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Workforce segmentation in Germany : from the founding era to the present time
Eichhorst, Werner; Kendzia, Michael Jan - 2014
dualization is the result of firms which are likely to hire full-time and long-term workforce for its core activities performed by … the core workforce while relying on more flexible forms of employment for other activities. Based on an in …-depth examination of the structure of the workforce since the founding of the German state, this paper seeks to explore the factors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010436155
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Institutional arrangements, employment performance and the quality of work
Eichhorst, Werner; Marx, Paul; Tobsch, Verena - 2009
The observation of highly regulated, but successful economies has given rise to the hypothesis of various viable models of labor market adaptability. The paper presents a quantitative indicator that tries to avoid a simplified flexibility-rigidity dichotomy and provides a detailed picture of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003923585
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A roadmap to vocational education and training systems around the world
Eichhorst, Werner; Rodríguez-Planas, Núria; Schmidl, … - 2012
With young people among the big losers of the recent financial crisis, vocational education and training (VET) is often seen as the silver bullet to the problem of youth joblessness. This paper provides a better understanding of VET around the world, dealing with three types of vocational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009683238
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Revisiting dualism? : the governance of the low pay-low skill labour market in four European countries
Eichhorst, Werner; Scalise, Gemma - 2024
The permanent restructuring of the economy, exacerbated by the digital transition and combined with labour market dualization, is progressively increasing semi- and low-skilled workers' risk of marginalization. This article analyses how countries balance employment and equality concerns in core...
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