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Self-employment of rural-to-urban migrants in China
Giulietti, Corrado; Ning, Guangjie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) June, pp. 96-117
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of self-employment among rural to urban migrants in China. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on a sample of migrant household heads from the 2008 Rural-Urban Migration in China and Indonesia (RUMiCI) survey....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010539784
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PASS: a new panel study for labour market research
Trappmann, Mark; Christoph, Bernhard; Achatz, Juliane; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) November, pp. 765-770
Purpose – This paper aims to introduce a new large-scale panel study (“PASS”) for research on the labour market, the welfare state and poverty that combines a sample of 6,000 recipient households with an equally large sample of the general population. Design/methodology/approach – The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008489505
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Attitudes of demographic item non-respondents in employee surveys
Borg, Ingwer; Braun, Michael; Baumgärtner, Miriam K. - In: International Journal of Manpower 29 (2008) May, pp. 146-160
demographic information, while highly committed participants tend to answer all demographic items. Non-respondents are also more …/implications – The paper does not distinguish among demographic item non-respondents on the basis of how many and which items are omitted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004978957
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Write-in comments in employee surveys
Borg, Ingwer; Zuell, Cornelia - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) August, pp. 206-220
empirically, what kind of comments are generated in employee surveys by respondents who differ in terms of job satisfaction and … employee surveys, but research on such comments is scarce. The purpose of this paper is to analyze, theoretically and … respondents provide comments. Most comments have a negative tone. Negative comments are wordier than positive ones. The likelihood …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010660261
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Productivity and wage effects of “family‐friendly” fringe benefits
Baughman, Reagan; DiNardi, Daniela; Holtz‐Eakin, Douglas - In: International Journal of Manpower 24 (2003) 3, pp. 247-259
Family‐supportive employment benefits have become increasingly popular in recent years as an employer response to the increasing labor force participation of women, and the consequent need to balance work and family life. Economic theory predicts that these types of fringe benefits could at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783071
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Attitudes of demographic item non‐respondents in employee surveys
Borg, Ingwer; Braun, Michael; Baumgärtner, Miriam K. - In: International Journal of Manpower 29 (2008) 2, pp. 146-160
demographic information, while highly committed participants tend to answer all demographic items. Non‐respondents are also more …/implications – The paper does not distinguish among demographic item non‐respondents on the basis of how many and which items are omitted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783277
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PASS: a new panel study for labour market research
Trappmann, Mark; Christoph, Bernhard; Achatz, Juliane; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 30 (2009) 7, pp. 765-770
Purpose – This paper aims to introduce a new large‐scale panel study (“PASS”) for research on the labour market, the welfare state and poverty that combines a sample of 6,000 recipient households with an equally large sample of the general population. Design/methodology/approach – The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783351
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Self‐employment of rural‐to‐urban migrants in China
Giulietti, Corrado; Ning, Guangjie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) 1, pp. 96-117
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of self‐employment among rural to urban migrants in China. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on a sample of migrant household heads from the 2008 Rural‐Urban Migration in China and Indonesia (RUMiCI)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783455
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Write‐in comments in employee surveys
Borg, Ingwer; Zuell, Cornelia - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) 2, pp. 206-220
empirically, what kind of comments are generated in employee surveys by respondents who differ in terms of job satisfaction and … employee surveys, but research on such comments is scarce. The purpose of this paper is to analyze, theoretically and … respondents provide comments. Most comments have a negative tone. Negative comments are wordier than positive ones. The likelihood …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783462
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Job Insecurity: Correlates, Moderators and Measurement
Borg, Ingwer; Elizur, Dov - In: International Journal of Manpower 13 (1992) 2, pp. 13-26
,483 respondents. Shows that JI is associated with more negative evaluations of all aspects of the company and the job, including more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783559