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Can imports mitigate racial earnings inequality?
Agesa, Jacqueline; Agesa, Richard U.; Lopes, Carlos - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) 2, pp. 156-170
eliminate racial wage discrimination. Design/methodology/approach – This paper utilizes quantile regression to examine the … industry over the sample period to examine whether global competition is a viable means to eliminate racial wage discrimination …‐ and medium‐skill non‐union whites. However, imports cannot mitigate racial earnings discrimination for non‐union workers …
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Analysis of employability for the civil aviation maintenance graduates of Turkey
Denizhan, Berrin; Doğru, Alperen - In: European Journal of Training and Development 41 (2017) 9, pp. 800-813
Purpose With every passing day, the center of gravity for air traffic for the Middle East and Turkey is shifting toward becoming a center for airway transport, maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) and transfer. The MRO sector is gaining importance because of this increase in Turkey. The purpose...
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The Aging of the Unions in West Germany, 1980–2006
Schnabel, Claus; Wagner, Joachim - In: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 228 (2008) 5-6, pp. 497-511
Summary Using data from the social survey ALLBUS for West Germany in the period 1980 to 2006, this paper demonstrates that union members are on average older than non-unionized employees. The probability of being unionized shows the inverted U-shaped pattern in age conjectured by Blanchflower...
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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...
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A Mathematical Model for Demand Distribution in An Air Transport Network: An Application to Sardinia
Devoto, R.; Fantola, M.; Olivo, A.; Rassu, N. - In: International Journal of Aviation Systems, Operations … 4 (2017) 1, pp. 28-53
This article describes the great distance that separates Sardinia from mainland Italy has made the island – the second largest island of the Mediterranean – a marginal and remote region. Its system of ferry links for people travelling to and from Sardinia has such long journey times (8-12...
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Country of origin, national loyalty and product choice
Bruning, E.R. - In: International Marketing Review 14 (1997) 1, pp. 59-74
Addresses the role national loyalty plays in determining international air carrier selection. Based on the literatures in country of origin, consumer ethnocentrism and social identity theory, develops a theoretical model which links social self‐identity with national loyalty and consumer...
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British Airways plc
Dana, Leo‐Paul; Vignali, Daniella - In: International Marketing Review 16 (1999) 4/5, pp. 278-291
“There is no sound reason to believe that there will not be a single global market in air transport”. Those were the words of Sir Colin Marshall, the chairman of British Airways. To give the airline an image of being a global airline, the amount of £60 million had been earmarked....
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The Sprite aerial robot
Austin, Reg G. - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 24 (1997) 2, pp. 152-157
Explains the raison d’être of the Sprite aerial robot and describes the system engineering, including a description of a range of interchangeable payloads to suit various mission applications. Outlines the performance and control of the robot, and discusses its special characteristics,...
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Military look to flying insect robots
Hollingum, Jack - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 25 (1998) 2, pp. 124-128
Reviews a presentation by Professor Robert Michelson of Georgia Institute of Technology in the USA about the growing interest in unmanned aerial vehicles, which can be used for military purposes, but also for tasks like traffic surveillance. Michelson has a particular interest in micro aerial...
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Managing disruption risk in express logistics via proactive planning
Chung, S.H.; Tse, Ying Kei; Choi, T.M. - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 115 (2015) 8, pp. 1481-1509
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to carry out a comprehensive review for state-of-the-art works in disruption risk management of express logistics mainly supported by air-transportation. The authors aim to suggest some new research directions and insights for express logistics...
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