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Language ability, US labor market experience and the earnings of immigrants

Bellante, Don; Kogut, Carl A. - In: International Journal of Manpower 19 (1998) 5, pp. 319-330

This study examines the effect of English language ability and time spent in the USA on the earnings of immigrants … each year spent in the USA. Relative earnings are positively and significantly affected by English language mastery, but … the affects of language mastery and years spent in the USA do not appear to significantly reinforce each other. …

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Assessing the perceptions of human resource managers toward nepotism

Abdalla, Hagen F.; Maghrabi, Ahmed S.; Raggad, Bel G. - In: International Journal of Manpower 19 (1998) 8, pp. 554-570

developed country (the USA) and one less‐developed country (Jordan) toward arguments supporting nepotism. It also identifies …

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Exploring “bullying” culture in the para‐military organisation

Archer, David - In: International Journal of Manpower 20 (1999) 1/2, pp. 94-105

the Fire Service, conducted using fire brigades of similar background from the UK, the USA and Eire. It discovered …

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Sleight of hand

Lafer, Gordon - In: International Journal of Manpower 20 (1999) 3/4, pp. 139-151

For the past 20 years, job training has been promoted as the US Federal Government’s primary labour market policy for improving the employment opportunities of low‐income Americans. This essay provides new findings from the US labour market and from training programme evaluations to suggest...

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Trends in the Share of Skilled Occupations in Total Employment

Burkett, John P. - In: International Journal of Manpower 10 (1989) 1, pp. 10-15

The change in the share of skilled occupations in total employment is broken down into changes in the skill intensities of industries weighted by their shares in employment, changes in the shares of industries in employment weighted by their skill intensities, and an interaction term. Claims...

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Mobility of Engineers in the Job Market: Frequency and Reasons

Ossorio, Lorraine; Hunsucker, J.L. - In: International Journal of Manpower 10 (1989) 3, pp. 3-10

The results of a research project investigating the changing of jobs, or mobility, of American engineers are presented. The aim of the survey was to determine how often and why individuals in high technical positions change companies. It was also designed to determine any differences in the...

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Self‐selection and Occupational Mobility

Dauffenbach, Robert C.; Grimes, Paul W. - In: International Journal of Manpower 10 (1989) 3, pp. 11-19

Using three cross‐sectional data sets, the determinants of occupational upgrading over time for mobile workers in the United States are analysed. The model controls for the self‐selection of mobile workers over the course of the business cycle. The results indicate a trend towards greater...

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The Impact of Corporate Restructuring on Human Resource Management Functions

Belohlav, James; LaVan, Helen - In: International Journal of Manpower 10 (1989) 3, pp. 24-27

Corporate mergers and acquisitions are pervasive. Much of the attention has focused on the dollars involved and the financial packages put together to effect them. Little attention has been given to the human resource management implications of such corporate restructuring. Attention here is...

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US Strike Activity in Three Professions

Somers, Toni M.; Gupta, Yash P.; Smith, Arthur W. - In: International Journal of Manpower 12 (1991) 7, pp. 9-16

Data are analysed on strike and normal working durations from three professions – the public school system, electronics, and seaports over the period 1946 to 1987. The duration of strikes experienced immediately prior to negotiation is shown to have a positive effect on a bargaining unit′s...

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Discrimination and Segmentation Theory: A Survey

Teague, Paul - In: International Journal of Manpower 13 (1992) 6, pp. 52-68

raged for over two decades, there has been little attempt to relate the wide‐ranging and sophisticated USA debate to … circumstances within the province. Takes the first steps to redress this shortcoming by outlining the key themes in the USA debate …

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