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Samson, Alain; Wood, Orlando - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2010

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The relationship between information processing style and information seeking, and its moderation by affect and perceived usefulness: analysis vs. procrastination

Soane, Emma; Schubert, Iljana; Lunn, Rebecca; Pollard, Simon - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015

We examined the relationship between information processing style and information seeking, and its moderation by anxiety and information utility. Information about Salmonella, a potentially commonplace disease, was presented to 2960 adults. Two types of information processing were examined:...

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Motivating employee owners in ESOP firms: human resource policies and company performance

Kruse, Douglas; Blasi, Joseph; Buchele, Robert; Scharf, … - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

What enables some employee ownership firms to overcome the free rider problem and motivate employees to improve performance? This study analyzes the role of human resource policies in the performance of employee ownership companies, using employee survey data from 14 companies and a national...

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HRM practices and knowledge processes outcomes: empirical evidence from a quasi-experiment on UK SMEs in the tourism hospitality and leisure sector

Georgiadis, Andreas; Pitelis, Christos N. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2008

This paper presents empirical evidence of the relationship between human resources practices and the effectiveness of a firm to capitalise on investment in knowledge as measured by the returns to innovation and business development expenditure. The empirical design is based on exploiting a...

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ENDOGENOUS GROWTH AND THE PROCYCLICAL BEHAVIOUR OF PRODUCTIVITY.

BEAN, C. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1989

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Gender segregation in employment contracts

Petrongolo, Barbara - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

This paper presents evidence on gender segregation in employment contracts in 15 EU countries, using micro data from …

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Employment patterns in OECD countries

Nickell, Stephen; Nunziata, Luca - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2000

This paper studies the dynamics of labour demand and the determinants of employment rates across the OECD. We find: (i …) labour demand adjusts less rapidly when employment protection is more strict and union density is higher; (ii) there is no … evidence that overall job turnover is influenced by employment protection; (iii) union density and coverage are negatively …

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Patterns of work across the OECD

Faggio, Giulia; Nickell, Stephen - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2006

Market work per person of working age differs widely across the OECD countries and there have been some significant changes in the last forty years. How to explain this pattern? Taxes are part of the story but much remains to be explained. If we include all the elements of the social security...

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Productivity growth and employment: theory and panel estimates

Pissarides, Christopher; Vallanti, Giovanna - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2004

Theoretical predictions of the effect of TFP growth on employment are ambiguous, and depend on the extent to which new … technology is embodied in new jobs. We estimate a model for employment, wages and investment with an annual panel for the United … States, Japan and Europe and find that TFP growth increases employment. For the United States TFP growth explains the trend …

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WAGE FORMATION IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES VIEWED FROM AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

JACKMAN, R. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1989

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