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- Human resource management in Hotel Units: the portuguese casePublication . Silva, Susana; Martins, DoraThis paper presents the main Human Resources Management (hrm) distinctives for Portuguese hotel units.We attempt to understand the role of various hrm practices promoted on organizational performance and their effect on the behaviour of coworkers and quality service in hotel units; some reflections on the future trends in this field are offered. This phenomenon has a particular relevance in the Portuguese context, because this country is known to have had a growing tourism industry in recent years. However, little is known about hrm departments’ contributions to their Human capital management and development. This paper is one of the first to focus specifically on Portuguese hotel units and it also seeks to present findings that stem from the Human Resources Managers’ perspective. This paper is based on qualitative case studies; the data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 12 human resource managers from 12 hotel units located in Portugal. The results show that although there is not effective hrm, current hrm practices are sufficient to encourage pro-environmental behaviour in their staff, and they have a direct effect on customer satisfaction and competitiveness of the sector. However, managers recognize there is a need introduce some change in the short-term to promote the better performance of staff with effects on customer satisfaction and competitiveness of the sector in Portugal. According to these results, the paper discusses the major theoretical and practical implications for future research in the hrm field.
- A adaptação intercultural da família: como fator de sucesso nas missões internacionais de expatriados portuguesesPublication . Martins, Dora; Sousa, AndréO sucesso das missões internacionais é fortemente afetado pelo ajustamento intercultural da família que acompanha o expatriado. Porém, a família tende a ser neglicenciada, na maioria das vezes, quando as empresas planeiam a expatriação.
- Gestor de recursos humanos: o perfil-tipo em empresas de média dimensãoPublication . Martins, DoraOs dados empíricos apresentados neste artigo resultam de um estudo efetuado em empresas que possuem entre 50 e 500 trabalhadores, localizadas no distrito de Aveiro. Integram a amostra de estudo 133 empresas, de um universo de 661, registadas na Dun & Bradstreet em Abril de 2004. Para a recolha dos dados, foi aplicado um inquérito por questionário.
- A função recursos humanos em empresas de média dimensãoPublication . Martins, Dora
- Human capital in the knowledge-based society: comparative analysis: Romania-PortugalPublication . Martins, Dora; Dindire, Laura-MariaThe current economic crisis has rushed even more the economists’ concerns to identify new directions for the sustainable development of the society. In this context, the human capital is crystallised as the key variable of the creative economy and of the knowledge-based society. As such, we have directed the research underlying this paper to identifying the most eloquent indicators of human capital to meet the demands of the knowledge-based society and sustainable development as well as towards achieving a comprehensive analysis of the human capital in the EU countries, respectively of a comparative analysis: Romania - Portugal. To carry out this paper, the methodology used is based on the interdisciplinary triangulation involving approaches from the perspective of human resource management, economy and economic statistics. The research techniques used consist of the content analysis and investigation of secondary data of international organisations accredited in the field of this research, such as: the United Nation Development Programme - Human Development Reports, World Bank - World Development Reports, International Labour Organisation, Eurostat, European Commission’s Eurobarometer surveys and reports on human capital. The research results emphasise both similarities and differences between the two countries under the comparative analysis and the main directions in which one has to invest for the development of human capital.
- Expatriates recruitment and selection for long-term international assignments in portuguese companiesPublication . Martins, Dora; Diaconescu, L. M.Long-term international assignments’ increase requires more attention being paid for the preparation of these foreign assignments, especially on the recruitment and selection process of expatriates. This article explores how the recruitment and selection process of expatriates is developed in Portuguese companies, examining the main criteria on recruitment and selection of expatriates’ decision to send international assignments. The paper is based on qualitative case studies of companies located in Portugal. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews of 42 expatriates and 18 organisational representatives as well from nine Portuguese companies. The findings show that the most important criteria are: (1) trust from managers, (2) years in service, (3) previous technical and language competences, (4) organisational knowledge and, (5) availability. Based on the findings, the article discusses in detail the main theoretical and managerial implications. Suggestions for further research are also presented.