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Retaining the Thin Blue Line: What Shapes Workers' Intentions not to Quit the Current Work Environment
Martin G?chter; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - Institut für Finanzwissenschaft, Fakultät für … - 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the determinants of police officers' intentions to quit their current department. For this purpose, we analysed US survey data that included a large set of police officers from the Baltimore Police Department in Maryland. Our results indicate that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008599218
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The relationship between Stress, Strain and Social Capital
Martin G?chter; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - Institut für Finanzwissenschaft, Fakultät für … - 2009
This paper analyzes the effectiveness of social capital in reducing the negative externalities associated with stress, as well as the physical and psychological strain indicators among police officers. Despite the fact that there is a large multidisciplinary literature on stress or on social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008599221
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The Relationship between Stress and Social Capital among Police Officers
Gächter, Martin; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2009
This paper analyzes the effectiveness of social capital in reducing the negative externalities associated with stress, as well as the physical and psychological indicators of stress among police officers. Despite the fact that there is a large multidisciplinary literature on stress or on social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008459775
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Overskilling, Job Insecurity and Career Mobility
McGuinness, Seamus Mcguinness; Wooden, Mark Peter - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This paper uses longitudinal data from Australia to examine the extent to which overskilling - the extent to which work …-related skills and abilities are utilized in current employment - is a transitory phenomenon. The results suggest that while … separations, and even in instances where job separations are voluntary, the majority of moves do not result in improved skills …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703454
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Calidad del empleo en tiempos de crecimiento
Porras, María Sylvina; Rodríguez, Sandra - Instituto de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias … - 2014
Uruguay has registered in the last ten years a strong dynamism of economic activity and a steady decline in the unemployment rate. However, this does not account for the quality of the jobs created by economic expansion. This research seeks to answer: How has the quality of employment evolved in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010960085
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An Index of Labour Market Well-being for OECD Countries
Osberg, Lars; Sharpe, Andrew - Center for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) - 2003
earnings, as well as skills acquisition that affects future returns from working and the uncertainty surrounding these future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005650216
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Inmigración y cuidados de mayores en la Comunidad de Madrid
 … - Fundación BBVA
La presente monografía muestra una mirada sobre los cuidados de las personas mayores ofrecidos por cuidadoras inmigrantes en el ámbito familiar en Madrid, en un mercado informal. A ello se llega a través de los discursos proporcionados por los actores que intervienen en ese proceso, las...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010662868
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Retaining the Thin Blue Line: What Shapes Workers' Willingness Not to Quit the Current Work Environment
Gächter, Martin; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2009
The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of police officers’ willingness to quit their current department. For this purpose, we work with US survey data that covers a large set of police officers of the Baltimore Police Department in Maryland. Our results indicate that more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008458336
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Gender Variations of Physiolocical and Psychological Stress Among Police Officers
Gächter, Martin; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2009
This paper analyses the effect of gender on reported and perceived levels of stress through examination of both the physical and psychological indicators. It may be interesting to work with police data due to high stress levels among police officers and the fact that the work environment is male...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008461781
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Non-Standard 'Contingent' Employment and Job Satisfaction: A Panel Data Analysis
Buddelmeyer, Hielke; McVicar, Duncan; Wooden, Mark - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, a nationally representative household panel survey covering a country with a high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011266183