White-collar reactions to job insecurity and the role of the psychological contract: implications for human resource management

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Whether employees who feel insecure about their jobs exhibit more self-interest and less loyalty to their companies is discussed, also whether those who view such insecurity as a violation of their psychological contract have more severe reactions to the insecurity. The importance of knowledgeable human resource professionals in informing companies about this issue and helping to minimize negative outcomes is highlighted.

Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Job security, Layoffs

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Ethical analysis and human resource management

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Systems of belief are examined that can be used by managers when they face ethical problems. The major ethical belief systems are: Eternal Law, Utilitarianism, Universalism, Distributive Justice, and Personal Liberty. A combination of these systems provides the best means of coping with the ethical conflicts caused by complex business activities such as plant closures, quality standards, and expense allocations.

Research, Decision-making, Decision making, Analysis, Ethical aspects, Ethics, Business ethics

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Data- and metrics-driven approach to human resource practices: using customers, employees, and financial metrics

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Whether human resource managers should use data- and metrics-driven approaches to show the expected returns of their proposals in the interest of lending greater internal support to their practices is discussed.

Models, Human resource departments

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