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Snower, Dennis J.; Goerlich, Dennis - 2013

within education groups, our theory helps to explain (1) rising wage inequality between groups, and (2) rising wage …

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Schlicht, Ekkehart - 2011

modern compensation theory, but has not been extended to organization theory. The perspective sheds new light on several … topics in the theory of the firm, like the boundaries of the firm, the importance of fairness concerns within firms, the … attenuation of incentives, or the role of routines and incentives. It implies a perceptional theory of the firm that is realistic …

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Multi-task learning and the reorganization of work : from Tayloristic to holistic organization

Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 1999

The paper analyzes the contemporary organizational restructuring of production and work within firms. We emphasize the shift from a "Tayloristic" organization of work (characterized by significant specialization by tasks) to a "holistic" organization (featuring job rotation, integration of tasks...

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The division of labour, worker organisation, and technological change

Borghans, Lex (contributor); Weel, Bas ter (contributor) - 2005

The model developed in this paper explains differences in the division of labour across firms as a result of computer technology adoption. We find that changes in the division of labour can result both from reduced production time and from improved communication possibilities. The first shifts...

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Consistency in organization

Schlicht, Ekkehart (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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What if your boss is a woman? : work organization, work-life balance and gender discrimination at the workplace

Lucifora, Claudio; Vigani, Daria - 2016

In this paper, we investigate the association between female leadership, work organization practices and perceived gender discrimination within firms. Using data for 30 European countries for the period 1995-2010, we find that having a female "boss" is associated with lower overall gender...

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Steering towards the high road: a study of human resource management in two Indian garment factories

Lake, Henrietta (contributor) - 2007

What are the performance benefits of investing in human resources in a low-cost labor environment where returns to such investment are widely perceived as negligible? This paper presents a matched pair case study on the performance effect of human resource management systems at two garment...

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Are new work practices and new technologies biased against immigrant workers?

Rosholm, Michael (contributor); Roed, Marianne (contributor) - 2006

New technologies and new work practices have been introduced and implemented over a broad range in the production process in most advanced industrialised countries during the last two decades. New work organisation practices like team organisation and job rotation require interpersonal...

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Technological and organizational changes, and labor flows : evidence on French establishments

Askenazy, Philippe (contributor); … - 2007

"This paper investigates the effects of organizational and technological changes on job stability of different occupational categories in France. We conduct an empirical analysis in which we make extensive use of a unique data set on a representative sample of French establishments. Working with...

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Labor market rigidities and the employment behavior of older workers

Blau, David (contributor); Shvydko, Tetyana (contributor) - 2007

The labor market is often asserted to be characterized by rigidities that make it difficult for older workers to carry out their desired trajectory from work to retirement. An important source of rigidity is restrictions on hours of work imposed by firms that use team production or face high...

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