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Immigrant job satisfaction: the Australian experience
Kifle, T.; Kler, P.; Shankar, S. - In: International Journal of Manpower 37 (2016) 1, pp. 99-114
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the level of job satisfaction among Australian immigrants relative to the native-born over time as a measure of their labour market assimilation. Design/methodology/approach – Using the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia panel...
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Human capital obsolescence: some evidence for Spain
Murillo, Inés P. - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) July, pp. 426-445
Purpose – The main objective of this paper is to analyse the link between human capital depreciation and the educational level of Spanish salaried workers. Design/methodology/approach – Wage equations are estimated by sector and occupation, following the empirical framework proposed by...
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Integrating human resource management into lean production and their impact on organizational performance
Bonavia, Tomas; Marin-Garcia, Juan A. - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) November, pp. 923-938
) that specialise in single-firing ceramic tiles in Spain. Findings – Companies that make the most of LP practices are also … those that take care to train workers in using these practices as well as improving their employment security. However, the …
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Wage differentials between native and immigrant women in Spain: Accounting for differences in support
Nicodemo, Catia; Ramos, Raul - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) June, pp. 118-136
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to quantify the wage gap between native and immigrant women in Spain, taking … Spain is particularly interesting because it is a country with abundant and recent immigration. Immigrant women account for … more than half of the total immigrants in Spain, and unlike other host countries, they come from a highly varied range of …
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Towards a methodology to assess organizational learning capability: A study among faculty members
Camps, Joaquín; Alegre, Joaquín; Torres, Federico - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) September, pp. 687-703
cultural differences (Spain vs Costa Rica), sectorial differences (industrial vs services), and the different educational …
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Mobbing and workers’ health: empirical analysis for Spain
Carnero, M. Angeles; Martínez, Blanca; Roci´o … - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) March, pp. 322-339
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to evaluate the effect of mobbing in workers’ health. Design/methodology/approach – Using a dataset of Spanish workers from the VI Spanish Survey on Working Conditions, the authors identify mobbed and not mobbed workers and use two different health...
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Commitment to employees, labor intensity, and labor productivity in small firms: A non-linear approach
Roca-Puig, Vicente; Beltrán-Martín, Inmaculada; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) July, pp. 938-954
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to analyze the potential existence of a concave downward curve between organizational commitment to employees (OCE) and labor productivity in small firms. It also aims to examine the moderating effects of labor intensity on this curvilinear relationship....
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Effects of temporary hiring on the profits of Spanish manufacturing firms
Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, César - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) July, pp. 152-152
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effect of the proportion of temporary workers on the profit-to-sales ratio (or price-cost margin) of Spanish manufacturing firms in the 1990s. Design/methodology/approach – The relation between the proportion of temporary workers and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010666604
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The influence of CEO perceptions on the level of organizational learning: Single-loop and double-loop learning
García-Morales, Victor J.; Verdú-Jover, Antonio J.; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) September, pp. 567-590
analyses were used. The hypotheses are tested using data from 239 firms located in Spain. Findings – This investigation shows …
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Human resources control systems and performance: the role of uncertainty and risk propensity
Verano-Tacoronte, Domingo; Melián-González, Santiago - In: International Journal of Manpower 29 (2008) May, pp. 161-187
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to study the relationship between the HR control system and organizational results, examining the moderating effect of uncertainty and HR risk behavior. Design/methodology/approach – The study analyzes the relationship between HR control systems and...
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