Job growth in early transition: Comparing two paths*

Small start‐up firms are the engine of job creation in early transition. We ask about differences in their growth across two different transition economies: Estonia, which experienced rapid destruction of pre‐existing firms, and the Czech Republic, which reduced the old sector gradually. We find that the majority of job growth corresponds to within‐industry reallocation. The within‐industry growth of small start‐up firms is similar in the two countries, in line with the convergence to Western industry firm‐size distributions. We also find similar patterns in the evolution of wage differentials between start‐ups and old firms and small differences in the extent of low‐wage employment in start‐ups across the two transition paths. JEL Classifications: J2, J3, J4, L1, O1, P2.     

The causes and consequences of sector‐level job flows in Poland*

We look at the determinants and consequences of job reallocation in the 22 2‐digit sectors of the manufacturing industry in Poland over the period 1995–99. We find that import competition and a competitive market structure (weak concentration) have a positive and significant effect on job reallocation. Moreover, higher job reallocation is associated with higher labour productivity growth in some specifications. This confirms implications from neo‐Schumpeterian growth models: one channel through which competition might positively affect growth is through the reallocation of scarce resources from declining firms to rising ones. JEL Classifications: F16, J24, J6, O3, P3.     

Introducing Time‐to‐Educate in a Job‐Search Model

Transition patterns from school to work differ considerably across OECD countries. Some countries exhibit high youth unemployment rates, which can be considered an indicator of the difficulty facing young people trying to integrate into the labour market. At the same time, education is a time‐consuming process, and enrolment and dropout decisions depend on expected duration of studies as well as on job prospects with and without completed degrees. One way to model entry into the labour market is by means of job‐search models, where the job arrival hazard is a key parameter in capturing the ease or difficulty in finding a job. Standard models of job search and education assume that skills can be upgraded instantaneously (and mostly in the form of on‐the‐job training) at a fixed cost. This paper models education as a time‐consuming process, a concept which we call time‐to‐educate, during which an individual faces the trade‐off between continuing education and taking up a job.     

Regional job-turnover and industrial policy. a note on a potential time pattern of regional industrial policies and their job effects - the case of the german city-state of bremen

Many regions have experienced long-run economic fluctuations generated by the life cycles of their dominant industrial clusters. During the downswings in the 1970s and 1980s, proactive structural policies were typically launched in German regions to combat job losses in their core clusters and to create new jobs in new industries. With respect to the German State of Bremen, this paper provides empirical evidence of: (1) a long-run regional downswing; (2) the potential job effects of proactive regional industrial policy programmes in terms of increasing regional employment, by safeguarding jobs in the regional core industries and creating new jobs in new growth industries; and (3) a time pattern in the job effects, which are related to the different generations of programmes.     

在毕业生择业中要加强思想政治工作

本文针对高校毕业生在择业中产生的思想问题,提出要强化毕业生思想政治工作,加强就业指导,引导和帮助毕业生正确对待和处理择业问题。     

企业员工组织承诺和工作绩效的相关研究

本研究以浙江绍兴某集团下属的5个子公司的320名企业员工为研究时象,根据调查问卷数据,分析发现:在规范承诺与继续承诺方面,不同学历和工龄员工具有显著差异.在情感承诺方面,不同工龄的员工显著差异.学历显著影响着人际互动、职业道德与工作效能.不同工作地点员工在规范承诺、继续承诺之间差异显著,但是与情感承诺无关.工作地点与工作绩效的各个维度都有显著差异.组织承诺各维度与工作绩效各维度之间存在显著相关.本文还尝试分析了增强企业员工情感承诺和规范承诺以提高员工工作绩效的相应措施.     

大学生兼职维权现状调查与思考——以湖北省襄阳市高校为例

如今在校大学生兼职越来越普遍,不仅促进了大学生自身发展,也有利于社会的和谐发展。然而,在兼职过程中,由于种种原因,大学生权利常常受到侵害。调查了大学生兼职维权状况和被侵权的原因．并提出相关对策对于维护兼职大学生的合法权益具有重大的现实意义。     

员工隐性人力资本的形成及对工作绩效的影响——基于我国民营制造企业的调查

本文旨在探讨员工隐性人力资本的形成及其对工作绩效的影响,并基于OLS和有序Probit模型进行实证检验。通过对我国民营制造企业员工的调查发现,个人教育程度、人力资源管理状况、组织结构特性和企业文化影响员工隐性人力资本的形成和工作绩效;教育程度与工作绩效负相关,沟通机制与工作绩效正相关,这意味着如果要提高员工中较高学历劳...     

Employee satisfaction and turnover intention: A comparative analysis between front-of-house and back-of-house employees in casino-entertainment venues

ABSTRACT

This study investigates job location and its relationship with employee turnover intention within the casino-entertainment industry. The researchers analyzed turnover intention at the supervisor and company level from the perspective of employees who hold front-of-house or back-of-house jobs in three Nevada casinos and their corporate office. The results of this research fill existing gaps in the academic literature related to turnover intention and provide beneficial implications for industry and academic practitioners. Organizations within the casino-entertainment industry may develop strategies related to the management of human capital that could provide fiscal and operational benefits.     

Call Center Employees’ Intent to Quit: Examination of Job Engagement and Role Clarity

Call centers have become a valuable resource for hotels in managing customer experiences and relationships, yet they have also developed a reputation for being a stressful job which has made it a significant challenge to retain employees. Given high turnover rates among call center employees, it is important for hospitality firms to understand the factors influencing their intentions to quit. This study focuses on job engagement and role clarity to examine hotel call center employees’ intent to quit. The survey results of call center employees at a large resort hotel suggest that job engagement significantly influences the hotel call center employees’ intent to quit after accounting for job satisfaction and organizational support. Role clarity, however, is not related to intent to quit. Managerial implications and recommendations for increasing employee job engagement are discussed.