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types of factors (demographic, job-related and organizational-support-related factors) on them was investigated. The results … show that the worst assessed facet was salary and security, whereas no significant differences were found between two other … facets, namely relationships and leadership, and tasks and working conditions. The three factors influenced employee …
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This paper tests whether the job security offered by stricter employment protection legislation (EPL) undermines …
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This paper tests whether the job security offered by stricter employment protection legislation (EPL) undermines …
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The paper provides a historical overview of the pre-modern allocation of work within the territory of the later Germany from the 18th until the middle of the 19th century. We explore how the social allocation of work during the feudal system took place and trace back the development of wage...
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Using German establishment data, this study finds that the share of blue-collar workers, an outdated production technology and a high-wage policy increase the probability that employers regard the threat of dismissal as a suitable incentive. A participatory HRM policy, the incidence of a works...
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We study the effects of competition in a context in which people's actions can not be contractually fixed. We find that in such an environment the very presence of competition does neither increase efficiency nor does it yield any payoff gains for the short side of the market. We also find that...
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Theories of how nonunion employee representation impacts firm performance, affects market equilibria, and generates externalities on labor and society are synthesized. Mandated works councils in Germany provide a particularly strong form of nonunion employee representation. A systematic review...
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This paper tests whether the job security offered by stricter employment protection legislation (EPL) undermines …
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This paper experimentally studies the effects of competition in an environment where people's actions can not be contractually fixed. We find that, in comparison with no competition, the presence of competition does neither increase efficiency nor does it yield any gains in earnings for the...
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