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Worker satisfaction and worker representation : the jury is still out
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - 2022
This paper investigates the relationship between worker job satisfaction and workplace representation, to include works councils as well as local union agencies. The paper marks a clear shift away from the traditional focus on union membership per se because its sample of EU nations have...
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What do workers want? : the shortfall in employee participation at the European workplace
Addison, John T.; Teixeira, Paulino - 2018
A shortfall in employee voice attendant upon union decline has long been forewarned. Data from the third European Company Survey is used to establish perceived shortfalls in employee involvement based on the responses of employee representatives in establishments where formal workplace employee...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011855658
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Job satisfaction and work-life balance: differences between homework and work at the workplace of the company
Bellmann, Lutz; Hübler, Olaf - 2020
Working remotely can complement and sometimes completely substitute conventional work at the workplace of the company. Until the COVID-19 crisis the share of remote workers was relatively low and empirical investigations show inconsistent results. The recent work has highlighted a dramatic shift...
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Examining the relationship between employee resistance to changes in job conditions and wider organisational change : evidence from Ireland
Cronin, Hugh; McGuinness, Séamus - 2014
implementation of firm-level policies aimed at increasing competitiveness and workforce flexibility. Key finding arising from the … research is that while workforce resistance to job-related change often forces firms to seek alternative means of achieving … incidence of workforce resistance to changes in job conditions. …
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Types of institutions and well-being of self-employed and paid employees in Europe
Fritsch, Michael; Sorgner, Alina; Wyrwich, Michael - 2019
This paper analyzes the role of different types of institutions, such as entrepreneurship-facilitating entry conditions, labor market regulations, quality of government, and perception of corruption for individual well-being among self-employed and paid employed individuals. Well-being is...
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High performance workplace practices and job satisfaction : evidence from Europe
Bauer, Thomas K. (contributor) - 2004
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Share capitalism and worker wellbeing
Bryson, Alex; Clark, Andrew E.; Freeman, Richard B.; … - 2014
We show that worker wellbeing is not only related to the amount of compensation workers receive but also how they receive it. While previous theoretical and empirical work has often been pre-occupied with individual performance-related pay, we here demonstrate a robust positive link between the...
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Do good working conditions make you work longer? : evidence on retirement decisions using linked survey and register data
Böckerman, Petri; Ilmakunnas, Pekka - 2017
We analyze the potential role of adverse working conditions and management practices in the determination of employees' retirement behavior. Our data contain both comprehensive information regarding perceived job disamenities, job satisfaction, and intentions to retire from nationally...
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Personal attitudes, job characteristics and health
Bellmann, Lutz; Hübler, Olaf - 2019
Using a new German individual data set, we investigate the influence on health with respect to personal traits measured by the Big Five, collegiality, commitment and job characteristics. Among the Big Five conscientiousness, agreeableness and emotional stability correlate positively with good...
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A web survey analysis of the subjective well-being of Spanish workers
Guzi, Martin; Pedraza, Pablo de - 2013
This paper makes use of a large sample of individual data obtained from web surveys in the WageIndicator project. Data includes extensive information on the quality of working conditions together with different well-being indicators. The paper emphasizes the role of work-related characteristics...
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