Die Transformation des Controllings hin zu einer Business Partner Organisation erfreut sich wachsender Beliebtheit. In der Literatur erscheinen immer häufiger Publikationen, die den Wandel von einem klassischen Finanzleiter zu einem Business Partner beschreiben. Auch Berater propagieren die...

We investigate the relationship between job complexity and the skills development of adult workers in Europe using the Cedefop European Skills and Jobs Survey (ESJS). The results suggest that challenging workplaces, workplaces in which jobs are designed to include complex tasks, and which place...

This paper provides precise figures on the incidence and wage penalties of mismatching in Germany. We use the BIBB/BAuA Employment Survey 2006 to compute two different measures of person-to-job matching. A first measure indicates an educational (mis)match, i.e., whether a worker’s attained...

Routine-biased technological change (RBTC), whereby routine-task jobs are replaced by machines and overseas labor, shifts demand towards high- and low-skill jobs, resulting in job polarization of the U.S. labor market. We test whether recessions accelerate this process. In doing so we establish...

When permitted by law, employers sometimes state the preferred age and sex of their employees in job ads. We study this practice using data from one Mexican and three Chinese job boards, showing that it is widely used to request both genders and is especially prevalent in jobs with low skill...

This paper investigates job characteristics that German training companies could use as a signal to apprentices to lower the quit intentions of apprentices and further to maximize their own probability to cover occurred net costs. Moreover, the results could also be used as policy implications...

Introduction: are you ready for 2030? -- Qualities of courageous leadership -- What keeps the CEO up at night -- Driving innovation across the enterprise -- Leaders of transformational change -- Elevation and career ascent -- The "eyes and ears" of the enterprise -- Building a robust network of...

Introduction -- What is supervision? -- Ways of looking, ways of seeing : perspectives on supervision -- Relational needs : the supervision triangle -- Learning in relationship -- Creating effective contracts : empathy and rigour -- Success and safety : the context and ethics of supervision --...

In several countries where pensions are reformed and the retirement age is increased, the issue came up to make an exception for workers with demanding occupations, since health considerations may make it unreasonable to expect them to work longer. We analyze unique Dutch survey data on the...

How do employers attract the right workers? How important are posted wages vs. other job characteristics? Using data from the leading job board CareerBuilder.com, we show that most vacancies do not post wages, and, for those that do, job titles explain more than 90% of the wage variance. Job...

The intention of "doing good for society" is regarded to be a crucial motivator for employees in the public sector in order for them to perform well. Recent research in the public sector literature calls for a deeper understanding of how this specific public service motivation (PSM) is shaped....