International Journal of Manpower: Volume 36 Issue 8
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An interdisciplinary journal on human resources, management & labour economicsTable of contents
Why choose a temporary employment?
Cristina Muzzolon, Andrea Spoto, Giulio VidottoThe literature on volition indicates that the only dichotomous measure that differentiates voluntary from involuntary temporary workers is unable to fully explain temporary…
The relationship between ICTs and HPWPs across occupations
Alberto Bayo-Moriones, Jonathan Calleja-Blanco, Fernando Lera-LópezThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the specific relationship between information and communication technologies (ICT) and high performance work practices (HPWP) at employee…
What factors influence firm perceptions of labour market constraints to growth in the MENA region?
Ali Fakih, Pascal L. GhazalianLabour market constraints constitute prominent obstacles to firm development and economic growth of countries located in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The…
A good or bad transition from school to work: who is responsible?
Bart Defloor, Luc Van Ootegem, Elsy VerhofstadtThe purpose of this paper is to analyse the determinants of the quality of the first job in Flanders (Belgium). The authors differentiate between circumstances on the one hand  
Retaining older workers – analysis of company surveys from 2005 and 2010
Åsmund Hermansen, Tove MidtsundstadThe purpose of this paper is to shed light on developments in Norwegian companies’ active-ageing policies, and hence offer insight into what characterises those Norwegian…
Mutual gains or conflicting outcomes? How HRM benefits professionals
Fiona Edgar, Alan Geare, Jing A. Zhang, Ian McAndrew– Using the mutual gains model as a framework, the purpose of this paper is to explore the important issue of mutuality in employment relationships.
Non-parametric decomposition and the choice of reference group: A study of the gender wage gap in 15 OECD countries
Sten AnspalThe Ă‘opo (2008) method of non-parametric decomposition, a matching-based alternative to Oaxaca (1973) and Blinder’s (1973) method of wage gap decomposition, is subject to the…
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- Professor Adrian Ziderman