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Forced Flexibility and Exploitation: Experiences of Migrant Workers in the Cleaning Industry
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2016 Globalization has resulted in structural changes in the labor markets over the last decades. These changes have weakened some of the economic and social dimensions of work.
Natalia Ollus
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Poverty and Philanthropy: Strategies for Change [PDF]
, 2008 This paper traces the economic and social trends that help explain the persistence of poverty, describes some of the unintended consequences of public policies that have exacerbated the challenges facing poor families, and discusses four overarching ...
Gordon Berlin
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Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Understanding how households modify their food expenditure decisions during times of crisis is essential because consumer purchasing behavior frequently changes during these times. This study looks at these behavioral shifts during the COVID‐19 pandemic, concentrating on how price sensitivity and response to sales promotions changed over the ...
Wafa Mehaba, José María Gil
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Complexity, Resilience, and Human Resource Management: Illustration from Nordic Higher Education
Nordic Journal of Working Life StudiesWe explore increasing complexity, resilience (how a system adapts and responds to increasing complexity and radical change), and potential human resource management (HRM) responses to change in higher education at a Nordic institution.
Jouni Kekäle, Rómulo Pinheiro
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Informal Practices of Inequality in Recruitment in Finland
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 In this article, we explore the policies and processes of selection and recruitment from the perspective of equality. Focusing on tacit ideas of the ‘ideal worker,’ ideal recruitment, and selection that direct the recruitment process, we examine the ways
Tuija Koivunen +2 more
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Jobs for All: The Movement to Restore Employment Rights for Formerly Incarcerated People [PDF]
, 2017 Stable employment is a powerful crime-fighting tool, helping individuals rebuild their lives, take care of themselves and their families and make positive contributions to our communities.
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This study develops and empirically estimates a structural framework to decompose the causal pathways of multilevel behavioral interventions targeting adolescent health behaviors. We apply this framework to the Kids SIPsmartER (KSS) program, a 6‐month, school‐based intervention evaluated through a clustered randomized controlled trial in rural
Naveen Abedin +5 more
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Obesity, Unemployment, and Earnings
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2011 The article analyses the effects of obesity—a clear signal of weight abnormality—on unemployment and earnings among Finnish men and women. Our empirical data consist of the last four waves (waves 4 to 8) of the Finnish section of the European Community ...
Juho Härkönen +2 more
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Employment for Veterans: Trends and Programs [PDF]
, 2014 [Excerpt] Veterans’ employment outcomes in the civilian sector are an issue of ongoing congressional interest. A number of programs currently exist to assist veterans in obtaining or training for civilian employment. There is regular congressional debate
Collins, Benjamin +5 more
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Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou +3 more
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