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Mutual gains? : is there a role for employee engagement in the modern workplace?
Bryson, Alex - 2017
I examine the history of employee engagement and how it has been characterised by thinkers in sociology, psychology …, management and economics. I suggest that, while employers may choose to invest in employee engagement, there are alternative … management strategies that may be profit-maximising. I identify four elements of employee engagement – job 'flow', autonomous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011756755
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Social connections and incentives in the workplace : evidence from personnel data
Bandiera, Oriana (contributor); Barankay, Iwan (contributor) - 2008
We present evidence on the effect of social connections between workers and managers on productivity in the workplace. To evaluate whether the existence of social connections is beneficial to the firm's overall performance, we explore how the effects of social connections vary with the strength...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793735
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Multinational companies and labour relations in Hungary: between home country - host country effects and global tendencies
Koltay, Jenő - 2010
This paper will approach the role of multinational companies (MNCs) in shaping Hungarian labour relations in a broader context. Departing from an overview of macroeconomic developments of the last two decades, all levels and aspects of labour relations, actors, strategies, institutions and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003986276
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Gift exchange in the workplace
Dur, Robert A. J. - 2008
We develop a model of manager-employee relationships where employees care more for their manager when they are more … -- namely, a lot of attention -- which will induce the employee to stay at the firm and work hard. Our predictions are well in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011377053
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Veränderungen in betrieblichen Beschäftigungsverhältnissen : Ergebnisse einer empirischen Untersuchung
Krause, Ina; Oertel, Simon; Walgenbach, Peter - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung : ZfP 26 (2012) 4, pp. 346-375
Aufbauend auf der These einer zunehmenden Vermarktlichung von Beschäftigungsverhältnissen und des Endes der Organisationsgesellschaft von Davis (2009a, 2009b) untersuchen wir den Wandel der Industrienation Deutschland zur Dienstleistungs- und Wissensgesellschaft und fragen, ob mit diesem...
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Nonunion worker representation, foreign owners and the performance of establishments
Jirjahn, Uwe; Müller, Steffen - 2011
Using German establishment data, this study provides the first econometric analysis on the interaction of establishment-level codetermination and foreign owners. Works councils are associated with higher productivity in domestic-owned establishments while they are associated with lower...
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Nonunion worker representation an the closure of establishments : German evidence on the role of moderating factors
Jirjahn, Uwe - 2010
This article examines the relationship between works councils and the closure of manufacturing establishments in Germany. The relationship varies according to circumstances and type of establishment. For the subsample of single-establishment firms, the estimates show that works council presence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010356088
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A union representative's perspective of declining union membership
Rivers, Melvin J.; Truitt, Tim - In: International journal of management, economics and … 3 (2014) 3, pp. 125-143
Union membership has declined 24.2 percent since 1945. Declining union membership leads to economic losses for labor unions. The problem is relevant to scholars and the labor movement, requiring a deeper understanding of union membership decline. In this qualitative study, experiences with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010403657
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Gift exchange in the workplace : money or attention?
Dur, Robert A. J. - 2008
We develop a model of manager-employee relationships where employees care more for their manager when they are more … namely, a lot of attention which will induce the employee to stay at the firm and work hard. Our predictions are well in line … with some recent empirical findings about gift exchange in the field. -- Manager-employee relationships ; wages ; extra …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003803551
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Who can you trust? : The Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees (TCO) and trust-based working time 1950 - 1970
Ottosson, Mikael; Rosengren, Calle - In: Management revue : socio-economic studies 26 (2015) 1, pp. 52-68
This article aims to provide a historical perspective to the emergence of trust-based control systems in the workplace. These systems are often seen as a response to increased flexibility requirements following the progress of digital technology, globalisation and an increased knowledge content...
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