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Decision Structures in Franchise Systems of the Plural Form
Kranz, Sebastian; Lewin-Solomons, Shira B. - 2008
Many successful franchise chains directly own a positive fraction of stores --- a structure referred to as plural form. We propose that this ownership structure is chosen as a commitment not to expropriate franchisees. The theoretical model is based on an empirical analysis of contract and...
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Work disability, work, and justification bias in Europe and the U.S.
Kapteyn, Arie; Smith, James P.; van Soest, Arthur - 2009
To analyze the effect of health on work, many studies use a simple self-assessed health measure based upon a question such as do you have an impairment or health problem limiting the kind or amount of work you can do? A possible drawback of such a measure is the possibility that different groups...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276704
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Validating Abbreviated Measures of Effort-Reward Imbalance at Work in European Cohort Studies: The IPD-Work Consortium
Siegrist, Johannes; Dragano, Nico; Nyberg, Solja T.; … - In: International Archives of Occupational and … 87 (2014), pp. 249-256
Background: Effort-reward imbalance (ERI) is an established conceptualisation of work stress. Although a validated …
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The impact of flexible working arrangements on work-life conflict and work pressure in Ireland
Russell, Helen; O'Connell, Philip J.; McGinnity, Frances - 2007
Recent rapid economic growth in Ireland has been accompanied by a strong surge in the number of women in employment, and this has led to a significant increase in the proportion of dual-earner families. These changes have brought the issue of reconciliation between work and care commitments to...
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Minimum wage channels of adjustment
Hirsch, Barry T.; Kaufman, Bruce E.; Zelenska, Tetyana - 2011
The economic impact of the 2007-2009 increases in the federal minimum wage (MW) is analyzed using a sample of quick-service restaurants in Georgia and Alabama. Store-level biweekly payroll records for individual employees are used, allowing us to precisely measure the MW compliance cost for each...
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Financial stress, family conflict, and youths' successful transition to adult roles
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Ribar, David C. - 2009
We analyze the effect of mothers' and youths' reports of family financial stress and conflict on youths' transitions … associated with youth making later transitions. Overall, financial stress and conflict have independent effects on youths …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269448
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Integrating personality psychology into economics
Heckman, James J. - 2011
This paper reviews the problems and potential benefits of integrating personality psychology into economics. Economists have much to learn from and contribute to personality psychology.
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Franchising bei Verkehrsbetrieben
Kummer, Sebastian; Mating, Anette; Käsbauer, Markus; … - 2000
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The relationship between Stress, Strain and Social Capital
Gächter, Martin; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - 2010
This paper analyzes the effectiveness of social capital in reducing the negative externalities associated with stress … multidisciplinary literature on stress or on social capital, the link between both factors is still underexplored. In this empirical …. Using a multivariate regression analysis focusing on eight different proxies for stress and strain, and two proxies for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294804
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Retaining the Thin Blue Line: What Shapes Workers' Intentions not to Quit the Current Work Environment
Gächter, Martin; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - 2010
accept high levels of stress as inherent to the job of policing. …
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