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An Experimental Evaluation of Deferred Acceptance : Evidence from Over 100 Army Officer Labor Markets

Davis, Jonathan M. V.; Greenberg, Kyle; Jones, Damon - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

attrition by the end of their second year. Matching with DA had precise zero effects on performance evaluations and promotions …

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Human Resource Management and Performance in the Service Sector : The Case of Bank Branches

Bartel, Ann P. - 2000

the human resource management environment and establishment performance to the service sector, specifically the branch … environment is likely to affect branch level performance. The branch interviews were instrumental in properly specifying a branch …-level performance equation. The econometric analysis showed that, controlling for the characteristics of the market in which the branch …

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The Effects of Human Resource Management Practices on Productivity

Ichniowski, Casey - 1995

Increasingly, firms are considering the adoption of new work practices, such as problem-solving teams, enhanced communication with workers, employment security, flexibility in job assignments, training workers for multiple jobs, and greater reliance on incentive pay. This paper provides...

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Human Resource Management Systems and the Performance of U.S. Manufacturing Businesses

Ichniowski, Casey - 1990

This paper estimates the effects of systems of human resource management policies on the performance of U … highest levels of economic performance. Nonunion businesses with ''Union-style" human resource management systems involving … grievance procedures, seniority-based promotions, and no flexible job design exhibit significantly lower levels of performance …

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The Effects of Human Resource Management Decisions on Shareholder Value

Abowd, John M. - 1989

We examine the effects of selected human resource management decisions on the abnormal change in total shareholder return. Announcements of human resource decisions are classified into five types--general HR system announcements, compensation and benefits, staffing, shutdowns and relocations,...

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Formal Employee Training Programs and Their Impact on Labor Produc- tivity : Evidence from a Human Resources Survey

Bartel, Ann P. - 1989

Although economic models of training decisions are framed in terms of a company's calculation of the costs and benefits of such training, empirical work has never been able to test this model directly on company behavior. This paper utilizes a unique database to analyze the determinants of the...

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Human Resource Policies and Union-Nonunion Productivity Differences

Allen, Steven G. - 1988

much of an effect human resource decisions and policies have on firm performance. This paper surveys the literature on …

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Flexible Staffing Arrangements and Employers' Short-Term Adjustment Strategies

Abraham, Katharine G. - 1988

This paper reports new evidence from a survey of over 408 U.S. employers concerning their use of temporary and on-call workers. More than 90 percent of responding organizations reported reliance on these flexible staffing arrangements. They accounted for an average of 1.5 percent of total labor...

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Leaning In or Not Leaning Out? Opt-Out Choice Framing Attenuates Gender Differences in the Decision to Compete

He, Joyce - 2019

consequences on performance or well-being. In our second experiment, we show that opt-out framing does not entail penalties from …

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Demand for Older Workers : What Do Economists Think? What Are Firms Doing?

Allen, Steven G. - 2019

The employment rate for workers 55 and over has been increasing across the world for the last decade. This creates opportunities for employers to diversify their workforce and retain valuable knowledge and skills, while at the same time posing the challenge of rising labor costs and blocked...

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