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Teamwork and intra-firm wage dispersion among blue-collar workers
Jirjahn, Uwe (contributor); Kraft, Kornelius (contributor) - 2008
Using data on a sample of manufacturing establishments in Germany, we find that the use of self-managed teams is …
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Empirische Untersuchungen zur betrieblichen Wahl der Entlohnungsart
Hübler, Olaf - 1997
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The use of performance appraisal systems : evidence from Dutch establishment data
Jirjahn, Uwe; Poutsma, Erik - 2011
Using Dutch data, we examine the characteristics of establishments that operate performance appraisal systems. Our estimates provide a couple of interesting results: (1) Several indicators of multitasking are positively associated with the use of performance appraisal systems. There is also a...
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Variable payment schemes and productivity : do individual-based schemes really have a stronger influence than collective ones?
Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2023
While studies on individual-based and collective payment schemes are largely unconnected, there appears to be a widely held belief that individual-based schemes have a stronger influence on firm performance than collective ones. This also applies to an index of best management practices...
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Variable payment schemes and productivity : do individual-based schemes really have a stronger influence than collective ones?
Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens - 2023
While studies on individual-based and collective payment schemes are largely unconnected, there appears to be a widely held belief that individual-based schemes have a stronger influence on firm performance than collective ones. This also applies to an index of best management practices...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014306872
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Working from home and performance pay : individual or collective payment schemes?
Jirjahn, Uwe; Rienzo, Cinzia - 2024
Working from home reduces real-time visibility of employees within the physical space of the workplace. This makes it difficult to monitor employees' work behavior. Employers may instead monitor employees' outputs and provide incentives through performance pay. The crucial question is what type...
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Do spillovers stimulate incremental or drastic product innovations? : Hypotheses and evidence from German establishment data
Jirjahn, Uwe (contributor); Kraft, Kornelius (contributor) - 2006
We estimate the determinants of various types of product innovation. Knowledge spillovers from rivals have a positive impact on incremental innovations. This impact is largely independent of the participation in R&D cooperations. Spillovers exert no such independent influence on drastic...
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Mikroökonomische Beschäftigungseffekte des Hamburger Modells zur Beschäftigungsförderung
Jirjahn, Uwe (contributor); Pfeifer, Christian (contributor) - 2006
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Works councils and learning : on the dynamic dimension of codetermination
Jirjahn, Uwe; Mohrenweiser, Jens; Backes-Gellner, Uschi - 2009
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Single motherhood in East and West Germany : what can explain the differences?
Jirjahn, Uwe; Struewing, Cornelia - 2015
The share of single mothers is higher in East Germany than in West Germany. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel … of couples with minor children. Women in East Germany have both a higher probability of out-of-partnership birth and a … East and West Germany. The differences in single motherhood appear to be rather driven by cultural and economic factors. …
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