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International Trade and the Skill Structure of Wages and Employment in West Germany / Außenhandel und die Qualifikationsstruktur von Löhnen und Beschäftigung in Westdeutschland
Fitzenberger, Bernd - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 219 (1999) 1-2, pp. 67-89
were increasing disproportionately both for low- and high-skilled labor whereas employment trends were favoring higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014608669
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The glass ceiling: a perspective of women working in Durban
Enid Kiaye, Risper; Maniraj Singh, Anesh - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 28 (2013) 1, pp. 28-42
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether the glass ceiling exists in organisations located in Durban. The study specifically concentrated on the barriers to the upward mobility of women, based on constructs such as social roles, personal characteristics and situational...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014744325
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Union recognition and union security
Colley, Linda - In: Journal of Management History 23 (2017) 1, pp. 95-110
Purpose Union membership has declined in many countries reducing union capacity to bargain and contribute to economic equality. This paper aims to explore a more hopeful case in an Australian state, where the dramatic anti-union strategies of conservative governments have been reversed by Labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014885125
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An Information Theory Approach to Measuring Industrial Diversification
Attaran, Mohsen; Zwick, Martin - In: Journal of Economic Studies 16 (1989) 1
particular region over time. Using the entropy method, employment diversity indices are computed for the 50 states and the … found to be relatively diversified in terms of employment over the period of study. However, there is a decreasing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863823
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Hispanics and the Local Labour Market Earnings of Blacks
Bellante, Don; Kogut, Carl A.; Moncarz, Raul - In: International Journal of Manpower 12 (1991) 5, pp. 22-26
The effect of the relative supply of Hispanics on the relative earnings of Blacks in US labour markets is examined. The data source for the empirical estimates is the March 1988 Current Population Survey . The results support one of the key features of the Becker model of discrimination, amely,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783541
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Employment‐at‐Will Statements: Perceptions of Job Applicants
Wayland, Robert F.; Clay, Joan Marie; Payne, Stephen L. - In: International Journal of Manpower 14 (1993) 1, pp. 22-33
Employers in the USA often use employment‐at‐will statements in the employment application process to minimize their … suggest that applicants would prefer to join organizations that do not include employment‐at‐will statements in the … of company concern regarding its employees would significantly influence their views of an employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783578
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Evaluating Employment and Training Programmes: Lessons from the USA
Maynard, Rebecca A. - In: International Journal of Manpower 14 (1993) 2, pp. 94-104
Provides a review of the methodologies used to evaluate various US‐implemented employment and training programmes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783587
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Job Rotation and Public Policy: Theory with Applications to Japan and the USA
Mourdoukoutas, Panos; Roy, Udayan - In: International Journal of Manpower 15 (1994) 6, pp. 57-71
Argues that the high job mobility observed most prominently among workers in Japanese firms is consistent with the behaviour of risk‐averse individuals when neither private nor public income insurance is widely available to displaced workers. Laissez faire is suboptimal and involves higher job...
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Employment equity, affirmative action and managing diversity: assessing the differences
Agócs, Carol; Burr, Catherine - In: International Journal of Manpower 17 (1996) 4/5, pp. 30-45
Affirmative action in the USA, and employment equity in Canada, are policy frameworks that have developed through the … discrimination in employment. Managing diversity, in contrast, is a voluntary initiative by corporate decision makers, at the level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783696
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Sleight of hand
Lafer, Gordon - In: International Journal of Manpower 20 (1999) 3/4, pp. 139-151
improving the employment opportunities of low‐income Americans. This essay provides new findings from the US labour market and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014783773