In a graded manpower system, an apparently sensible transition rate may, in due course, show a tendency for certain grades to grow at the expenses of others. Achieving operational objectives in manpower planning is of paramount importance. A typical objective may be to reach a desired structure by a certain time in a changing environment or with the smallest possible cost. Therefore a certain d...

EDITORS Gary K. Belanger Steven Chussid Robert O. Cooley Jeffrey A. Dean Robert J. Henry Sharon D. Hill Stuart D. Josell Hannelore T. Loevy Michael J. Kanellis James W. Preisch 13arbara L. Sheller John 13. Thornton Child Health Advocate James J. Crall OFFICERS President Arthur J. Nowak President-Elect Jasper L. Lewis Jr. Vice-President Charles R. Hall Secretary-Treasurer Robert A. Boraz Parliam...

OBJECTIVE To examine the magnitude and determinants of job satisfaction in nurses working in Ministry of Health hospitals Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS A modified version of the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire is used to survey 500 nurses in 9 Ministry of Health hospitals in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Three hundred and sixty six nurses from different nationalities re...

This article is an attempt to review the standardization of human resources in education. Today, a qualitative movement toward efficient trainings in educational systems is necessary, since one of the important factors in the development and progress of any society is necessarily resources, manpower and their education. Considering education as a basic system in growing human resources, the pre...

This study explores the determinants of ethnolinguistic diversity within as well as across countries shedding light on its geographic origins. The empirical analysis conducted across countries, virtual countries and pairs of contiguous regions establishes that geographic variability, captured by variation in regional land quality and elevation, is a fundamental determinant of contemporary lingu...

Although managers cite human resources as a firm's most important asset, many organizational decisions do not reflect this belief. This paper uses the VRIO (value, rareness, imitability, and organization) framework to examine the role that the Human Resource (HR) function plays in developing a sustainable competitive advantage. We discuss why some popularly cited sources of sustainable competit...

This paper develops the theoretical foundations and the testable implications of the various mechanisms that have been proposed as possible triggers for the demographic transition. Moreover, it examines the empirical validity of each of the theories and their significance for the understanding of the transition from stagnation to growth. The analysis suggests that the rise in the demand for hum...

This paper investigates the determinants of inequality in human capital with an emphasis on the role of the credit constraints. We develop and estimate a model in which individuals face uninsured human capital risks and invest in education, acquire work experience, accumulate assets and smooth consumption. Agents can borrow from the private lending market and from government student loan progra...

A two-country, game-theoretic framework focuses on the nexus between human capital formation and international migration in an enlarged framework where distinctive brain drain and/or gain effects can arise from the option to study either at home, or abroad. Heterogeneous individuals choose between alternative university systems based, among other considerations, on their innate abilities, the q...

BACKGROUND The Canadian Neurological Society commissioned a manpower survey in 2012 to assess Canadian neurological manpower and resources. METHODS Surveys were sent electronically to all Canadian neurologists with available email addresses. Responses were analysed for effects of physician gender, age, geographic location (eastern or western Canada) or type of practice (academic, community). ...