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Impact of non-agricultural businesses on rural employment in south Kazakhstan province
Esengazieva, Saule - 2017
As a result of the on-going global economic crisis, issues of employment, unemployment and labor mobility in Kazakhstan … employment and self-employment opportunities, as well as raising the living standards of the rural population. …
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The current state of research on the two-way linkages between productivity and well-being
Sharpe, Andrew; Fard, Shahrzad Mobasher - 2022
Interest in the topic of well-being has burgeoned in recent years as the weaknesses of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita as a proxy for well-being have become more apparent. At the same time, the global economy has experienced a productivity slowdown. Since productivity growth is...
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(Un)employment and skillsformation in Chile: An explorationof the effects of training in labourmarket transitions
Bogliaccini, Juan A.; Madariaga, Aldo; Rojas Peralta, Miski - 2022
the transitions from unemployment to employment and between different types of employment. Using individual-level panel …
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Why should we integrate income and employment support? A conceptual and empirical investigation
Asenjo, Antonia; Escudero, Verónica; Liepmann, Hannah - 2022
The integration of active labour market policies within income support schemes - such as unemployment insurance and social assistance - has been a key component of social protection in high-income countries since the 1990s, with a rich literature reviewing its effects and implementation...
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What has been driving work-to-work transitions in the emerging world? A comparative study of Indonesia and South Africa
Brehm, Johannes; Doku, Angela; Escudero, Verónica - 2023
. Moreover, we find that precarious forms of employment are persistent: individuals who start their careers at the bottom of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014374527
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Umweltmanagement und ECO-Design: Dokumentation der transnationalen Partnerschaft zwischen Verein Faktor 4+, Klagenfurt, Wuppertal Institut, Wuppertal, Klaus Novy Institut, Köln. Zu...
Klemisch, Herbert; Liedtke, Christa; Manstein, Christopher - 1999
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Die Bedeutung der Älteren auf dem Arbeitsmarkt nimmt deutlich zu
Brenke, Karl - In: DIW Wochenbericht 74 (2007) 21, pp. 337-345
Während die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen unter 50 Jahren in den letzten Jahren abgenommen hat und erst mit dem gegenwärtigen Konjunkturaufschwung wieder anzieht, ist die Beschäftigung der Älteren seit 1998 stetig und deutlich gewachsen - und zwar um 1,5 Mill. Das gilt sowohl für die...
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New firms - different jobs? An inquiry into the quality of employment in start-ups and incumbents
Koch, Andreas; Späth, Jochen - 2009
entrepreneurship research analyses the employment effects of start-ups vs. incumbent firms, our knowledge about differences in these … qualitative aspects of employment is rather poor. Labour market research, on the other hand, has been thoroughly accounting for … constructed from employment information and comprising nearly the entire German economy, we find significant differences between …
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Workplace Safety and Employee Productivity of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
Mutegi, Tetu Mwenda; Joshua, Paul Mugambi; Kinyua, … - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 2, pp. 1-29
This study determined the effect of workplace safety on employee productivity in manufacturing firms in Kenya. Moreover, it analysed the relationship between workplace safety programmes (ergonomics, emergency management, safety training, and risk transfer) and employee productivity, measured by...
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Harmonizing work safety and health practices towards technician’s productivity in the workplace: A modified theory of planned behaviour
Shodipe, Olabanji Taiwo; Ohanu, Ifeanyi Benedict - In: Cogent Business & Management 10 (2023) 2, pp. 1-25
Several technicians have been exposed to danger and varying degree of risk, exposed to diverse grades of occupational and health hazard, injuries and death which may arise from accidents. Several factors that cause these accidents range from inadequate experience, short job tenure, insufficient...
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