User training of information systems is crucial for the employees. However, it is not only the basic skills of information technology that determine what kind of training is required for the implementation. This study describes the users' professional competence and the implementation training, including information of the computer user training and learning methods. The target group consisted ...

This paper develops some ideas about personnel concepts, defined as basic conceptualizations of the idealtypical employees and the linkage between these and companies. Personnel concepts provide starting and anchoring points for the recruitment, development and retainment of employees and for the regulation of exchange relationships. The paper highlights its significance as well as variation, i...

Drawing on human capital theory, strategy scholars have emphasized firm-specific human capital as a source of sustained competitive advantage. In addition to its role in value creation, FSHC is thought to limit rival imitation and rent appropriation by hindering worker mobility. In this study, we explore micro-foundations of firm-specific human capital by theoretically and empirically examining...

As our society moves towards one based on knowledge and information, the eBusiness environment will increasingly become the business environment per se. Organisations will be forced to shift towards a knowledge management ‘way of working’ to develop the human capacity of their employees’. In response to this need, an integrative framework of KM is developed, stressing that organisations must en...

Adequate training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) is an important component of a workplace safety training program. Barriers to traditional in-classroom CPR-AED training programs include time away from work to complete training, logistics, learner discomfort over being in a classroom setting, and instructors who include information irr...

Mergers and Acquisitions in Information Technology (IT) industry have reached record levels in the last decade. Especially in the fast-growing market of IT, more and more companies merge or acquire for the purpose of gaining access to knowledge, skills, and innovation. However, even in a sector that recognizes the importance of knowledge, where smart people are the competitive edge of a company...

This paper describes a multi-methodology approach used to reveal feedback dynamics operating in supply of, and demand for, skilled information and communications technology (ICT) employees. It describes how a large public service organization has had difficulty in adapting to rapid technological change, and how this has been exacerbated by employee shortages. The impacts of changing demographic...

The two greatest concerns of employers today are finding good workers and training them. The difference between the skills needed on the job and those possessed by applicants, sometimes called the skills-gap, is of real concern to human resource managers and business owners looking to hire competent employees. While employers would prefer to hire people who are trained and ready to go to work, ...

Because of a shortage of IT specialists, many companies which are not involved in software development business are forced to use employees who have minimal or no any knowledge about software development as testers. The author of this paper has used years of experience in working with such testers to provide a description of them, looking also at their most typical testing styles and the proble...

Humans have a natural desire to participate in meaningful and productive activities. Success in those activities is a critically important contributor to the human sense of self worth, competence, and the ability to financially survive through the benefits of gainful employment. Furthermore, working has a positive correlation with mental health, and incorporates the capacities of the individual...