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“Skills and Quality Production in the South African Wine Industry”

Brown-Luthango, Mercy - 2007

perspectives are regulation theory, global commodity chain analysis,actor-network theory and the ergonomics perspective on the … yetreceive the kind of in-depth knowledge which the theory argues is necessary for the productionof quality wine. The private … more of their wine in the basic category. The co-operatives on the otherhand do not confirm the theory. In the absence of …

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Women and the labor movement: occupational sex composition and union membership, 1983-2005

Fritsma, Teri Jo - 2007

This dissertation brings together two distinct strands of labor market research. Studies on union decline seek to explain the dramatic drop in union membership and influence in the post-World War II era. Studies on occupational sex segregation seek to document how and understand why most women...

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Tastes and odours in potable water:perception versus reality

Kelly, M.G.; Pomfret, J.R. - 1997

Tastes and odours are amongst the few water quality standards immediately apparent to a consumer and, as a result, account for most consumer complaints about water quality. Although taste and odour problems can arise from a great many sources, from an operational point of view they are either...

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Improved fisheries technologies and approaches for their dissemination: a case study of Niger State

Bolorunduro, P.I. - 2003

Technology generation and dissemination are important components of rural transformation programmes. Nigerian fisheries sub-sector is still hampered by low productivity (especially in aquaculture) and low output (capture fisheries and post-harvest technologies). Research institutions and the...

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Trends in Fertility in Kentucky Counties: Social and Structural Components

Beard, Tara - 2000

metropolitan residence - as they relate to demographic change and response theory and economic analysis theory were examined. The …

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Work/family planning: An exploratory investigation of the 100 best companies for working mothers

Gilbert, Elizabeth Anne - 1996

This study provides current comprehensive information about the formal work/family planning practices of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" (Working Mother Magazine, Moskowitz and Townsend, 1994). These companies are chosen by researchers from thousands of firms that actively campaign...

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Doing justice: Human resource managers and the practices of organizational fairness

Forray, Jean Mannheimer - 1998

themselves and for others. The linking of justice with human resource management is manifest in an extensive body of theory and …

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Employer work-family programs: Essays on policy implementation, employee preferences, and parental childcare choices

Kiser, Sally Jane - 2001

This dissertation examines a number of issues regarding employer-provided work-family programs. Chapter 1 provides a brief overview of the rise of employer-provided work-family programs and research in this field. Chapter 2 is a case study of the implementation of a model work-family program in...

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Income Distribution Dynamics with Endogenous Fertility

Chen, Daniel L.; Kremer, Michael - 2002

Developing countries with highly unequal income distributions, such as Brazil or South Africa, face an uphill battle in reducing inequality. Educated workers in these countries have a much lower birth rate than uneducated workers. Assuming children of educated workers are more likely to become...

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SOMETIMES YOU CANT MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN: WORK ARRANGEMENTS AND CO-WORKER RELATIONS

Cochran, Jonathan Patrick - 2008

In this paper, I examine the relationship that exists between work arrangements and co-worker relations. The current literature does not posit any kind of connection between the way workers do their work and how they relate to their co-workers. The research conducted here finds through...

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