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Ethnic Discrimination in Germany's Labour Market: A Field Experiment [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper studies ethnic discrimination in Germany's labour market with a correspondence test. To each of 528 advertisements for student internships we send two similar applications, one with a Turkish-sounding and one with a German-sounding name.
Manger, Christian, Kaas, Leo
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Hiring costs for skilled workers and the supply of firm-provided training

open access: yes, 2015
This article analyses how the costs of hiring skilled workers from the external labour market affect a firm’s supply of training. Using administrative survey data with detailed information on hiring and training costs for Swiss firms, we find evidence ...
Marc Blatter   +7 more
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Beyond standardisation, subjects and syllabi: How primary schools organise for arts richness in an era of curriculum reform

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As England embarks on its first comprehensive curriculum review in fifteen years, this paper offers critical insights from schools that sustained arts‐rich provision despite a policy landscape hostile to creative subjects. Drawing on data from the Researching Arts‐rich Primary Schools (RAPS) project—a mixed‐methods study of 76 arts‐rich ...
Pat Thomson, Christine Hall
wiley   +1 more source

Gender and race differences on incentivized personality measures

open access: yesFrontiers in Behavioral Economics
IntroductionEmployment screening based on personalities gives applicants incentives to misrepresent themselves. Studies of group differences on personality measures primarily examine differences on measures taken without incentives for misrepresentation.
Andrew D. McGee   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hiring & engaging diverse student talent : Employer toolkit

open access: yes
This project is made possible with funding by the Government of Ontario and through eCampusOntario’s support of the Virtual Learning Strategy. To learn more about the Virtual Learning Strategy visit: https://vls.ecampusontario.ca.Recruiting and retaining
Jairam, Cynthia   +10 more
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University strategy in transnational higher education: The strategic approaches of newly established and ‘small’ international branch campuses

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Newly established international branch campuses (IBCs) commence operations without a student body, and even after several years, many institutions fail to grow beyond 500 students. Despite having unique strategic needs, small IBCs are largely overlooked in the higher education literature.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

What determines informal hiring? Evidence from the Turkish textile sector [PDF]

open access: yes
Most studies about the shadow economy focus on the estimation of the aggregate size. However, this study aims to address the sectoral or micro aspects of this phenomenon using the data from the textile sector in Turkey.
Fatih Savasan, Friedrich G. Schneider
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‘Self’ and ‘othering’ as a byproduct of large‐scale assessment: An investigation into the Gaokao retake policy

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract While Gaokao, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), has been extensively discussed outside the Chinese academic circle, the retake policy of the test has not received much attention. Moreover, Gaokao research in China has predominantly examined the effectiveness of the retake decision in relation to students' demographic ...
Yifeng Cheng, M. Obaidul Hamid
wiley   +1 more source

Hiring Ohioans with Disabilities : a toolkit for employers, managers, and human resource professionals.

open access: yes, 2016
"OHBLN, Business Leadership Network"--Verso.; "JFS 08042 (1/2016)"--Verso.Explains "Hiring Ohioans with Disabilities," an interactive, one-stop source of information, advice and ...

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Small business needs for information regarding the employment of people with disabilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Plan BThis study investigated whether small business employers have a need for more information about hiring and employing people with disabilities. Seventy-three small business employers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa participated in the study by ...
Kochel, Lesley
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