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The Impact Of Age, Gender, And Ethnic Diversity On Organizational Performance: An Empirical Study Of Bangladesh's Banking Sector

open access: yesInternational Journal of Financial, Accounting, and Management, 2022
Abstract: Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of workforce diversity (in terms of employee age, gender, and ethnicity) on organizational performance in Bangladesh's banking sector. Research Methodology: This research work evaluates the relationship between workforce diversity and organizational performance in the banking sector.
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The Challenge of Recruiting Underrepresented Groups – Exploring Organizational Recruitment Practices in Sweden

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2019
The aim of this article is to explore organisational recruitment practices from human resources (HR) experts’ narratives and discuss the challenges of recruiting underrepresented groups in relation to these practices.
Ali Osman, Camilla Thunborg
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Emotional and Aesthetic Labor of Finnish Military Officers

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2021
This study analyzes the emotional and aesthetic labor of Finnish military officers. It examines the kinds of valuations officers attach to the notion of an ideal soldier.
Suvi Kouri
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Workplace Perceptions of Older Workers and Implications for Job Retention

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2020
Older workers’ opportunities for late careers are influenced by employer attitudes and willingness. Nordic managers seem unwilling to hire and retain older persons.
Kjetil Frøyland   +1 more
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Diversity reflected? Analyzing the representation of gender, age, ethnicity and sexual orientation on Dutch prime time television

open access: yesCommunications, 2017
AbstractThis study focused on the representation of minority groups on television, following the idea(l) that television as a mirror of society should convey a well-balanced representation of society. Results of a quantitative content analysis (
Daalmans, S., Horst, C. ter
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Motivation, Migration and Non-standard Employment: A Survey Among Temporary Agency Workers

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2018
Research suggests that migrants have a greater tendency to end up in nonstandard employment arrangements than native citizens do, but less attention has been paid to motivational differences within and between migrant groups.
Anders Underthun, Aadne Aasland
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Inequality Regimes in Grocery Stores: Intersections of Gender, Hierarchies, and Working Conditions

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2023
This article explores the extent to which spatial and hierarchical divisions of work in grocery stores intersect with gender, and resulting inequalities in employees’ working conditions.
Gunilla Olofsdotter   +2 more
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Integration of Refugees on the Danish Labor Market

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2018
The unprecedented inflow of refugees in the Nordic countries since 2014 has accentuated debates about the effectiveness of the Nordic models and their labor market integration programs.
Thomas Bredgaard, Trine Lund Thomsen
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Solving ‘the Uniform Issue’: Gender and Professional Identity in the Swedish Military

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2022
This article contributes empirical knowledge about the shifting ways in which the Swedish Armed Forces (SAF) has articulated and addressed ‘the uniform issue’, that is, matters concerning servicewomen’s access to adequate uniforms and other equipment ...
Sanna Strand   +2 more
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Gendered Experiences of Appearance-related Perks and Penalties in Finnish Labor Markets

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2021
Physical appearance is generally associated with considerable labor-market sanctions, and appearances are thought to be of particular importance in the feminine service sector. However, little is known about workers’ experiences of appearance-based perks
Iida Kukkonen, Outi Sarpila
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