How unions view gainsharing

What is it that unions like about gainsharing? What aspects do they oppose? And why are unions moving from a neutral position to active support of gainsharing plans?     

How to view SARS'''' effects on Beijing''''s economy

Haiwen: if remedial measuresare not taken, Beijing's GDPgrowth in 2003 will drop sharply On April 24, Haiwen, President Assistantof Peking University and Deputy Directorof China's Economy Research Institute,completed a report. In the previous week,over 20 graduates in China's EconomyResearch Institute and the MedicineDepartment of Peking University tooksamples in 9 lines, which might havedirectly felt SARS' effects, including hotels,travel agencies, tourism spots, aircompanies, r…     

Foreign engagement by german banks

The internationalisation of banking in the industrial countries of the West has picked up speed since the mid-sixties. The American banks in particular have since 1965 almost trebled the number of their foreign establishments, and German banks likewise have been increasing their business commitments abroad.     

How U.S. consumers view in-store promotions

Most sales promotion analysis, either at the external-to-the-store or in-store level, has been conducted based on what marketers have done and how consumers have responded in specific retail situations and for specific promotional techniques. Most studies, therefore are reported as, point-in-time and point-of-place specific, historical, after-the-fact results and imply a consumer preference for the measured activity. This paper provides a holistic view of how U.S. consumers regard all forms of promotion, both external-to-the-store in the form of 31 media alternatives and 23 in-store techniques across thirteen broad product categories. Data comes from twice a year online studies of representative groups of U.S. consumers, conducted since 2002. Consumers report on which in-store activities most influence their purchase decisions. From that, predictive models of consumer response to alternative promotional combinations are developed using CHAID analysis. This predictive approach is superior to traditional after-the-fact measures.     

Good jobs, bad jobs, and trade liberalization

How do labor markets adjust to trade liberalization? Leading models of intraindustry trade (Krugman (1981), Melitz (2003)) assume homogeneous workers and full employment, and thus predict that all workers win from trade liberalization, a conclusion at odds with the public debate. Our paper develops a new model that merges Melitz (2003) with Shapiro and Stiglitz (1984), so also links product market churning to labor market churning. Workers care about their jobs because the model features aggregate unemployment and jobs that pay different wages to identical workers. Simulations show that, for reasonable parameter values, as many as one-fourth of existing “good jobs” (those with above average wage) may be destroyed in a liberalization. This is true even as the model shows minimal impact on aggregate unemployment and quite substantial aggregate gains from trade.     

Exploring job crafting: Diagnosing and responding to the ways employees adjust their jobs

Recent research has developed an in-depth understanding of how workers change their jobs on their own to improve their performance and well-being, a process called job crafting. This research suggests that managers, coworkers, and organizations need a better understanding of how to manage job crafting to capitalize on its benefits and reduce costs. This article will help organizations diagnose the occurrence of job crafting, recognize the differences between goal-oriented approaches to job crafting as opposed to withdrawal-oriented avoidance job crafting, and identify the seven specific types of job crafting: work role expansion, social expansion, work role reduction, work organization, adoption, metacognition, and withdrawal. We conclude with recommendations for managers, coworkers, and organizations on how to diagnose and manage job crafting.     

富豪们的理财秘诀

1994年,肯尼迪的遗孀杰奎琳·肯尼迪·奥尼西斯的去世轰动了美国,为世人所震惊的并不是这位女人曾有过什么惊世之举,而是为她处理自己数目庞大的遗产的技巧所震惊.     

世界巨富的理财观

斯坦利:细心的节约意味着巨大的浪费 斯坦利先生是<财富>杂志评出的全美500家最大公司之一的总裁,他的个人理财观具有独到之处.他认为,在日常生活中厉行节约是必要的,但不要为节约一美分的钱财而绞尽脑汁,而应该用更多的时间去开源,细心的节约正意味着巨大的浪费.     

人力资源管理者如何塑造自身形象

良好的企业形象是保证企业在竞争中取胜的重要砝码,在诸多涉及企业形象的要素中,人力资源管理者形象是其中的核心与代表,它对外影响企业的形象,对内影响企业的凝聚力.     

Better support for supportive jobs. How to improve brand performance through better compensation and training for in-store merchandisers

Through an experimental field study, we link improved working conditions for supportive jobs to enhanced brand sales. Results show that improved working conditions for in-store merchandisers based on monetary and non-monetary rewards yield a significant increase in sales, which might be facilitated through enhanced on-shelf availability. We underline the strategic importance of the job profile and identify explanatory mechanisms, enabling managers to optimize training and compensation in the context of supportive jobs in retailing. The study enhances the literature on the importance of supportive jobs in driving brand performance in accordance with the motivational framework based on rewards and recognition.     

Student expectations of hospitality jobs

This study identifies some of the basic expectations of students before being recruited by hospitality companies     

知名企业的市场调查"圣经"

知名的企业不仅是产品营销高手,也是市场调查能手.正是通过对市场入木三分的解剖,才能使自己成功地驾御市场.     

10 years experience of the german council of economic experts

Ten years ago, in August 1963, the Federal Republic of Germany set up a Council of Experts on Economic Development. The author — a former member of the Council — makes a resumé of the ten years’ experience and the problems connected with the Council.     

Injuries and their burden in insured construction workers in Iran, 2012

The present study used disability adjusted life years (DALY) to estimate the burden of external cause of injuries in construction workers insured in Iran in 2012. The Global Burden of Disease method (2010) was used to estimate the years of life lost due to death (YLL) and years of life lost due to disability (YLD). DALY was calculated as the sum of YLL and YLD. There were 5352 injured construction workers in Iran (11.25 individuals per 1000). Falling was the most common incidence and included 2490 individuals (46.53%). Totally, DALY was estimated 18,557 years for all age groups and both genders including 17,821 YLD (96%) and 736 YLL (4%). The DALY related to construction work is high in Iran and it has notably affected the young. Hence more preventive methods should be applied to reduce the overall burden of specific external cause of injuries especially in young and inexperienced workers.