiding her in her quest for growth and development. Inclusive of these impediments is the commitment of staff towards work in […]

Albana Berisha Qehaja University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Kosovo Enver Kutllovci University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Kosovo Abstract It is given that Human Resources are a key source of competitive advantage in firms. Starting from the proven link between human resources and competitive advantage in developed firms worldwide, and on the other side, the generally […]

Roland Zelles Germany Abstract The concept of Employee Engagement is rapidly gaining popularity and use and it is also increasingly being examined in the corporate world. There is the believe, that a company with higher engaged employees will create higher profits, and many consultancy and research firms see employee engagement as a powerful source of […]

Renáta Nešporková Business School Ostrava, Czech Republic Růžena Dvořáčková Business School Ostrava, Czech Republic Abstract The authors try to describe the issues related to the topic of women managers in heavy industries, based on the research done in a specific company. Discussion on gender inequalities, gender diversity, and gender roles has been triggered. Work life […]

EDITED BY: MATTHIAS T. MEIFERT PUBLISHER: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG NEWYORK DORDRECHT, 2013 ISBN: 978-3-642-31472-8, ISBN (eBook) 978-3-642-31473-5 Reviewers: Aamir Abbas Chaudhry University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, Pakistan Khuram Shahzad University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore, Pakistan Abstract Strategic Human Resource Development: A Journey in Eight Stages is a book, which talks about the […]