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A new deal or new disadvantage?
Ogbonna, Emmanuel; Noon, Mike - In: International Journal of Manpower 20 (1999) 3/4, pp. 165-179
In Britain, welfare‐to‐work has been hailed as a radical initiative to help those that are socially and economically disadvantaged in society. The New Deal promises to offer young long term unemployed people the opportunity to train and experience the world of work in a bid to make them more...
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Zeitarbeitnehmer als Beschäftigte zweiter Klasse? Perspektiven zur sozialen Differenzierung in Betrieben / Agency workers as second-class workers? Perspectives on social differenti...
Alewell, Dorothea; Benkhoff, Birgit - In: Arbeit 18 (2009) 3, pp. 216-229
hinzunehmen, sie erleben im Gefolge ihrer Diskriminierung auch einen sozialen Statusverlust. Auf der Grundlage einer …
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Arbeitszufriedenheit von Personen mit Migrationshintergrund - Eine Analyse auf Basis des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) / Job satisfaction of migrants - An analysis based on the...
Derfler, Peter; Bešić, Almina - In: Arbeit 22 (2013) 2, pp. 134-149
Abstract In diesem Beitrag untersuchen wir Unterschiede zwischen der Arbeitszufriedenheit von Migrant/innen und Nicht-Migrant/innen. Diese werden theoretisch durch Unterschiede bei Arbeitsplatzmerkmalen und humankapitaltheoretische Ansätze abgeleitet und anhand von Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen...
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Disclosure of sexual orientation in the USA and its consequences in the workplace
Bonaventura, Luigi; Biondo, Alessio Emanuele - In: International Journal of Social Economics 43 (2016) 11, pp. 1115-1123
Purpose Discrimination and hostility in the workplace prevents homosexual workers from performing their core functions … the effects on unemployment rates of an increasing of sexual orientation (SO) disclosure in the workplaces. The authors … unemployment rates, job satisfaction, and job segregation. Originality/value The economic literature on SO and job satisfaction is …
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The transition to hydrogen‐based energy: combining technology and risk assessments and lay perspectives
Ricci, Miriam; Newsholme, Gordon; Bellaby, Paul; Flynn, Rob - In: International Journal of Energy Sector Management 1 (2007) 1, pp. 34-50
Purpose – The paper attempts to highlight and discuss the limitations of the current discourse around the role of hydrogen‐based energy in a more sustainable future. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws upon preliminary findings from qualitative fieldwork in three case studies....
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Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic female business owners
Davidson, Marilyn J.; Fielden, Sandra L.; Omar, Azura - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 16 (2010) 1, pp. 58-80
relation to discrimination and the problems encountered in accessing social support (including emotional and instrumental … to their entrepreneurial activities that enabled them to cope with and overcome, the discrimination they may encounter …
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BAME women business owners: how intersectionality affects discrimination and social support
Fielden, Sandra; Davidson, Marilyn J. - In: Gender in Management: An International Journal 27 (2012) 8, pp. 559-581
discrimination and the problems encountered in accessing social support (including emotional and instrumental support) experienced by …, the discrimination they may encounter. Findings – The degree of discrimination experienced was reported as a result of … discrimination and social support. Whilst it highlights many intra group differences, it has also demonstrated the lack of …
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Silence in the sexual agenda of a UK probation service
Beckett, C. - In: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal 31 (2012) 8, pp. 753-767
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to interrogate ways in which sex and sexual orientation are excluded from the agenda of work relationships in one probation service. Design/methodology/approach – The research was conducted through conversational interviews with members of a team...
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Assessing Equal Opportunities Policies
Liff, Sonia - In: Personnel Review 18 (1989) 1, pp. 27-34
A 1984 survey revealed that 60 per cent of organisations in the UK operate equal opportunities policies. What is the significance of this in practice? Statistics continue to show inequalities between various categories of workers – men and women, black and white, able‐bodied and disabled....
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Women in Publishing: Jobs or Careers?
Colgan, Fiona; Tomlinson, Frances - In: Personnel Review 20 (1991) 5, pp. 16-26
This paper draws upon research on women’s employment in the UK book publishing industry. Contrary to public opinion that publishing offers exceptional opportunities for women, the survey revealed that although women make up 60 per cent of the workforce, men were more than twice as likely to...
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