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How Germans use their time
Scheffel, Juliane - 2011
Arbeitsbedingungen der deutschen Bevölkerung auf die Allokation der Freizeit zu bestimmen. Der zweite Aufsatz untersucht, ob Arbeit zu … Arbeitsbedingungen, vernachlässigt mögliche adverse Auswirkungen auf das Sozialleben und die Gesundheit. Der dritte Artikel untersucht …, diesen Arbeitsbedingungen schon über einen längeren Zeitraum ausgesetzt zu sein. Abschließend untersucht der vierte Aufsatz …
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Labour Standards as a Justification for Trade Barriers: Consumer Concerns, Protectionism and the Evidence
Bakhshi, Samira; Kerr, William A. - 2010
In this article, justifications by producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocates (humanitarian motives) for including labour standards in international trade agreements are discussed. To date, little work has been undertaken to determine empirically whether low labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442643
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Labour Standards as a Justification for Trade Barriers: Consumer Concerns, Protectionism and the Evidence: Technical Annex
Bakhshi, Samira; Kerr, William A. - 2010
In this article, justifications by producers (economic protectionism), consumers and social advocates (humanitarian motives) for including labour standards in international trade agreements are discussed. To date, little work has been undertaken to determine empirically whether low labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442644
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Towards improved labour standards for construction of minor works in low income countries
Cotton, Andrew P.; Sohail (Khan), M.; Scott, Rebecca E. - 2005
Purpose of the paper: The construction industry is one of the largest employment providers in the developing world. It …
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Labor Market Institutions and Firm Policy - Theoretical and Experimental Insights
Paul, Christian - 2009
In this thesis, we theoretically and experimentally analyze three aspects of labor markets. We first ask whether the introduction of a minimum wage not only increases the wages of workers who previously earned less than this minimum wage, but also of those who earned considerably more already....
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Firm Size Distribution and EPL in Italy
Schivardi, Fabiano; Torrini, Roberto - 2003
We study the role of employment protection legislation (EPL) in explaining the relative small average size of Italian firms. We construct a simple model that shows that the smooth relation between size and growth probability is disturbed in proximity of the thresholds at which EPL applies...
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A case study: Integrated work environment and organizational change
Heubach, J.G.; Montgomery, J.C.; Weimer, W.C.; … - 2009
The failure to integrate environmental and organizational interventions may help explain the lack of success of many change efforts. The high rate of failure for change efforts (50% to 90% failure rates) has been noted by many writers. While specific causes of failure are diverse, a common theme...
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Economics and lighting level recommendations
Clear, R.; Berman, S. - 2008
The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America develops light level recommendations for tasks where visual performance is important. The 1959 and 1972 recommendations for illumination levels were based on the principle of delivering a fixed level of performance as predicted by the visual...
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Work environments and organizational effectiveness: A call for integration
Heerwagen, J.H.; Heubach, J.G.; Brown, B.W.; Sanchez, J.A. - 2008
In response to a request from the Pacific Northwest Laboratory`s Analytical Chemistry Upgrades Program, a team was formed to (1) review work environment and productivity research, (2) report the research in a manner usable to organizational decision-makers, (3) identify Hanford Site facilities...
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Westinghouse Hanford Company ALARA year-end report, Calendar Year 1994: Revision 3A, Radiological engineering and ALARA
Berglund, O.D. - 2009
It has long been the US Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) Policy that radiation doses should be maintained as far below the dose limits as is reasonably achievable. This policy, known as the ``ALARA Principle of radiation protection,`` maintains that radiation exposures should be maintained as low...
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