Tijdschrift voor HRM - Volume 21, Issue 1, 2018

The three studies presented in this article aimed to examine what contribution HRM can make onto a workforce in general, and specifically onto an ageing workforce. It has shown that particularly the impact of HRM with a developmental character plays an important role in this respect. Specifically, development HRM such as continuous development, task enrichment, regular training, and participation in decision-making Read More

The world around us is constantly changing. Technological developments, ageing in society and the fewer young workers in the labour market have an impact on the working population and, therefore, also on the employees of the large administrative service provider that is central to this study. The study focuses on the effect of education and training on the sustainable employability of employees of this organisation. It also addr Read More

This article presents the findings of an exploratory study on the use of talent scans in practice. The data is gathered by interviews with HR-professionals and representatives of assessment agencies, and by an analysis (in terms of content, validity and reliability) of eight frequent used talent scans. The study shows that although HR-professionals have a holistic and multidimensional view on talent, in measuring talent th Read More

Why do older technicians with a primary and secondary education (who assess themselves as healthy, love to work and are in demand) opt for voluntarily early retirement? This question is addressed in this article by Breij, Jansen and Van Oosterhout. More particular, the following subsidiary questions resulted from this core question: (1) What is the nature and content of employees' views on the freedom of choice in the curr Read More