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Swine-flu sufferers on contract and commission may refuse to stay off work - [ 28/08/2009 17:30:00 ]
Suspected swine flu sufferers working on commission or in contract jobs may refuse to go home for fear of losing out on pay during the recession, a staffing association has warned.
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The interplay between change and learning at the workplace: A qualitative study from retail banking : Table of Contents - [ Sun Jun 28 14:15:06 BST 2009 ]
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse employees' perception of a change at their workplaces and the requirements for learning, and factors supporting or inhibiting learning in the context of this change. Design/methodology/approach – Data collection included personal face-to-face semi-structured interviews with ten client advisors in the retail-banking department of a German bank. The interviews took place during a time when the participants' workplaces were affected by a drastic change, namely the implementation of an integrated consulting concept. The data were analysed by a qualitative, content analysis approach, adapting Billett's framework for analysing workplace changes. Findings – Challenges and requirements for learning as a consequence of the workplace change were analysed. The results show that the employees realised many affordances of the modification of work routines, especially concerning work performance, professional knowledge, and professional role. Thus, employees recognised the change as an opportunity for the acquisition of knowledge and competence development. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the understanding of workplace change's effect on employees' knowledge, work routines and professional development.
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The effects of attitudes and perceived environment conditions on students' entrepreneurial intent: An Austrian perspective : Table of Contents - [ Sun May 24 14:15:05 BST 2009 ]
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine key factors influencing students' intent to create a new venture. Based on Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour and Autio's model of intention, it aims to develop a model of entrepreneurial intent that incorporates both human and environmental factors. Specifically, the proposed model aims to focus on three constructs to predict the entrepreneurial intent, i.e. general attitudes (toward money, change, and competiveness), the attitude toward entrepreneurship, and the perception of the university environment and regional start-up infrastructure. Design/methodology/approach – In June 2005, 35,040 students of medicine, law, and technical, natural, social and business science from seven universities in Austria (electronic survey) were contacted. The response rate was 8.10 per cent. A total of 2,124 cases were considered in the final analysis. A multiple linear regression model with attitudes, perceptions of environment conditions, and selected control variables (age, gender, field of study) was estimated to test the hypotheses. Findings – With the exception of the attitude toward competitiveness, all other paths regarding general and specific attitudes are significant. Pertaining to the environment conditions, only significant effects of the university on students' interest in business founding were detected. Other environment factors have no impact on entrepreneurial intention among students in Austria. In addition to that, significant differences in entrepreneurial intent regarding age, gender and field of study were found. Despite variation in the intent level between students of different fields of study, any significant differences in the effects of predictor variables on the entrepreneurial intent among the investigated student population were not discovered. Research limitations/implications – Future research should place more emphasis on interaction between personal and environmental factors. Besides, students' social networks (family and friends) should be included in the analysis of entrepreneurial career decision. Practical implications – The universities in Austria should more extensively address entrepreneurship education to students of other subjects than business sciences. An important component of entrepreneurial training is a social learning process. In this respect, inviting successful entrepreneurs (role models) to the lectures or enabling students small business experience via interaction with local entrepreneurs can be viewed as supportive actions. Developing entrepreneurial skills as crucial life capacities should be the main target of all university faculties. Originality/value – The paper lays the foundation for a better understanding of the “intent preconditions” in the context of new venture creation, particularly in the context of Austrian students.
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Fund managers prepare for recruitment battle - [ 12/12/2006 13:00:00 ]
Employers are pulling out the stops to attract graduates in the biggest hiring drive since the 1990s.
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Tyre company to take on 500 staff - [ 19/03/2009 01:00:00 ]
A tyre firm has announced that it will offer 500 jobs as part of an expansion plan.Birmingham-based HiQ hopes to double its number of outlets to 275 within three years, many of which could be franchised, it has been reported.
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(Catering) Travelodge to employ 200 new staff - [ 19/03/2009 01:00:00 ]
Hotel chain Travelodge has announced that it will create 200 jobs across the UK.A £77 million investment in 12 new branches will see 1,443 rooms constructed, it has been reported.
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Advice to those who don’t want a degree - [ 26/08/2009 23:50:00 ]
A huge number of would-be students are scrambling for every spare university place, but a degree isn’t the only option for those who got their A-level results last week.
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Swine-flu sufferers on contract and commission may refuse to stay off work - [ 28/08/2009 17:30:00 ]
Suspected swine flu sufferers working on commission or in contract jobs may refuse to go home for fear of losing out on pay during the recession, a staffing association has warned.
The Association of P
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Amnesty International loses race case over bid to keep worker from harm - [ 28/08/2009 17:00:00 ]
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International committed racial discrimination against an employee whom it did not promote in case it put her at risk.
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