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Development and Sources of Labor Productivityin Chinese Provinces
Su, Biwei; Heshmati, Almas - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2011
of labor productivity has gradually come to theforefront. This paper studies the development and the source of labor … productivity in 31Chinese provinces during the period of 2000-2009. The labor productivity is investigatedthrough an examination at … defined. Theyare regressed on the level and the growth rate of labor productivity to shed light on theirrelationships …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009486971
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City Air or City Markets:Productivity Gains in Urban Areas
Krupka, Douglas J. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Persistent productivity gains to rural-urban migrants have been documented by a number ofresearchers. One …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861141
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Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge
Goodall, Amanda H.; Kahn, Lawrence M.; Oswald, Andrew J. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
Why do some leaders succeed while others fail? This question is important, but its complexitymakes it hard to study systematically. We examine an industry in which there are welldefinedobjectives, small teams, and exact measures of leaders’ characteristics. We showthat a strong predictor of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005859521
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The Productivity Effects of Profi t Sharing, EmployeeOwnership, Stock Option and Team Incentive Plans:Evidence from Korean Panel Data
Kato, Takao; Lee, Ju Ho; Ryu, Jang-Soo - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010
the introductionof a PSP or a TIP will lead to a significant increase in productivity (about 10 percent) whereasno such … evidence found for ESOPs or SOPs. We also find that the productivity payoffappears to be more long-lasting for PSPs than for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360587
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The Impact of Training on Productivity and Wages:Firm Level Evidence
Konings, Jozef; Vanormelingen, Stijn - Institut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2010
endogeneity of input factors andtraining is applied. The productivity premium for a trained worker is estimated at 23%, whilethe …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360602
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An Empirical Assessment of Assortative Matchingin the Labor Market
Mendes, Rute; Berg, Gerard J. van den; Lindeboom, Maarten - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
In labor markets with worker and firm heterogeneity, the matching between firms and workersmay be assortative, meaning that the most productive workers and firms team up. Weinvestigate this with longitudinal population-wide matched employer-employee data fromPortugal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005861854
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The Adoption and Diffusion of OrganizationalInnovation: Evidence for the U.S. Economy
Lynch, Lisa M. - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
Using a unique longitudinal representative survey of both manufacturing and nonmanufacturingbusinesses in the United States during the 1990’s, I examine the incidenceand intensity of organizational innovation and the factors associated with investments inorganizational innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005862804
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Is Information and CommunicationTechnology (ICT) the Right Strategyfor Growth in Mexiko?
Caudillo Sanchez, Francisco - Technische Universität <Freiberg> - 2006
productivity among these sectors. The increasing implementation and imports of ICT technologies, the growing demand for ICT …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005864124
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Good Internal Communication Increases Productivity
Opitz, Isabel; Hinner, Michael B. - Technische Universität <Freiberg> - 2003
problems, the productivity of a company can be increased. The relation between internal communication and productivity has been … of communication on productivity. Since different communication dimensions have a different impact on an employee …’s perceived productivity, effective and efficient internal communication has to be managed, therefore, in accordance with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005864357
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The Influence of Taxes on Migration: Evidence from Switzerland
Liebig, Thomas; Sousa-Poza, Alfonso - Forschungsinstitut für Arbeit und Arbeitsrecht <St. Gallen>
With decreasing migration costs and fiscal decentralisation on the policy agenda in variousOECD countries, the impact of taxation on migration is of growing interest. Empirical studieson this topic have been limited due to a lack of comparable data in an international contextand a lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005852861