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Contents1

Abstract............................................................................................................................A

1 Introduction............................................................................................................1

2 Numbered subtitle level 1......................................................................................2


3.1 Numbered subtitle level 2..............................................................................2

3.1.1 Numbered subtitle level 3....................................................................2


4.1 Numbered subtitle level 2..............................................................................5

4.1.1 Numbered subtitle level 3....................................................................5

5 Bibliography...........................................................................................................6

Appendix 1......................................................................................................................... i

Appendix 2........................................................................................................................ ii

Press release................................................................................................................... iii

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Abstract

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1 Introduction

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Perceived effectiveness in the role of...

Strategic partner

Change agent

Administrative expert

Employee champion

Generally perceived

effectiveness of the HR department

Legitimacy

Visibility

Intelligibility

Relevance

Instrumentality

Validity

Consistency of HRM messagesConformityDistributive justice

Procedural justice

Perceived...

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Figure 1 Conceptual framework

Source: based on Bowen & Ostroff (2004) and Ulrich (1997).

Table 1 Response of the respondents by age and sex

Entrepreneurs with staff

Entrepreneurs without staff Total-30

years30-49 years

+50 years

-30 years

30-49 years

+50 years

Male 35.9%

2039.2%

35.9%

35.9%

611.8%

35.9%

3874.5%

Female 12%

35.9%

35.9%

12%

47.8%

12%

1325.5%

Total 47.8%

2345.1%

611.8%

35.9%

1121.6%

47.8%

51100%

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5 Reference list

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Some examples:

Bowen and Ostroff (2004, p.204) define an efficient HRM system as "an HRM system that sends signals to employees to make clear what is expected from them".

The authors come to the following conclusion: " Increased media scrutiny increases the price sensitivity of the category, making across-the-board price hikes to protect sales revenue more likely to backfire. However, in line with the theorizing of Berger et al. (2010), we find that an increase in post-crisis advertising becomes a more attractive option, both for the affected brand and for the category as a whole." (Cleeren, van Heerde & Dekimpe, 2013, p.65).

Cleeren, van Heerde & Dekimpe (2013, p.71) state that: "Even though previous studies have discussed the impact of both crisis characteristics (blame and publicity) on post-crisis consumer attitudes and/or behavior, they remain agnostic to what extent managers should adjust their marketing variables depending on these crisis characteristics."

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A reference list must be added at the end of the text. This list gives an overview of all sources that are quoted in the text. The references must comply with the mandatory requirements of the Academy of Management Review. This reference style is present in the EndNote Web. If you have used the EndNote Web to organise and manage your literature, it is easy to generate the reference list quickly according to the formal requirements below.

To that end, draw up one single list arranged alphabetically, without breakdown by type of source.

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Huselid, M. 1995. The impact of human resource management practices on turnover, productivity, and corporate financial performance. Academy of Management Journal, 38(3): 635-72.

Huselid, M. 2003. Special issue on small and medium-sized enterprises: A call for more research. Human Resource Management, 42(4): 297-297.

If two sources have the same authors and years, you should add a, b, c, ... to the year. ‘a’ is assigned to the source with the title that comes first alphabetically. You list these sources alphabetically by placing them in the right order, i.e.: ‘a’ before ‘b, b before ‘c’, etc.

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Muyters, P. 2009a. Beleidsnota Financiën en Begroting 2009-2014.

http://www.philippemuyters.be/beleid/financi%C3%ABn (17/09/2013).

Muyters, P. 2009b. Beleidsnota Werk 2009-2014.

http://www.philippemuyters.be/beleid/werk_werkgelegenheid (17/09/2013).

If two sources have the same first author but different second authors, arrange the sources alphabetically by second author(s).

For example:

Delery, J., & Doty, H. 1996. Modes of theorizing in strategic human resource management: Tests of universalistic, contingency and configurational performance predictions. Academy of Management Journal, 39(4): 802-835.

Delery, J., & Shaw, D. 2001. The strategic management of people in work organizations: review, synthesis and extension. Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management, 20: 165-197.

Take the type of source into account. Each type requires a different reference style. Examples of articles from journals, books, chapters in books, working papers or internet sources (websites) are given below.

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Articles from journals

Becker, B., & Huselid, M. 2006. Strategic human resources management: Where do we go from here? Journal of Management, 32(6): 898-925.

Delery, J., & Doty, H. 1996. Modes of theorizing in strategic human resource management: Tests of universalistic, contingency and configurational performance predictions. Academy of Management Journal, 39(4): 802-835.

Delery, J., & Shaw, D. 2001. The strategic management of people in work organizations: review, synthesis and extension. Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management, 20: 165-197.

Huselid, M. 1995. The impact of human resource management practices on turnover, productivity, and corporate financial performance. Academy of Management Journal, 38(3): 635-72.

Huselid, M. 2003. Special issue on small and medium-sized enterprises: A call for more research. Human Resource Management, 42(4): 297-297.

Huselid, M., Beatty, R., & Becker, B. 2005. "A players" or "A positions"? The strategic logic of workforce management. Harvard Business Review, 83(12): 110-117.

Books

Groen, T., & Vasbinder, J. W. 1999. Kennis, mensen en organisaties. Groningen: Kemper Conseil Publishing.

Sharma, S. 1996. Applied Multivariate Techniques. United States of America: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Saunders, M., Lewis, P., Thornhill, A., Verckens, J. P., & Booij, M. C. 2011. Methoden en technieken van onderzoek (5de ed.). Amsterdam: Pearson Education Benelux.

Chapters in books

Wengenroth, U. 2003. Small-Scale Business in Germany: The Flexible Element of Economic Growth. In K. Odaka, & M. Sawai (Eds.), Small Firms, Large Concerns: 117-139. Oxford, US: Oxford University Press.

Working papers

De Pauw, A.-S. 2010. Relational orientation of negotiators: a study of the effects on negotiation outcomes in dyadic negotiations, Vlerick Leuven Gent working paper series: 26: Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School.

Internet sources (websites)

Muyters, P. 2009a. Beleidsnota Financiën en Begroting 2009-2014.

http://www.philippemuyters.be/beleid/financi%C3%ABn (17/09/2013).

Muyters, P. 2009b. Beleidsnota Werk 2009-2014.

http://www.philippemuyters.be/beleid/werk_werkgelegenheid (17/09/2013).

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Appendix 1

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Appendix 2

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Press release

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESSCAMPUS CAROLUS ANTWERP

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