The paper analyzes the contemporary organizational restructuring of production and work within firms. We emphasize the shift from a "Tayloristic" organization of work (characterized by significant specialization by tasks) to a "holistic" organization (featuring job rotation, integration of tasks...

The objective of the paper is to confront the conclusions in the seminal papers of Lindbeck and Snower (2001, 2000, 1996) and Snower (1998) with the empirical evidence in the manufacturing sector, thus testing the from-Tayloristic-to-holistic-organization model. Starting from stylized facts as...

The paper analyzes the contemporary organizational restructuring of production and work within firms. We emphasize the shift from a "Tayloristic" organization of work (characterized by significant specialization by tasks) to a "holistic" organization (featuring job rotation, integration of tasks...

This paper provides an overview of the human capital literature focusing on the firm's incentives and disincentives to invest in human capital and subsequently to account for the investments. The evidence suggests human capital investment decisions are intrinsically linked to the success of a...

Theater shows routinely turn-over actors in lead roles. Otherwise the show stays the same, including the director, the script, other actors and the physical theater environment. Even the lines uttered do not change. Therefore, the theater provides a unique laboratory for assessing the value of...

Firms with high levels of organization capital, a firm-specific production factor provided by key employees, are known to be risky and earn high stock returns. We argue that fragility of organization capital -- its sensitivity to potential disruptions -- is an independently important determinant...

Human capital — defined as knowledge, experiences and skills of an individual — focuses on the importance of human capabilities. In contrast, human enterprise — defined as engaging in systematic, purposeful activity that may be daring or difficult — incorporates the important role of...

The role of intellectual capital as a developmental factor has been constantly growing in both private and public sectors. World literature presents a variety of models for intellectual capital (IC) measurement, but so far IC in local government units such as counties (2nd tier local government...

Der personale Faktor bildet einen wesentlichen Bestandteil von Unternehmenswerten. Obgleich in der Vergangenheit eine Vielzahl von personalen Bewertungsansaetzen herausgearbeitet wurde, existieren bis zum gegenwaertigen Zeitpunkt weder ein einheitlicher Standard noch allgemein ak-zeptierte...

Extant literature documents a relationship between human resource management (HRM) practices and performance, but the mechanisms underlying this relationship are still not well understood. We develop a theoretical framework of the HRM-performance relationship fusing an employment systems...