through unemployment. Overall, the evidence goes against the view that the diffusion of IT has spurred job instability …

dismissal is lower in family than in non-family firms. We also show that family firms rely less on dismissals and more on hiring … reductions when they downsize. These results are confirmed by subjective data: the perceived risk of dismissal is significantly …

our sample. Once foregone income due to unemployment spells is taken into account, it can be concluded that training …

and modes of job separation (economic redundancy, dismissal on personal grounds or resignation), and to cast light on the … (dismissal). Termination appears in all cases as a way to "exit", i.e. to escape the degradation of working conditions and the …

This paper investigates the impact of offshoring on export performances of French, German and Italian automotive firms …. We argue that the different offshoring strategies run by the main European automakers are responsible for the … panel data analysis and show that offshoring strongly affect exports of automotive firms. Focussing on the French and German …

Outsourcing is one of the top priorities on the strategic agenda of Original Equipment Manufacturers [OEMs] in many … industries. The decision of outsourcing an activity as opposed to doing it in-house and the development of a part or parts system … specifications might play in outsourcing decisions. Based on how the specification is generated and on the nature of the data it …

We deal with the problem of outsourcing the debt for a big investment, according two situations: either the firm …