motivated? A standard result in economics is that firms offer autonomous jobs to promote worker motivation. But surprisingly … motivates them. Does autonomy in fact trigger motivation? I argue in this study that motivation may trigger autonomy, and thus … motivation, and that motivated workers have a lower cost of processing information than unmotivated ones. While motivated workers …

This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and labour productivity in … significant and positive influence both on labour productivity and on human development. …

In this paper labour productivity growth and its impacts are studied at the industry level. The development of … productivity is analysed in 54 industries in 14 EU countries and in the US between 1979 and 2001. The conclusion of the study is … that the industry structure that leads to fast productivity growth is connected to falling export prices. The relationship …

productivity are interconnected. First we discuss two approaches in the human capital theory, stressing some difficulties that …

This paper carries out an empirical assessment of the relationship between social capital and labour productivity in … significant and positive influence both on labour productivity and on human development. …