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Successful management methodologies for achieving co-worker health in a large organization

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The rise of employees filing for sick l eave has negative implications on an organization's market competency, and leadership has an impact on competitive advantage and employee health. A case study on a large Swedish bank and how it was able to successfully employ management methods to improve co-worker health and profitability is given.

Author: Wreder, Asa
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Publication Name: Total Quality Management & Business Excellence
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 1478-3363
Year: 2007
Sweden, Human resource management, Prevention, Big business, Company personnel management, Sick leave, Report

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Using kaizen events for back office processes: The recruitment of frontline supervisor co-ops

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The effectiveness of the application of kaizen event methodology to the problem of recruiting interns to serve as front-line supervisors in a manufacturing environment is examined. The results show the effectiveness of the technique for back office problems and also provide some ideas to help ensure success with the technique.

Author: Montabon, Frank
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Publication Name: Total Quality Management & Business Excellence
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 1478-3363
Year: 2005
Applicant Selection, Manufacturing industry, Manufacturing industries, Recruiting, Employee selection, Industry hiring, Supervisors, Hiring

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An empirical research on the institutional theory of downsizing: evidence from the MNC's subsidiary companies in Taiwan

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Institutional theory of downsizing is analyzed with reference to 18 multinational business cases in Taiwan.

Author: Wu, Shu-Ling, Huang, Ing-Chung, Tsai, Cheng-Fei, Wang, Hsing-Kuo
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Publication Name: Total Quality Management & Business Excellence
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 1478-3363
Year: 2006
Taiwan, Multinational Corporations, International business enterprises, Downsizing (Management), Downsizing

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