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Laboratory Professionals in Africa: The Backbone of Quality Diagnostics
Schneidman, Miriam; Dacombe, Russell J.; Carter, Jane - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality diagnosis and inadequate disease surveillance. Laboratory professionals are predominantly male with relatively limited female labor participation, with potential gender based...
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Cultural Effects on Employee Loyalty in Japan and The U. S.: Individual- or Organization-Level? An Analysis of Plant and Employee Survey Data from the 80’s
Lincoln, James R.; Doerr, Bernadette - Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE), … - 2012
how organization (factory) cultures then differed between Japan and the U. S. and how they affected employee loyalty â …. Following Benedict’s classic attribution of a “shame†culture to Japan and “guilt†culture to the U. S., we predict and … the organization-level in Japan and chiefly at the individual-level in the U. S. This conclusion is qualified, however, by …
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Are There Price Premiums for Certified Wood?Empirical Evidence from Log Auction Data in Japan
Yamamoto, Yuki; Takeuchi, Kenji; Shinkuma, Takayoshi - Faculty of Economics, Kobe University - 2012
By using data on more than 38,000 log auction transactions from market in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, we estimate …
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Is there a price premium for certified wood? Empirical evidence from log auction data in Japan
Yamamoto, Yuki; Takeuchi, Kenji; Shinkuma, Takayoshi - In: Forest Policy and Economics 38 (2014) C, pp. 168-172
transactions in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. We found a positive and statistically significant effect of certification. The premium …
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The changing conditions of higher education teaching personnel
Chevaillier, Thierry - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010965926
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Dar es salaam : occupational safety and health in the informal sector; (report on intervention strategies).
Forastieri, V; PG, Riwa; D, Swai - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1996
Describes a experimental pilot project on occupational safety and health for 11 informal sector clusters in two districts of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 1995.
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Job satisfaction and decentralization : the effects of systemic change on Swedish comprehensive school teachers from 1988 to 1993.
R, Ellmin - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1995
Explores the impact on teachers of recent changes in the education system as a whole. Based on the 1988 teacher survey, the 1993 school management survey, and the 1993 teacher survey.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966187
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Measuring decent work with statistical indicators
Anker, Richard; Chernyshev, Igor; Egger, Philippe; … - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002
Explores the conceptual dimensions of decent work and discusses policy issues which can be addressed with decent work indicators. Describes a general approach to measuring decent work with statistical indicators and introduces eleven broad aspects of decent work.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966553
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Occupational safety and health in the food and drink industries.
S, Tomoda - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1993
Chapter 5 examines "Safety and health issues in respect of women workers in the food and drink industries". The paper provides information on the impact of technological progress in the sector; identifies the general hazards encountered; describes the injuries and diseases suffered by workers and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967201
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Safety and health of meat, poultry and fish processing workers.
S, Tomoda - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1997
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967241