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Flexibility and crisis resistance: quantitative evidence for German establishments
Zagelmeyer, Stefan; Heckmann, Markus - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) May, pp. 271-271
Purpose – The research question which this paper aims to address is: To what extent does (labour) flexibility … (numerical) labour flexibility. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a unique cross-sectional dataset of 8,000 establishments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741410
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Flexibility and crisis resistance: quantitative evidence for German establishments
Zagelmeyer, Stefan; Heckmann, Markus - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) 3, pp. 271-287
Purpose – The research question which this paper aims to address is: To what extent does (labour) flexibility … (numerical) labour flexibility. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a unique cross‐sectional dataset of 8,000 establishments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784354
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Efficiency and productivity of employment offices: evidence from Sweden
Althin, Rikard; Behrenz, Lars - In: International Journal of Manpower 26 (2005) 2, pp. 196-206
Purpose – This paper aims to measure the efficiency and productivity of Swedish employment offices. Design/methodology/approach – Using four inputs, five outputs, and two quality attributes the efficiency and productivity of 253 Swedish employment offices are evaluated using models of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783159
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Unemployment in Theory and Practice
Urwin, Peter - In: International Journal of Manpower 22 (2001) 7, pp. 664-674
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784104
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Skills, technology and organisational innovation in Spanish firms
Bayo-Moriones, Alberto; Billón, Margarita; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 29 (2008) May, pp. 122-145
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to provide empirical evidence on the relationships among new technologies, innovative work practices and upskilling in the Spanish case. Design/methodology/approach – Using detailed plant-level data from a survey of Spanish manufacturing firms, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004978970
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Skills, technology and organisational innovation in Spanish firms
Bayo‐Moriones, Alberto; Billón, Margarita; … - In: International Journal of Manpower 29 (2008) 2, pp. 122-145
Purpose – The purpose of this research is to provide empirical evidence on the relationships among new technologies, innovative work practices and upskilling in the Spanish case. Design/methodology/approach – Using detailed plant‐level data from a survey of Spanish manufacturing firms, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783276
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Flexibility models: a critical analysis
Dyer, Suzette - In: International Journal of Manpower 19 (1998) 4, pp. 223-233
Mass production structures have been criticised as being too rigid to respond to increased global competition and to increasingly sophisticated consumers demanding differentiated products. Additionally, the job designs associated with mass production have been criticised for: deskilling workers...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783737
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Labour market flexibility and spatial mobility
Eamets, Raul; Jaakson, Krista - In: International Journal of Manpower 35 (2014) 6, pp. 746-752
Purpose – Recent economic recession has highlighted the role of labour market flexibility as a key factor of … competitiveness of a country. Despite the fact that labour mobility can essentially be seen as part of labour market flexibility …, there is notable research gap concerning spatial mobility and other facets of labour market flexibility. The purpose of this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784447
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Microeconomic analysis of unemployment persistence in Belgium
Gangji, Amynah; Plasman, Robert - In: International Journal of Manpower 29 (2008) July, pp. 280-298
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the causes of unemployment persistence among the Belgian labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081216
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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....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010815012