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Evidence on Training and Career Paths : Human Capital, Information and Incentives

Melero, Eduardo - 2021

In this paper, I analyse the relationship between job-related training and career progress of workers. Most theories of career paths and task assignment rely on human capital accumulation. Therefore, it seems natural to start assessing the empirical validity of such theories by analysing the...

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Machine Learning and Meaningful Careers : Increasing the Number of Women in STEM

Hoffman, Sarah; Friedman, Hershey H. - 2018

Meaningful work that gives one a sense of purpose is of great importance to young people who are entering the workforce, especially women. They are even willing to earn less money, provided that they work at a meaningful job. Only 17.9% of computer science graduates are female. More women might...

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Publish or perish? : incentives and careers in Italian academia

Checchi, Daniele; De Fraja, Gianni; Verzillo, Stefano - 2014

We derive a theoretical model of effort in the presence of career concern based on the multi-unit all-pay auction, and closely inspired by the Italian academic market. In this model, the number of applicants, the number of new posts, and the relative importance of the determinants of promotion...

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Why Am I (Not) Struggling? Career Prospects of Migrant Academics at British and Finnish Higher Education Institutions

Quan, Rose; Arte, Pratik; Dowie, Cheryl - 2023

Exclusion takes many forms based on factors relating to an individual’s identity or background. Discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and disability are some common forms of exclusion that can significantly impact individuals’ lives, both personally and...

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Academics vs. Athletics : Career Concerns for NCAA Division I Coaches

Avery, Christopher; Cadman, Brian D.; Cassar, Gavin - 2016

We analyze the promotions and firings of NCAA Division 1 college basketball and college football coaches to assess whether these coaches are rewarded for the academic performance of their players in promotion and retention decisions. We find that an increase in Academic Progress Rate, as...

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Repeated Matching, Career Concerns, and Firm Size Distributions

Kim, Eunhee - 2019

We propose a two-period matching model of firms and managers to argue that managerial career concerns may not guarantee … assortative matching in the market for reputation. In the model, firms compete for managerial talent, and managers are concerned … about their reputations. The market updates managers' reputations whenever their performance is available, which leads to …

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Entrepreneurial career : factors influencing the decision of Hungarian students

Gubik, Andrea S. - In: Entrepreneurial business and economics review : EBER 9 (2021) 3, pp. 43-58

Objective: The objective of the article is to examine the career plans and their key shaping factors among Hungarian students, with a special focus on entrepreneurial ambitions. Research Design & Methods: The study is based on the analysis of the Hungarian database of the GUESSS (Global...

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Size of Training Firms : The Role of Firms, Luck, and Ability in Young Workers' Careers

Müller, Steffen - 2016

This paper analyzes how life-cycle unemployment of former apprentices depends on the size of the training firm. We start from the hypotheses that the size of training firms reduces long-run cumulated unemployment exposure, e.g. via differences in training quality and in the availability of...

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The impact of peer performance and relative rank on managerial career attainment : evidence from college students

Ribas, Rafael Pérez; Sampaio, Breno; Trevisan, Giuseppe - 2024

The ranking system within academic environments may impact future professional trajectories. Examining the influence of class rank on college students' managerial attainment is crucial for understanding some determinants of career advancement. This paper estimates the effect of a low rank in a...

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Transforming student career paths into a project to increase engagement in a project management course

Calvert, Craig A. - In: Journal of education for business 96 (2021) 8, pp. 530-538

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