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Career paths in online labor markets : same, same but different?
Seifried, Mareike; Jurowetzki, Roman; Kretschmer, Tobias - 2020
The emergence of online labor markets calls the validity of traditional career models into question. Given the … whether there are distinct trajectories and patterns in online careers. We document dominant career paths and develop a … taxonomy of novel career patterns in OLMs. This addresses recent calls for research to update and refine our theories and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012392718
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Erste Befunde aus dem Projekt "MATH+ as a Research Object": Karriereziele, -wissen und -handeln, Nachwuchsförderung und Rekrutierung
Hofmeister, Sophie; Lindenau, Johannes; Mischau, Anina; … - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012649523
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Confidence and career choices : an experiment
Barron, Kai; Gravert, Christina - 2020 - 2nd revision June 2020
Confidence in one's own abilities is often seen as an important determinant of being successful. Empirical evidence about how such beliefs about one's own abilities causally influence choices is, however, sparse. In this paper, we use a stylized laboratory experiment to investigate the causal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012238957
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Confidence and career choices : an experiment
Barron, Kai; Gravert, Christina - 2019
Confidence is often seen as the key to success. Empirical evidence about how such beliefs about one's abilities causally map into actions is, however, sparse. In this paper, we experimentally investigate the causal effect of an increase in confidence about one's own ability on two central...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012064447
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Formelle und informelle berufliche Weiterbildung und Verdienst bei Arbeitnehmern und Selbständigen
Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 2000
The paper investigates determinants of formal and non-formal continuous vocational training and its income effects among German selfemployed and employed workers in 1991/92. Participation in continuous formal training is more frequently observed with employed workers, whereas self-employed are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013428288
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Technological change and skill obsolescence : the case of German apprenticeship training
Blechinger, Doris; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 1996
Germany in 1979, 1985/86 and 1991/92. The applicability has decreased remarkably between 1979 and 1991/92. The objective of …. The data sets used are the three available cross-sections of Qualification and Career Surveys commissioned by the Federal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011620781
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Technological change and skill obsolescence : the case of German apprenticeship training
Blechinger, Doris; Pfeiffer, Friedhelm - 1996
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Performance feedback and job search behavior : empirical evidence from linked employer-employee data
Pohlan, Laura; Steffes, Susanne - 2022
In this paper, we study whether performance feedback can serve as an instrument for firms to increase employee retention. Feedback on the relative performance may affect individual job search behavior differently depending on workers' relative rank among their peers. In line with these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013411291
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All-star or benchwarmer? : relative age, cohort size and career success in the NHL
Bryson, Alex; Gómez, Rafael; Tingting, Zhang - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010504071
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The careers of immigrants
De Matos, Ana Dama - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009671397