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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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Fiscal Policy and Occupational Employment Dynamics
Bredemeier, Christian; Juessen, Falko; Winkler, Roland - 2017
We document substantial heterogeneity in occupational employment dynamics in response to government spending shocks. Employment rises most strongly in service, sales, and office ("pink-collar") occupations. By contrast, employment in blue-collar occupations is hardly affected by fiscal stimulus...
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Industries without smokestacks: Mozambique country case study
Cruz, Antonio S.; Mafambissa, Fausto J. - 2016
commodities, low-income countries like Mozambique could attempt to compete in industries without smokestacks. Fruits and … of services in total exports was only 17 per cent in 2012-14. Although still relatively small, these industries have …
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Growth and structural changes in transition countries: The chicken or the egg?
Olczyk, Magdalena; Kordalska, Aleksandra - 2018
The theoretical analysis of structural changes in the context of economic growth has a long tradition. However, studies which analyze the empirical relationship between these two economic categories are still very rare. In the literature, whether growth causes structural changes or the other way...
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New technology and emerging occupations: Evidence from Asia
Khatiwada, Sameer; Maceda Veloso, Mia Kim - 2019
One of the less well-understood channels through which technology affects labor market outcomes is the creation of new types of work. In this paper, we investigate the emergence of new occupations by comparing various classifications of occupations and predicting probabilities to access them...
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Transition Countries in 2001: Robust Domestic Demand, Concerns About External Fragility Reappear
Havlik, Peter - 2001
The year 2000 was exceptionally good for the transition countries. The region as a whole expanded faster than the world economy average. However, the favourable external climate has started to deteriorate rapidly and especially the current pronounced weakening of the EU economy is worrying. The...
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Environmental quality perception and management in industries in Ondo state, Nigeria
Fatusin, Afolabi Francis - In: Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) 15 (2015) 4, pp. 349-361
the more the tendency to improve it examined the perception of entrepreneurs of industries and residents on the state of … environmental management among 200 industries in Ondo state and 172 residents living within 100 meter radius to the sampled … industries who were interviewed with different sets of questionnaire. Data collected were analysed using tables and charts. The …
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Firms and industries in evolutionary economics: Lessons from Marshall, Young, Steindl and Penrose
Bloch, Harry - 2007
Evolutionary economists have tended to assess firms and industries separately, neglecting the role of their interaction … in the process of economic growth and development. We trace the separation of firms and industries to Marshall, whose … industries. Penrose avoids the industry concept by focussing on heterogeneous firms, while Young and Steindl develop mundane …
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A study to determine to what extent companies in South Africa are prepared to use corporate social responsibility as a developmental tool to alleviate poverty
Scholtz, Louise - 2009
The negative impact of poverty on development and security in South Africa has been exacerbated by high food prices. However, high food prices have also had a positive effect in that it galvanised civil society into coalescing and finally playing an activist role. Looking at the development of...
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Business counterintelligence : sustainable practice or passing fad?
Shear, Christopher James - 2009
Traditional information protection mechanisms are no longer adequately placed to effectivelydeal with the adversarial threats that have arisen as a result of the rise in importance ofknowledge for today’s organisations. Business counterintelligence appears to be a protectiveentity, which in...
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