Journal of Human Resource Management

Volume 3, Issue 2, April 2015

  • Human Resources Evaluation System in the Healthcare Setting: A Qualitative Study in Italy

    Varriale Luisa, Buonocore Filomena, Briganti Paola

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-1, April 2015
    Pages: 3-10
    Received: 30 December 2014
    Accepted: 25 January 2015
    Published: 28 February 2015
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    Abstract: In the last thirty years, many reforms have deeply changed the organizational and managerial models adopted in the Italian healthcare system with the increasing adoption of different rules focused on the efficiency and effectiveness standards in the resources allocation. As a consequence, public and private healthcare organizations pay more and mor... Show More
  • Using IT for Non-Hierarchical Performance Assessment: New Ways to Develop Professionals in Health Care

    Manzo Fabio, Agrifoglio Rocco, Salvatore Domenico

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-1, April 2015
    Pages: 11-19
    Received: 30 December 2014
    Accepted: 25 January 2015
    Published: 28 February 2015
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    Abstract: The aim of this article is to describe how technological innovations are being used to address the specific challenges of assessing health care professionals’ performance and to discuss the theoretical implications of these innovations for human resources management. Performance management is specifically challenging for organizations employing ski... Show More
  • Regulations and Measurement of Human Capital Resources: The Impact of MLC in the Seafarers Control and Management Systems

    Di Vaio Assunta, Varriale Luisa, Alvino Federico

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-1, April 2015
    Pages: 20-27
    Received: 20 January 2015
    Accepted: 22 January 2015
    Published: 28 February 2015
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    Abstract: This paper aims to verify the role of the managerial control systems in the measurement of the factors that may have a negative impact on the job performance of the human resources working on board ships. More specifically, we investigate the main causes, such as social isolation, boredom, fatigue, lack of social recognition, conflicts among the me... Show More
  • Human Resource Measurement: A Balanced Scorecard Approach

    Benedetta Gesuele, Mauro Romanelli

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-1, April 2015
    Pages: 28-32
    Received: 20 January 2015
    Accepted: 22 January 2015
    Published: 28 February 2015
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    Abstract: This study aims to adopt the balanced scorecard approach to improve the measurement and evaluating of human resources performance in the USA public sector. We use a balanced scorecard approach in terms of innovation, learning and growth for employees feeling to contribute to the governmental agency ends. Innovation, learning and growth may represen... Show More
  • The Impact of Management Accounting on the Improvement of Human Resources Management. An Italian Case Study in the IT Sector

    Aprile Roberto

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-1, April 2015
    Pages: 33-38
    Received: 20 January 2015
    Accepted: 22 January 2015
    Published: 28 February 2015
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    Abstract: Since economy is facing a new era, slightly and increasingly shifting form the industrial period to the service one, also the scientific world is changing to face the new information and managerial requirements. Human resources (HR) and intangible factors represent ones of the most important factors, but it is quite difficult to evaluate if the com... Show More
  • Human Capital Disclosure in the MD&A Statement: An Analysis on Italian Public Utilities

    Sabrina Pisano

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-1, April 2015
    Pages: 39-46
    Received: 17 February 2015
    Accepted: 1 March 2015
    Published: 6 March 2015
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    Abstract: Over the last years, the relevance of human capital disclosure has been widely recognized by academics, regulators and professional standards setters. In 2003, the EU issued Directive 2003/51/EC, which required companies to provide in their management discussion and analysis statement information relating to human capital. In Italy, the Accounts Mo... Show More
  • Special Issue Preface

    Di Vaio Assunta

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 2-1, April 2015
    Pages: 1-2
    Received: 7 March 2015
    Accepted: 17 March 2015
    Published: 29 April 2015
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