Der Aufsatz untersucht qualitativ-explorativ, auf welche Weise sich netzwerkfoermige Wertschoepfung und Mehr-Arbeitgeber-Beziehungen in der Facility Services-Branche auf die inter-gewerkschaftlichen Beziehungen auswirken. Mit Hilfe eines strukturationstheoretisch inspirierten Ansatzes...

After a recession of historic proportions, an export-led recovery is gaining traction in Ireland. The pace of recovery, however, varies sharply across sectors. While export-oriented manufacturing and services, led by large multinationals, have reached record-high levels of output,...

Negative consequences of undeclared work are reflected in the economy by distorting competition. Thus, employers who do not use declared work have fewer financial obligations and therefore are competing unfairly with those employers who use all kinds of resources and making real efforts to...

This paper evaluates the impact of economic and legal variables on wage differentials between men and women. Since Becker (1957) economists have argued that competitive markets eliminate discrimination in the long run. On the other hand, practically all countries have enacted some sort of law...

This Paper evaluates the impact of economic and legal variables on wage differentials between men and women. Since Becker (1957) economists have argued that competitive markets eliminate discrimination in the long run. On the other hand, practically all countries have enacted some sort of law...

This paper tests the impact of competition on the hiring process in the French retail sector. Following the Becker's theory, higher the competition, lower is discrimination. Using local Herfindhal-Hirschman indexes, a correspondence study ensures to observe how competition affects...

In the labor market, statistical discrimination occurs when employers' beliefs about workers' behavior induce different groups of workers to invest at different rates in their education. Thus, even though groups may be identical ex-ante, the beliefs of the employers are self-fulfilling....

Announcing a winner is always a real challenge. The connoisseurs know why. When the criterion is the number of claims and money collected as fines and penalties for nonobservance of trade rules, the ranking becomes even more challenging.