It is argued here that more sophisticated frameworks of analysis than currently exist are required to support deeper understanding of small firm employment relationships. A psychological contract framework is adopted, presenting data on three small firm case studies and contrasting this with...

Целью статьи является определение факторов социально-трудовых отношений на основе использования экономико-математических методов, учитывающих результаты...

Aktuelle Entwicklungen im deutschen System industrieller Beziehungen weisen darauf hin, dass sich das Normalarbeitsverhaeltnis (gemeinsam mit anderen komplementaeren Institutionen) derzeit in einem Erosionsprozess befindet. Arbeitnehmervertretungen geraten dadurch unter Druck, so dass sie neue...

The deployment of labour is regulated by rules laid down in labour laws, collective labour agreements and internal company rulebooks. The subject of this article is how changes in the nature of the company and in the nature of the employment relationship affect the type of rules regulating the...

Economic growth theory has underplayed the importance of the management of the business enterprise in economic growth and development. In today's global economy, business enterprises must be able to sense opportunities, seize or execute on such opportunities, and reconfigure and transform as...

Using a search and matching labor market equilibrium model, this paper quantifies lost labor productivity and consumption per worker that emerges from the restrictions on dismissals. Dismissal restrictions hamper the efficient reallocation of workers, with workers remaining longer in jobs. But...

This paper does two things. First, it articulates what are the main implications of theoretical and empirical research for design of labor market policies and labor market institutions. Second, in this light, the paper analyzes the IMF’s labor market recommendations since the beginning of the...

In this article, the author covers the evolution of employment relationships of civil servants in the Republic of Moldova during three stages, starting with the quality of typical employment relationships and finishing with the quality they currently have: of atypical legal relationships. The...