Similar Search Results

Age structure of the workforce and firm performance

Grund, Christian (contributor); … - 2005

In this contribution, we examine the interrelation between corporate age structures and firm performance. In particular, we address the issues, whether firms with young rather than older employees are successful and whether firms with homogeneous or heterogeneous workforces are doing well....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003158653

The role of employees’ age for the relation between job autonomy and sickness absence

Grund, Christian; Rubin, Maike - 2020

We investigate whether job autonomy is associated with employees' sickness absence. We can make use of the representative German Study of Mental Health at Work data. In line with our theoretical considerations, we do find evidence for an inverse relation between employees' job autonomy and days...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012388996

Monetary rewards, hierarchy level and working hours as drivers of employees' self-evaluations

Grund, Christian; Soboll, Alexandra - 2023

In this study, we explore the relation between job characteristics and employees' self-evaluations of performance in comparison to their colleagues' performance. Making use of unique individual panel data of ten large firms in Germany's chemical industry, we focus on monetary rewards (bonus...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014249264

The use of performance appraisals and employees' presenteeism behavior

Grund, Christian; Nießen, Anna - 2024

Presenteeism behavior, i.e. working despite illness, is a common phenomenon wordwide and can have severe consequences for employees and firms alike. In this study, we investigate the relation between the use of company performance appraisals and employees' presenteeism behavior. We use...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014502956

A balancing act at times of austerity : matching the supply and demand for skills in the Greek labour market

Pouliakas, Konstantinos - 2014

This paper provides an evidence-based assessment of the current situation prevailing in the Greek market for skills and jobs. The synthesis of available skills intelligence for Greece, the country most severely affected by the global economic crisis of 2008, is crucial as it is currently faced...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010238208

Corporate training and skill gaps : did COVID-19 stem EU convergence in training investments?

Pouliakas, Konstantinos; Wruuck, Patricia - 2022

invest in their workforce, we examine transition patterns and employ dynamic panel data estimation. Finally, we analyze the … impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on firms' investment in workforce training and transitions in and out of training. We find … important element for firms and their workforce to adjust to the post-pandemic environment, asymmetries in training investment …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013260142

How useful is the concept of skills mismatch?

McGuinness, Séamus; Pouliakas, Konstantinos; Redmond, Paul - 2017

The term skill mismatch is very broad and can relate to many forms of labour market friction, including vertical mismatch, skill gaps, skill shortages, field of study (horizontal) mismatch and skill obsolescence. In this paper we provide a clear overview of each concept and discuss the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011664385

Determinants of automation risk in the EU labour market : a skills-needs approach

Pouliakas, Konstantinos - 2018

This paper focuses on identifying determinants of "automatability risk", namely the propensity of EU employees being in jobs with high risk of substitutability by machines, robots or other algorithmic processes, and uncovers its impact on labour market outcomes. Using relevant data on tasks and...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913466