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Comparative welfare state impacts on work quality and job satisfaction: A cross-national analysis
Westover, Jonathan H. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) July, pp. 503-525
Purpose – The vast cross-disciplinary literature exploring work quality and job satisfaction has linked worker experiences to many individual, organizational, and social outcomes, yet this research has largely failed to shed much light on why cross-national differences in worker satisfaction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010551550
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The Great Recession, jobs and social crises: policies matter
Chowdhury, Anis; Islam, Iyanatul; Lee, Donald - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) March, pp. 220-245
particular, it looks at impacts on the world of work – unemployment, informal and vulnerable employment, working poor and youth … worsening employment situation – rise in unemployment, informal and vulnerable employment, youth unemployment, and working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010742475
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The Great Recession, jobs and social crises: policies matter
Chowdhury, Anis; Islam, Iyanatul; Lee, Donald - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) March, pp. 220-245
particular, it looks at impacts on the world of work – unemployment, informal and vulnerable employment, working poor and youth … worsening employment situation – rise in unemployment, informal and vulnerable employment, youth unemployment, and working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685874
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Comparative welfare state impacts on work quality and job satisfaction
Westover, Jonathan H. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) 7, pp. 503-525
Purpose – The vast cross‐disciplinary literature exploring work quality and job satisfaction has linked worker experiences to many individual, organizational, and social outcomes, yet this research has largely failed to shed much light on why cross‐national differences in worker...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805742
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The Great Recession, jobs and social crises: policies matter
Chowdhury, Anis; Islam, Iyanatul; Lee, Donald - In: International Journal of Social Economics 40 (2013) 3, pp. 220-245
particular, it looks at impacts on the world of work – unemployment, informal and vulnerable employment, working poor and youth … worsening employment situation – rise in unemployment, informal and vulnerable employment, youth unemployment, and working …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805784
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Labor force participation of married women in Punjab (Pakistan)
Azid, Toseef; Khan, Rana Ejaz Ali; Alamasi, Adnan M.S. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) July, pp. 592-612
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the factors that influence the decision of married women (in the age group of 16-60 years) to participate in labor force activities. Design/methodology/approach – This is an empirical study employing the non-linear maximum likelihood...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008788350
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Factors affecting the intensity of nonfarm participation among ethnic minorities in Northwest Mountains, Vietnam
Tran, Tuyen Quang; Vu, Huong Van; Doan, Tinh Thanh - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 4, pp. 417-430
without nonfarm employment. Findings – The study found that households depended heavily on agriculture for subsistence and … their access to nonfarm employment is very limited. Households with nonfarm employment had much higher levels of education …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807763
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Labour force participation of elderly in India: patterns and determinants
Reddy, A Bheemeshwar - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 5, pp. 502-516
/methodology/approach – The author uses data from repeated cross-sectional rounds of Employment and Unemployment Surveys of National Sample Survey … participation in India. Originality/value – Given that the studies on employment of elderly in India are scanty, this paper provides …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014807852
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Labor force participation of married women in Punjab (Pakistan)
Azid, Toseef; Ejaz Ali Khan, Rana; Alamasi, Adnan M.S. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 37 (2010) 8, pp. 592-612
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the factors that influence the decision of married women (in the age group of 16‐60 years) to participate in labor force activities. Design/methodology/approach – This is an empirical study employing the non‐linear maximum likelihood...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014805615
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Co-operation and conflict between firms, communities, new social movements and the role of government v. Cerro De San Pedro case
Vargas-Hernández, José G. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 34 (2007) May, pp. 320-344
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to analyze relationships of cooperation and conflict between a mining company and the involved communities, focusing on the presence of the mining company (MSX) in Cerro de San Pedro, Mexico. Design/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081261