Despite the growing interest in and literature regarding practitioner research in human resources (HR), not much is known about the factors that play a role in the actual practice by HR practitioners. This article describes an explorative study to gain empirical insight into the use and quality of practitioner …

This bachelor thesis addresses the question: “What does the new generation of employees really want from its employers and what impact do these employers’ preferences have on human resource management (HRM)?” This research was conducted to obtain an overview of what the new generation wants, what companies …

Underground culture and non-institutional arts of Eastern Europe, North America and Western Europe of the 1970s/1980s often included experimentation with the dispensation of individual signatures and identities, in favor of pseudonyms and collective-anonymous identities. This included dispensation of …

The disruption of nutrient cycles caused by human activities such as agriculture and burning fossil fuels is impacting ecosystem services on global and local scales. The increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere contributes to rising global temperatures and ocean acidification, whereas …

De organisatie heeft het afgelopen jaar een succesvolle periode meegemaakt. De organisatie, die dé sleutel tot een fitte levensstijl aanbiedt, is enorm gegroeid. Medewerkers zijn jong, gedreven en weten veel over het bereiken van fysieke vitaliteit. People Operations, de HR-afdeling, heeft signalen opgevangen …

‘Practitioner research’, ofwel onderzoekend werken, door HRM’ers in de eigen werkpraktijkkan een krachtig instrument zijn om binnen organisaties meer kennis te creëren overde effectiviteit van HRM-beleid en –interventies en is mogelijk een manier om het gattussen HR-wetenschap en de HR-praktijk te verkleinen. …

HRM-vraagstukken zijn complex en het oplossen ervan stelt hoge eisen aan de professionele HRM’er. Deze moet zowel kennis nemen van de steeds groter wordende wetenschappelijke body of knowledge over het vakgebied als de eigen werkpraktijk kunnen begrijpen, zoals personele vraagstukken kunnen signaleren …

Due to their limited size, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) cannot justify full-time HR professionals in their organizations. Thus, the complex and time-consuming nature of many HR activities can result in a significant drain on existing managerial resources. Professional employer organizations …

In this chapter I would like to introduce the knowledge management concept known as communities of practice (CoPs) and show a direct link between CoPs and human resource development (HRD). CoPs are a proven way to effectively manage knowledge as well as promote organizational learning, so it is a logical …