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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
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Taxation and the Female Labour Supply in Japan
Furugori, Tomoko - In: International Journal of Manpower 12 (1991) 4, pp. 5-10
The Japanese economy, facing a severe labour shortage, may need to seek a fuller utilisation of women. Circumstantial … evidence about the labour shortage is described, and Japanese wage and income tax systems are analysed, from which it is found … that they are institutionally working against women seeking to enter the labour market. Wage and income tax structures must …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783550
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Where Did the Passion Go?
Rosenberg, DeAnne - In: International Journal of Manpower 11 (1990) 6, pp. 20-22
Means are considered whereby maturing firms can maintain the initial surge of enthusiasm and productivity of their technical creative staff. The drive and motivation of such staff often characterise the birth of new firms, but without careful management the energy of these key personnel is too...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783523
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Small Firms Policy and its Regional Implications in Britain
Stanworth, John; Stanworth, Celia - In: International Journal of Manpower 11 (1990) 6, pp. 8-16
Under the Thatcher Government′s “Enterprise Culture”, the size of the small business sector has frequently been taken as a key indicator of economic success in Britain. Measurement of achievement in such terms does indeed indicate a high degree of economic buoyancy. However, a deeper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783525
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Small Business Entrepreneurship: An Ethics and Human Relations Perspective
Kelly, Eileen P. - In: International Journal of Manpower 22 (2001) 7, pp. 664-674
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014784106
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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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Reasons for part-time work: an empirical analysis for Germany and The Netherlands
Allaart, Piet; Bellmann, Lutz - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) October, pp. 557-557
investigate to what extent the difference between Germany and The Netherlands can be explained from the demand side of the labour …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010815020
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Cream skimming in employment programmes for the disabled? Evidence from Sweden
Skedinger, Per; Widerstedt, Barbro - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) November, pp. 694-694
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse recruitment to sheltered employment for the disabled, with particular attention to cream skimming, i.e. whether the most able candidates are picked by programme organisers. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper recruitment practices and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010666587
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Differentiation in knowledge-creating organizations
Lloria, M. Begoña - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) November, pp. 674-674
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the analysis of the influence of organizational design variables on the creation of knowledge within the organization. The impact that enablers have on knowledge creation has been widely demonstrated and established in the relevant literature....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010666593
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The part-time wage penalty in European countries: how large is it for men?
O'Dorchai, Síle; Plasman, Robert; Rycx, François - In: International Journal of Manpower 28 (2007) October, pp. 571-571
of six European countries, i.e. Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and the UK. Design/methodology/approach – Using … amounts to 16 per cent of a male part-timer's wage in Spain, to 24 per cent in Belgium, to 28 per cent in Denmark and Italy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010666597