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The impact of global forces on the individual: empirical evidence from the German clothing industry

Nierling, Linda; Krings, Bettina - Centro de Investigação em Inovação Empresarial e do … - 2010

Starting from theoretical perspectives on globalisation, the following article analyses how current working conditions are affected by globalisation processes. For this purpose, recent developments in the German clothing sector are traced back to the power of economic globalisation processes....

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Contractual conditions, working conditions and their impact on health and well-being

Robone, Silvana; Jones, Andrew; Rice, Nigel - In: The European Journal of Health Economics 12 (2011) 5, pp. 429-444

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High relative wages and high work intensity: The French food processing model in international perspective

Caroli, Eve; Gautié, Jérôme; Lamanthe, Annie - HAL - 2009

This paper investigates wages and working conditions of operators in the French food manufacturing sector. In many countries (especially the USA and the UK) the food processing sector employs by a very large fraction of low-paid workers. In France, as evidenced by our case studies in...

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Organisational change and job separation in France: endure or escape?.

Perez, Coralie - Centre d'Économie de la Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 … - 2011

The aim of this paper is twofold: to highlight the relationship between the types of change affecting organisations and modes of job separation (economic redundancy, dismissal on personal grounds or resignation), and to cast light on the process that leads to job separation. It relies upon both...

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Affect of working environment on job satisfaction in Pakistan

Shabbir, Muhammad Shahbaz; Ahmed, Khursheed; Lawler, John J. - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 7 (2011) 1, pp. 52-61

The purpose of this research paper is to investigate the determinants of teacher satisfaction and to find the level of satisfaction with their job, in terms of various factors such as working conditions, pay and benefits and relationship with co-workers in Pakistani universities. The data were...

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Economic and Health Effects of Occupational Hazards in Latin America and the Caribbean

Giuffrida, Antonio; Iunes, Roberto F.; Savedoff, William D. - Inter-American Development Bank - 2001

This study describes the health dimension and some economic aspects of occupational safety in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study is the result of a joint effort by the IDB's Region 3 and Sustainable Development Departments which was undertaken to identify the major trends and issues...

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Examining workplace deviance in public sector organizations of Pakistan

Nasir, Misbah; Bashir, Ambreen - In: International Journal of Social Economics 39 (2012) March, pp. 240-253

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to pin point the root causes for the deviant workplace behaviour in the … – After a comprehensive study, it is concluded that there can be multiple factors responsible for creating workplace deviance … workplace deviance in public sector organizations of Pakistan. Practical implications – Managers can benefit from this research …

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Work, Risk and Health: Differences between Immigrants and Natives in Spain

Solé, Meritxell; Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Rodriguez … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

We analyze the impact of working and contractual conditions, particularly exposure to job risks, on the probability of acquiring a disability. We postulate a model in which this impact is mediated by the choice of occupation, with a level of risk associated to it. We assume this choice is...

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Why Do Unionized Workers Have More Nonfatal Occupational Injuries?

Donado, Alejandro - Alfred-Weber-Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, … - 2013

Most empirical studies have estimated a positive union-nonunion “injury gap,” suggesting that unionized workers are more likely to have a nonfatal occupational injury than their nonunion counterparts. Using individual-level panel data for the first time, I study several explanations for this...

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Employee Perceptions of Working Conditions and the Desire for Worker Representation in Britain and the US

Bryson, Alex; Freeman, Richard - In: Journal of Labor Research 34 (2013) 1, pp. 1-29

This paper explores the link between employee perceptions of working conditions and the desire for worker representation in Britain and the US. We find that the distribution of employee perceptions of poor working conditions is similar in Britain and the US; similar factors affect the number of...

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