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This book consists of the selected papers presented at the International Conference of Political Economy, the fiſth in a series of political economy conferences. As the previous four, the fiſth conference was held in Kocaeli, on October 23-24, 2013 and organized by Kocaeli University in collaboration with the University of Westminster, UK, Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic, Institute for Economic & Social Research of Piedmont (IRES), Italy, Ostrava Technical University, Czech Republic, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima/Peru. The conference has been supported by Turkish Social Sciences Association, The Journal of Industrial Relations and Human Resources, Work & Society...
The International Academician Studies Congress 2021-Spring, which was hosted by Çag University Institute of Social Sciences and held on-line between April 29 and May 1, 2021 with the theme of New Norms in Social Sciences from Change to Transformation, has been successfully completed. As the intellectual designers of this congress, we have stated that since the preparatory work of the congress the mass and global fear "taught" in the first six months of 2020 marks the formation of a new "social virus" similar to Covid-19. This formation marks the beginning of a brand new era in social sciences. Moreover, it was our main goal to approach facts and dynamics with different perspectives and to d...
Human resources are the most important and costliest assets in businesses of any nature and size, no matter where they are based in the world. Talent management is a key managerial function in MNCs and other organisations with a global presence, but its importance in small businesses and start-ups cannot be overlooked.At its most basic level, managing people in small businesses encompasses compliance with the applicable labour laws, hiring, and creating a channel for dealing with employee issues. The price of not having the right employees in a small business can be extremely high. Workers who are inefficient or in the wrong role can have critical consequences on the sustainability of a small business. While most entrepreneurs focus on marketing, finance, operations, and customers in their initial stages, this means that they at times fail to establish and address their HR function and the associated challenges that, if overcome, may help the organisation to meet all of its targets. This book aims to highlight these HR challenges and shed new light on how to answer them.
Companies operating in countries with volatile economies face an environment subject to turbulence. It is important to understand how these companies can overcome adversity, establish competitive advantage, and achieve superior performance. The selection of competitive drivers can help to improve the ability to capture, process, and manage information that can generate knowledge and innovation in products and processes, as well as increase strategic capacity and organizational performance. Strategy and Superior Performance of Micro and Small Businesses in Volatile Economies focuses on the ways that organizations capture information and disseminate it in their work teams, transforming this kn...
The complicated interactions between business, law, and societal expectations pose an unprecedented challenge in modern commerce. Businesses navigate an intricate ecosystem shaped by legal principles, government regulations, and evolving societal values. The Research Anthology on Business Law, Policy, and Social Responsibility comprehensively explores critical issues as societal expectations for responsible business practices rise across a four-volume collection. The anthology's timely significance makes this reference with an exhaustive coverage an indispensable resource. Carefully curated, the collection sheds light on the latest trends, techniques, and applications in business law and pol...
The past four decades have seen unprecedented social and economic changes that have demanded a transformation in existing employee relation practices. Shifts in demographics, gender diversity, and an increased mobility of the workforce across the board has changed the landscape in which organizations operate. Against this backdrop, attitudes towards work and careers have changed, leading to different expectations of the workplace. These and other contextual changes mean that existing strategies of employee relation may no longer be effective. Critical Issues on Changing Dynamics in Employee Relations and Workforce Diversity is a collection of pioneering research that addresses the challenges...
Positive psychology focuses on finding the best one has to offer and repairing the worst to such a degree that one becomes a more responsible, nurturing, and altruistic citizen. However, since businesses are composed of groups and networks, using positive psychology in the workplace requires applications at both the individual and the group levels. There is a need for current studies that examine the practices and efficacy of positive psychology in creating organizational harmony by increasing an individual’s wellbeing. The Handbook of Research on Positive Organizational Behavior for Improved Workplace Performance is a collection of innovative research that combines the theory and practice...