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The effects of Belgian outward direct investment in European high-wage and low-wage countries on employment in Belgium
Cuyvers, Ludo; Soeng, Reth - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) July, pp. 300-312
/methodology/approach – The effects of foreign production undertaken by Belgian foreign-oriented companies on employment in Belgium are … overall effects on employment in Belgium of its outward foreign direct investment for the period 1999-2007, i.e. using the …Purpose – The paper aims at providing evidence on the impact on employment of outward foreign direct investment …
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The effects of Belgian outward direct investment in European high‐wage and low‐wage countries on employment in Belgium
Cuyvers, Ludo; Soeng, Reth - In: International Journal of Manpower 32 (2011) 3, pp. 300-312
/methodology/approach – The effects of foreign production undertaken by Belgian foreign‐oriented companies on employment in Belgium are … overall effects on employment in Belgium of its outward foreign direct investment for the period 1999‐2007, i.e. using the …Purpose – The paper aims at providing evidence on the impact on employment of outward foreign direct investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783420
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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
contribution in the explanation of unemployment persistence in Belgium, besides that of observed and unobserved characteristics. …
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Work organization, labour contracts and employment
Dhyne, Emmanuel; Mahy, Benoît - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) March, pp. 246-263
temporary contracts during the last 20 years in Belgium, compared to the situation in its neighbouring countries. The authors … contracts employment adjustment, while ITCs adjustment does not depend on whether firms employ FTCs. ITCs short-term employment …
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Restructuring processes and capability for voice: case study of Volkswagen, Brussels
Munck, Jean De; Ferreras, Isabelle - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) May, pp. 397-397
Purpose – This paper aims to use the Capability Approach in order to shed light on the capability for voice of workers in an industrial restructuring process. Design/methodology/approach – The research relies on conceptual frames and distinctions borrowed from Amartya Sen, Jon Elster and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010741416
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Restructuring processes and capability for voice: case study of Volkswagen, Brussels
Munck, Jean De; Ferreras, Isabelle - In: International Journal of Manpower 34 (2013) May, pp. 397-397
Purpose – This paper aims to use the Capability Approach in order to shed light on the capability for voice of workers in an industrial restructuring process. Design/methodology/approach – The research relies on conceptual frames and distinctions borrowed from Amartya Sen, Jon Elster and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010681280
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Does it pay to be productive? The case of age groups
Cataldi, Alessandra; Kampelmann, Stephan; Rycx, François - In: International Journal of Manpower 33 (2012) March, pp. 264-283
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate empirically the relationship between workforce age, wage and productivity at the firm level. Design/methodology/approach – Panel data techniques are applied to Belgian data on private sector workers and firms during 1999-2006. Findings –...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010661215
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Flexibility, turnover and training
Forrier, Anneleen; Sels, Luc - In: International Journal of Manpower 24 (2003) 2, pp. 148-168
Addresses the question of whether a high turnover of staff is accompanied by lower investment in company‐training. By means of a written questionnaire, data were collected from 223 companies in four different sectors: the food sector, the wholesale trade, the printing industry and the software...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783067
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Industry wage differentials and the bargaining regime in a corporatist country
Rycx, François - In: International Journal of Manpower 24 (2003) 4, pp. 347-366
This paper examines the role of the bargaining regime in bringing about inter‐industry wage differentials in the Belgian private sector. Empirical findings, based on the 1995 Structure of Earnings Survey, emphasise that sectors offering high/low wages are similar for workers covered by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783077
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Rent sharing and the gender wage gap in Belgium
Rycx, François; Tojerow, Ilan - In: International Journal of Manpower 25 (2004) 3/4, pp. 279-299
This study investigates, on the basis of a unique combination of two large‐scale data sets, how rent sharing interacts with the gender wage gap in the Belgian private sector. Empirical findings show that individual gross hourly wages are significantly and positively related to firm...
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