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How substitutable are workers? : evidence from worker deaths
Jäger, Simon; Heining, Jörg - 2022
administrative data from Germany, we analyze 34,000 unexpected worker deaths, which, on average, raise the remaining workers' wages …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013454899
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Immigrants and unemployment in the European Community : from the eyes of natives
Gang, Ira N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L.; Yun, Myeong-Su - 2002 - November 1999 (revised: May 2002)
This paper examines whether immigrants increase the likelihood of unemployment among native-born workers in the European Union. Earlier papers measure the presence of immigrants in the local labor market by computing the share of the foreigners in specific regions. This paper, instead, utilizes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011313919
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Workforce segmentation in Germany : from the founding era to the present time
Eichhorst, Werner; Kendzia, Michael Jan - 2014
Despite a more recent debate about ever deeper segmentation, we argue that since industrialization, Germany has … 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010436155
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Complementarity in employee participation systems: international evidence
Burdín, Gabriel; Kato, Takao - 2021
We describe the nature, scope and effects of various non-mandated participatory work practices in Japan, the U.S. and Europe through the lens of complementarity in organizations. Specifically, rather than treating each work practice in isolation, we consider it an element of HIWS (High...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012612533
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The complementary use of experiments and field data to evaluate management practices : the case of subjective performance evaluations
Kampkötter, Patrick; Sliwka, Dirk - 2015
Most firms rely on subjective evaluations by supervisors to assess their employees' performance. This article discusses the implementation of such appraisal processes, exploring the use of multiple research methods such as the analysis of personnel records, survey data, and lab and field...
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How do native and migrant workers contribute to innovation? : a study on France, Germany and the UK
Fassio, Claudio; Montobbio, Fabio; Venturini, Alessandra - 2015
This paper uses the French and the UK Labour Force Surveys and the German Microcensus to estimate the effects of different components of the labour force on innovation at the sectoral level between 1994 and 2005. The authors focus, in particular, on the contribution of migrant workers. We adopt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010528595
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The world's rust belts : the heterogeneous effects of deindustrialization on 1,993 cities in six countries
Gagliardi, Luisa; Moretti, Enrico; Serafinelli, Michel - 2023
We investigate the employment consequences of deindustrialization for 1,993 cities in France, Germany, Great Britain …
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Mutual gains? : is there a role for employee engagement in the modern workplace?
Bryson, Alex - 2017
I examine the history of employee engagement and how it has been characterised by thinkers in sociology, psychology, management and economics. I suggest that, while employers may choose to invest in employee engagement, there are alternative management strategies that may be profit-maximising. I...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011756755
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Job satisfaction and work-life balance: differences between homework and work at the workplace of the company
Bellmann, Lutz; Hübler, Olaf - 2020
Working remotely can complement and sometimes completely substitute conventional work at the workplace of the company. Until the COVID-19 crisis the share of remote workers was relatively low and empirical investigations show inconsistent results. The recent work has highlighted a dramatic shift...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012253796
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Performance pay and applicant screening
Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2017
Using German establishment data, we show that the relationship between intensity of performance pay and intensity of applicant screening depends on the nature of production. In establishments with increased multitasking, performance pay is positively associated with applicant screening. By...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011631541