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How can a manager influence workers’ activity, while knowing little about it ? This paper examines a situation where production requires several tasks, and the manager wants to direct production to achieve a preferred allocation of effort across tasks. However, the effort that is required for...
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requirements either by training or hiring the new skills, or a combination of the two.Using matched datasets with about 1 … training in order to upgrade the skill level of their workforce. When looking at potential heterogeneity across firms in skill … occupational structure upward. In contrast, different training patterns are found across sectors : the use of ICT is strongly …
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We analyse the role of training in mitigating the negative impact of technical and organizational changes on the … and innovative work practices negatively affects the wage bill share of older workers. In contrast, training older workers … more than average increases their share in the wage bill in the next period. So, training contributes to offset the …
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This paper explores the relationship between innovation and vocational training. We consider a linear feedback model to … explain the dynamics of count data processes relative to patenting activities, R&D and training expenditures. Estimations are … vocational training have a positive impact on the technological innovation. …
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paper explores the relationship between innovation and vocational training. Our methodological approach allows to contribute … to the literature in three manners. First, we propose different indicators of vocational training. Second, we build a … whatever the indicators, vocational training has a positive impact on the technological innovation. …
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Based on ten months of field research in a high technology start-up, and using ethnographic and grounded theory methodologies, this study identifies six basic narrative types (founding, visionary, marketing, strategy, historical, and conventional) in three main categories (personal, generic, and...
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The key role of institutions for economic performance has recently been acknowledged in the economic policy debate. This paper aims at pointing out the main policy lessons and the recommendations to be drawn from New Institutional Economics (NIE), when considering the organization of markets. We...
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Institutional researchers have recently paid more attention to power. Yet, most of these works consider actors and the way they can manipulate institutions. This paper offers another approach by focusing on institutions. We argue that the institutionalization process is a process whereby...
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