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Entfremdung in der Arbeit / Alienation at work
Henning, Christoph - In: Arbeit 24 (2016) 1-2, pp. 13-30
Zusammenfassung Durch die Verdichtung der Arbeit in den letzten Jahrzehnten haben Klagen über Entfremdungsphänomene … Beitrag die Marx‘sche Theorie der Entfremdung auf eine Weise, die sie für arbeitssoziologische Forschungen und Praxis wieder …. But what exactly is alienation? Based on recent changes in the world of work, this paper aims to rephrase Marx’s theory of …
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The next wave: Refining the future of offshoring
Rutherford, Bruce; Mobley, Shawn - In: Journal of Corporate Real Estate 7 (2005) 1, pp. 87-95
Offshoring, the process of relocating discrete business functions or processes to foreign locations, is rapidly expanding. Offshoring integrally links real estate decisions to business strategy, offering corporate real estate (CRE) professionals an opportunity to advise and perform at the...
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Social capital and the brokerage system: the formation of debt bondage in South India
Bhukuth, Augendra; Ballet, Jérôme; Guérin, Isabelle - In: Journal of Economic Studies 34 (2007) 4, pp. 311-323
Purpose – The concept of social capital has known unrelenting success over recent years. However, some ambiguities continue to surround the topic. Several authors have spelled out the link between social capital and trust, but there has been limited empirical analysis focusing on the creation...
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On the marginal social cost of cash‐cum‐in‐kind transfers
Duarte, Lucas; Mattos, Enlinson; Serillo, Juliana - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) 5, pp. 577-603
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to characterize that the marginal social cost of public funds and to estimate the response of labor supply to these publicly provided goods, and simulate the marginal social cost of cash‐cum‐in‐kind transfers (MSCKT) for Brazil....
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The factor content of net trade for the OECD countries
Torstensson, Johan - In: Journal of Economic Studies 22 (1995) 6, pp. 3-15
on foreign trade between the OECD countries and then determines average capital‐labour ratio as the OECD average. Both …
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Income and commodity taxes in a two‐good, two‐period model with heterogeneous preferences
Creedy, John - In: Journal of Economic Studies 23 (1996) 1, pp. 3-17
Explores tax structures in a two‐period, two‐good model, allowing for endogenous labour supplies. The model includes …
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Adjustment to the European single market: inferences from intra‐industry trade patterns
Brülhart, Marius; Elliott, Robert J.R. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 25 (1998) 3, pp. 225-247
In the run‐up to the 1992 single‐market deadline, there were concerns that inter‐industry adjustment pressures among EU member countries would increase. Such expectations were due partly to a perceived reversal of the post‐Second World War growth in intra‐industry trade (IIT). Finds...
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Does tenure affect earnings?
Theodossiou, I.; White, M.J. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 25 (1998) 4, pp. 328-343
This paper investigates the relationship between tenure and earnings using two different approaches utilising a matched employer‐employee sample. In the first approach a two step procedure is adopted where the tenure status is modelled as endogenous and subject to choice decision. In the...
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Human trafficking and forced labour
Bakirci, Kadriye - In: Journal of Financial Crime 16 (2009) 2, pp. 160-165
Purpose – During the last ten years, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and some other international … organizations, have increasingly addressed human trafficking from a “forced labour” perspective. The purpose of this paper is to … clarify the terminology in relation to human trafficking and forced labour, to highlight the links between them, and to …
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Strategies to foster labor flexibility
Karuppan, Corinne M. - In: International Journal of Productivity and Performance … 53 (2004) 6, pp. 532-547
This empirical study identifies individual, organizational, and job factors of the range‐number element of labor flexibility. Tenure and emotional stability are found to increase a worker's flexibility. Emphases on quality, speed, and flexibility (time) also have positive influences on labor...
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