There is not an agreed definition about what performance measurement is [1], [2]. Neely et al. [2] define it as “the process of quantifying the efficiency and effectiveness of action”. There are a number of frameworks for measuring the performance of an organization. Among them,...
Human resources (HR) are the most valuable assets of an organisation. No organisation can exist and grow without appropriate HR capabilities and competence. In the past few years, most of the organisations have adopted the HR practices such as recruitment and selection, training and development...
To help improve overall efficiency and market competitiveness, organizations have been increasingly adopting and implementing multiple management systems standards (MSSs). This trend is visible from the increase in the number of most widely adopted standards such as quality and environmental management standards. We found the...
Green human resource management (GHRM) practices contribute to the sustainability requirements of social equity, health, wellness and well-being of organisation and its employees in addition to the achievement of economic stability and environmental balance. Previous studies have explored the effects of GHRM on employee behaviour...
Organizational agility (OA) defined as a combination of flexibility, nimbleness, and speed [1]. [2] defined it as an organization's ability to respond to change and maximize opportunities. OA is vital because changes happen fast on a global scale [3] and apply to all organizations [4]....
Among other factors, such as interests, values, and beliefs, individuals’ reactions to change are a result of their emotions with respect to a change (Liu & Perrewe´, 2005). Scholars have claimed that the term ‘‘emotions’’ has been inconsistently defined in the literature (Gooty, Gavin, &...
Information management refers to the process of collecting, organizing, storing and providing information within organizations. The circulation of information is bound to persons who hold the information (Polanyi, 1958; Wiig, 2016). Even if information can be possessed by individuals or by groups, it is important...
The optimization, in general, is the activity of selecting, from the possible solutions of a problem, the best one, which is assessed after a predefined criterion. Optimization Theory is one of the most important and fastest growing fields among all the decision sciences. It is...
As companies divide tasks among various people, they need a system to ensure that all members of the company are fulfilling their tasks efficiently. This often requires companies to have administrative control mechanisms and hire managers that coordinate the processes and supervise the work done...
Increasing automation of manufacturing has changed the relationship between workers and the technology employed to get work done. Cognitive work is replacing manual labour. Established productivity improvement methods need to comprehend increased complexity, less tractable processes and a workforce where expertise is a differentiator of...