Chapter 2 Spatial data policy and pricing in the United States

Innovative Human Resource Practices and Selected HR Outcomes in Software Firms in Kerala

“…Fourth, competence development practices (e.g., job rotation programs, mentoring, and training) convey to the employees that the organisation considers human resources to be a competitive advantage (Schwochau et al 1997), and that it is seeking to establish a longterm relationship with employees (Tsui et al 1995). That signal is likely to be an important factor in retaining productive IT professionals (Agarwal and Ferratt 1999;Guptill 1998). Fifth, with the shortfall of IT staff not expected to disappear in the near term, it is a sensible business practice to accommodate those employees who may not join the workforce for a typical nine-to-five workday because of other constraints in their personal life (Agarwal and Ferratt 1999).…”