The paper examines the effect of innovative work practices on the prevalence of sickness absence and accidents at work. We focus on several different aspects of workplace innovations (self-managed teams, information sharing, employer-provided training and incentive pay) along with the "bundles"...

This study addresses the gender gap in workplace sick leave duration, focusing on the underlying economic and biological factors that contribute to this disparity. Using a novel methodological approach, we combine the stochastic frontier technique with an Oaxaca-Blinder-type decomposition to...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. The Nature of Accident and Sickness Insurance -- II. Replacement of Income-Personal Contracts -- III. Replacement of Income-Group Contracts -- IV. Meeting Hospital Costs -- V. Meeting Surgical and Medical Expense -- VI. Standard Provisions-Personal...

Few studies have investigated how remote work influences personality trait-performance linkages over time in heterogeneous work populations. Hence, the aim of this study was twofold: (1) to explore the predictive validity personality traits have on work behaviour (work engagement and innovative...

This paper engages in an interdisciplinary survey of the current state of knowledge related to the theory, determinants and consequences of occupational safety and health (OSH). First, it synthesizes the available theoretical frameworks used by economists and psychologists to understand the...