The two key predictions of hedonic wage theory are that there is a trade-o¤ between wages and nonmonetary rewards and that the latter can be used as a sorting device by …rms to attract and retain the kind of employees they desire. Empirical analysis of these topics are scarce as they require...

We contribute to the literature on well-being and comparisons by appealing to new Danish data dividing the country up into around 9,000 small neighbourhoods. Administrative data provides us with the income of every person in each of these neighbourhoods. This income information is matched to...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the pressures that globalization exerts on industrial relations systems in South Asia, how industrial relations and human resources (IR and HR) are changing in response, and to conclude with a vision of some future directions for IR and HR policy and...

There is considerable disagreement on how one should define globalization, and some disagreement as to whether the world economy is truly global. However, despite the disagreement regarding the definition, there is more agreement regarding globalization's main effects on developing countries....

This paper analyzes the concept of "transformation" that many allege has occured recently in a wide variety of national industrial relations systems. After a summary of the debate, with particular reference to the contentious case of Germany, we attempt to develop a definition of industrial...

This paper uses a large sample of Korean union members working in different industries and occupations to test a model of union satisfaction. The results suggest that internal union relations --members representation and union leader effectiveness-- are the most important determinants of...

In response to its own economic problems and the growing trend of globalization, India is attempting to make itself part of the global economy, a dramatic departure from its tradition of relative economic isolation. The purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of this integration into the...

This paper presents results on cross-country comparison of job sat- <p> isfaction across seven EU countries taking into account that people in <p> di¤erent countries may perceive subjective questions di¤erently. We <p> apply a chopit model approach where the threshold parameters in an <p> ordered probit...</p></p></p></p>

Cross-country comparisons of subjective assessments may be ham- pered by sub-population speci…c response style. To correct for this, the use of vignettes has become increasingly popular - notably within cross- country health studies. However, the validity of vignettes as a means to re-scale...

This paper investigates the nature of industrial relations change in Asia. In an examination of several Asian nations, including JApan, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, S. Korea, amd Idia, the authors find the following: in countries where the industrial relations is changing as a...