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variation within hierarchy levels, (2) promotion premiums only in part explain hierarchical wage differences and (3) external … recruitment is observable on nearly any hierarchy level. We explain these empirical puzzles by combining job-promotion tournaments … with higher-level bonus payments in a two-tier hierarchy. Moreover, we show that under certain conditions the firm …
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production processes in different institutional environments are inspected. Convex wage profiles over the hierarchy levels of … intra-level wage inequality and yearly promotion rate. In contrast, wages are more distinctly attached to hierarchy levels …
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This paper explores the dynamics of wage growth in corporate hierarchies. Using panel data techniques, we estimate the causal effect of current and past transitions in reporting level and past earnings growth on components of current earnings and earnings growth using a large panel of US...
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in a business group hierarchy affects workers' wages. To acknowledge that ownership linkages are not onedirectional, we …
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The main function of hierarchies is to coordinate activities within an organisation, but a hierarchical structure also provides work incentives, by offering the prospect of hierarchical mobility. An alternative way for organisations to motivate workers is through job design. In organisations...
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-sector workplaces in 32 countries, we document conditional correlations between ER and the depth of hierarchy that are consistent with … changes. Taken together, our findings suggest that ER increases the depth of firm hierarchy by facilitating the flow of …
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This paper examines the phenomenon of occupational hierarchies among immigrant labor groups in the United States. Using census data for 1940-2011 we document the persistent ranking of immigrant labor groups in major metropolitan areas reflected by their position in the empirical distribution of...
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This research explores the geographical origins of the coevolution of cultural and linguistic traits in the course of human history, relating the geographical roots of long-term orientation to the structure of the future tense, the agricultural determinants of gender bias to the presence of...
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industry, we focus on monetary rewards (bonus payments and wage increases), level of hierarchy and weekly working hours as well … of working hours, and some extent of hierarchy levels and monetary rewards. We find less evidence for our hypotheses …
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leadership, morale and surprise, have continued to be important determinants of battle outcome despite technological progress in …
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