The goal of this study is to analyze the previously unexplored gender and age specific relationship of flextime with absenteeism. This work is based on a French national survey on work organization and working conditions carried out on 25 000 employees. The approach taken is a quantitative...

Few empirical studies cover the theme of franchisees' satisfaction. This paper investigates the impact of the nature of relationship between franchisers and franchisees on franchisees' satisfaction. Research data have been collected by surveying 400 French franchisees. Surprisingly, this...

Work organization has deeply changed during the last decade, in particular with the introduction of a new type of management production system in the industrial and service sectors – the lean production system. Few studies have considered the social outcomes of work organization forms. Using...

This paper shows that utility differences between the self-employed and employees increase with financial development. This effect is not explained by increased profits but by an increased value of non- monetary benefits, in particular job independence. We interpret these findings by building a...

The topic of this study is to prospect about the chances of institutionalizing the promotion of mental health at work, especially through Sustainable Development. We can see that this subject still remains of only marginal importance, particularly in France where legislation recognized...

Compulsive consumption is regarded as a global phenomenon that can adversely affect consumer well-being. Although the topic has been studied in different cultural settings, we have seen relatively little theory development and explanations of compulsive behaviour. Nearly all previous empirical...