Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain and empirically test the dependence of organizational processes related to knowledge on the nature of assumptions operating in processes of human resource management (HRM) in organizations. It concentrates on practices related to training, career development and retention. Design/methodology/approach – This empirical study as a quantitative nature and the sample is made up of 5,306 collaborators in 634 organizations belonging to an economic group in the banking sub-sector. Data were collected through two questionnaires: human resource management practices questionnaire and knowledge management questionnaire – short form. The model was tested by applying univariate and multivariate multiple regression analyses. Findings – Findings provide support for the proposed model and show the predictive capacity of the HRM practices regarding knowledge management (KM) processes, revealing a strong direct relationship between the two constructs. It stands out that the people management practices adopted from an organic and valued perspective possess a particular and distinctive capacity to predict and impact positively on KM processes. Practical implications – The findings may be used by human resources and KM practitioners interested in the development of organizational knowledge through human resource practices. Originality/value – The main contribution of this study is to confirm the close relationship of dependency between organizational management processes regarding people and knowledge, showing the positive effect of best practices of HRM on KM processes, as opposed to traditional or transactional practices.
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to characterize the senior entrepreneurship context, as a solution for an unemployed qualified segment between 45 and 60 years of age, in the Northern region of Portugal, from a national and European perspective, associated to the growth trend of qualified senior unemployment in the region, based on a statistical angle and from the point of view of the motivations to become self-employed with a business creation project. Design/methodology/approach This empirical study is a cross-sectional study of mixed nature, that reconciles qualitative and quantitative analysis. A questionnaire was made and applied to a sample of 1,000 individuals and seven semi-structured interviews which four focus groups were carried out. Findings Findings allow us to conclude that the studied segment, skilled unemployed individuals between the ages of 45 and 60, is a growing segment that tends to evolve into long-term unemployment and underlines a potential reluctant entrepreneurship by necessity, i.e. a reduced motivational content of these unemployed people for the creation of their own job. The authors can conclude, in the Portuguese case, that government policies relating to taxes and bureaucracy are considered as unfavorable conditions or potentially inhibitors of senior entrepreneurship. Lastly, the authors underline the clear absence of specific support programs and measures for the promotion of entrepreneurship among the qualified senior unemployed and the authors propose an ecosystem creation regarding the specifics of the target group of the study. Practical implications The study identifies a set of actions and/or orientations that could be relevant and taken into account by the decision makers. Originality/value The main contribution of this paper is the better knowledge of the context and motivations for qualified senior entrepreneurship, as well as the associated personal, economic and social barriers; and the specific suggestions provided to policy makers in order to improve the context of the senior entrepreneurship.
O objetivo deste artigo é descrever/apresentar de uma forma sumária a investigação que nos encontramos a desenvolver no âmbito das problemáticas da gestão de recursos humanos e da gestão do conhecimento, fazendo referência específica ao desenho da investigação e às diferentes etapas que a constituem. A investigação é caracterizada por dois momentos distintos. O primeiro momento envolve uma revisão exaustiva da literatura concernente às temáticas da gestão do conhecimento e da gestão de recursos humanos, evidenciando o estado da arte relativamente às particularidades de cada um dos sistemas e aos pontos de encontro entre os mesmos. O segundo momento é composto pela investigação empírica de natureza não experimental e transversal, com recurso ao método do inquérito e à técnica do questionário autoadministrado. O estudo empírico irá incidir sobre uma amostra representativa dos colaboradores de um grupo económico estatal português do setor dos serviços, que intervém, designadamente, ao nível dos sub-setores da banca e seguros. A opção por estes sub-setores não resultou do acaso, mas das transformações que se têm vindo a desenhar nas últimas décadas ao nível da sua própria organização, da tecnologia que adotam e da formação dos seus recursos humanos. O artigo é por isso composto por duas secções. A primeira secção que apresenta a revisão da literatura e a segunda secção que descreve o estudo empírico
O objetivo do presente artigo consiste em dar a metodologia utilizada para a construção de cinco dos instrumentos de medida aplicados no âmbito de uma investigação que nos encontramos a realizar subordinada ao tema: A Gestão de Recursos Humanos (GRH) e a Gestão do Conhecimento (GC). É objetivo desta investigação, contribuir para a compreensão das relações entre os processos de GRH e GC em organizações do setor dos serviços (sub-setor da Banca). São assim aqui descritos, os procedimentos implementados na construção dos cinco questionários desenvolvidos, assim como os que permitiram a avaliação das suas qualidades psicométricas, nomeadamente a sua validade aos níveis de conteúdo e de constructo e ainda a sua fiabilidade. Esta última a partir da análise de consistência interna das suas respetivas dimensões. Concluiremos aludindo à interpretabilidade da estrutura dimensional que emergiu da análise fatorial exploratória realizada no âmbito do quadro conceptual adotado para a construção dos instrumentos em causa.
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