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unemployment response; and the very slow rate of recovery. We review the literature which finds most of the decline in productivity … intensification but employers appeared incapable of turning this effort into improved workplace level productivity. Widespread pay …
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employed and changes in workplace performance. We find some evidence that workplace labour productivity falls where the …
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This paper links data on establishments and individuals to analyze the role of establishments in the increase in inequality that has become a central topic in economic analysis and policy debate. It decomposes changes in the variance of log earnings among individuals into the part due to changes...
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Using panel data for nearly all service providers in a single industry sector, we examine productivity responses to … interest in maximising productivity. Ours is the first study to measure service industry productivity using both price and … Productivity (TFP) than incumbents. Increased competition from new entrants leads incumbents to reduce the price of union …
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union density on firm productivity and wages in the population of Norwegian firms over the period 2001 to 2012. Increases in … union density lead to substantial increases in firm productivity and wages having accounted for the potential endogeneity of …
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I examine the history of employee engagement and how it has been characterised by thinkers in sociology, psychology, management and economics. I suggest that, while employers may choose to invest in employee engagement, there are alternative management strategies that may be profit-maximising. I...
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practices have demonstrable benefits for those who use them, helping firms to grow and increasing their productivity. The …
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That football Head Coaches will be dismissed for poor performance and will quit when they have better outside options seems to be nothing more than a statement of the obvious. But owners may find it hard to distinguish poor performance from bad luck and may find it difficult to identify and...
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through the season, in a context where employers are fully aware of current and prospective workers' productivity. …
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