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Despite the fact that family firms represent a large percentage of all firms worldwide, methodological contributions regarding their estimation are very scarce. This paper offers a methodology for identifying family versus non-family firms using the SABI Informa database (Spanish version of...
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employment status of homeworkers and the health and safety provision afforded to homeworkers. It considers traditional industrial … employment status was one of genuine self‐employment. However, as the analysis of the data suggests if the status was one of … employment, then the health and safety provision is not adequate.  …
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This paper investigates the relationship between national culture and the main dimensions of employment flexibility. A …, hypotheses concerning the association between a range of variables measuring employment flexibility (such as employment patterns … strong association between Hofstede’s masculinity versus femininity index and employment patterns, working timeand …
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smaller firm as an employer. At present, the study of the employment relationship is grounded within a segment of the economy … firms might be excluded from this debate and reviews some of the limited literature pertaining to managing the employment … employment regulation on smaller manufacturing firms, it is suggested that there are blurred divisions between employers and …
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The issue of non‐standard forms of employment has sparked controversy in Greece. At the same time the expansion of … atypical employment has been identified by policy makers as a central component of economic policy in combating high … employers have engaged in various forms of atypical employment as well as the driving forces and managerial perceptions of the …
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This paper considers a so far unappreciated sector of the labour market – lone parents. The number of lone parents has increased dramatically in recent years. Consideration of lone parents allows for a discussion of two key issues within the contemporary labour market: the attempts by...
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Purpose – The purpose of this research is to analyse the relationship between economic pressure, multi‐tiered subcontracting and occupational health and safety (OHS) outcomes for employee and owner/drivers in long‐haul trucking, using Australian evidence. Design/methodology/approach –...
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Purpose – The purpose of this research is to analyse the problems for occupational health and safety (OHS) regulators posed by agency work/leased labour (also known as labour hire in Australasia), using Australian evidence. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on an...
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basis for career and employment success. The written and psychological contracts between employer and employer have become … more transactional and less relational, and loyalty is no longer a guarantee of ongoing employment. Individuals are thus … employability and evaluate the extent to which employability has been adopted as a new covenant in the employment relationship …
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Purpose – The paper aims to explore the impact of economic transformation on employment relations and the effect on the …. This has in turn resulted in weakening the employment relationship. Research limitations/implications – The research has … partners in the employment relationship. It presents the critical need for policy review, and particularly strategic …
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