Employee Relations: Volume 40 Issue 5

Managing religious diversity in secular organizations in France

Sophie Hennekam, Jonathan Peterson, Loubna Tahssain-Gay, Jean-Pierre Dumazert

The purpose of this paper is to examine how managers deal with religious diversity in secular organizations in France.

The impact of HR development on innovative performances in central and eastern European countries

Nemanja Berber, Bojan Lekovic

The purpose of this paper is to research the impact of one of HRM activities, employees’ development, on the level of organizational innovative performances. HR development…

What determines the presence of works councils in Polish companies?

Katarzyna Skorupińska-Cieślak

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors influencing the presence of works councils in Polish companies. The study also considers the incidence of councils in…

The link between perceived high-performance work practices, employee attitudes and service quality: The mediating and moderating role of trust

Panagiotis V. Kloutsiniotis, Dimitrios M. Mihail

The purpose of this paper is to focus on the Greek banking sector and examine the indirect effects of high-performance work systems (HPWS) on service quality. Specifically, this…

Engaging employees with disabilities in Vietnamese business context: The roles of disability inclusive HR practices and mediation and moderation mechanisms

Tuan Trong Luu

There has been a growing number, though still modest, of organizations in Vietnam context that hire employees with disabilities and build disability inclusive management practices…

Divided we stand? Occupational boundary work among human resource managers and external organization development practitioners

Shani Kuna, Ronit Nadiv

Understanding occupational boundaries is vital in the contemporary economy, in which knowledge-based work is a central feature. The purpose of this paper is to identify and…

The impacts of work-life-balance (WLB) challenges on social sustainability: The experience of Nigerian female medical doctors

Rahman Mushfiqur, Chima Mordi, Emeka Smart Oruh, Uzoechi Nwagbara, Tonbara Mordi, Itari Mabel Turner

The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications of work-life-balance (WLB) challenges for Nigerian female medical doctors. This study focusses on Nigeria, which its…

Explaining and tackling the informal economy: a dual informal labour market approach

Colin Charles Williams, Slavko Bezeredi

To transcend the long-standing debate regarding whether workers are driven into the informal economy by either their involuntary “exclusion” or voluntary “exit” from the formal…

The impact of different supports on work-family conflict

Laura Maria Ferri, Matteo Pedrini, Egidio Riva

The purpose of this paper is to explore whether and how the actual use of supports available from the state, organisations and families helps workers reduce perceived work–family…

Job flexibility and job satisfaction among Mexican professionals: a socio-cultural explanation

Miguel A. Baeza, Jorge A. Gonzalez, Yong Wang

The purpose of this paper is to study how job flexibility influences job satisfaction among Mexican professionals, and focus on the role of key socio-cultural moderators relevant…