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Business Research Quarterly, 2021 Family firms are the most prevalent form of economic organization in the world, but despite their reputation for resilience and agility, many of them are facing enormous challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In this essay, we examine how the pressures
S. Firfiray, L. Gómez‐Mejía
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Social Science Research Network, 2023 This paper analyses the Relative Age Effect (RAE) in German elite youth soccer academies. We examine the efficiency of talent selection and the returns to training.
Lukas Tohoff, M. Mechtel
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European Journal of Management and Marketing Studies, 2023 The role of entrepreneurship in economic development is significant, which is why business schools and universities are prioritizing entrepreneurship education. This research aims to determine the impact of these programs on individuals' intent to become
Ouiam Boujaddaine, A. Taqi
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Heterogeneous Returns to Active Labour Market Programs for Indigenous Populations
Social Science Research Network, 2022 IZA DP No. 15358 JUNE 2022 Heterogeneous Returns to Active Labour Market Programs for Indigenous Populations* This paper studies the impact of active labour market programs for institutionally distinct Indigenous populations in Canada using ...
D. Feir, Kelly Foley, Maggie E. C. Jones
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American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2016 We study a program designed to encourage learning from coworkers among school teachers. In an experiment, we document gains in job performance when high- and low-skilled teachers are paired and asked to work together on improving their skills.
J. Papay +3 more
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Role Models or Individual Consulting: The Impact of Personalizing Micro-entrepreneurship Training
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2018 Using a randomized experiment in Chile, we study the impact role models have in the context of a training program for micro–entrepreneurs. We show that being in a group randomly chosen to be visited by a successful alumnus of the program increases ...
J. Lafortune +2 more
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Linkedin(to) Job Opportunities: Experimental Evidence from Job Readiness Training
Social Science Research Network, 2019 Online professional networking platforms are widely used and may help workers to search for and obtain jobs. We run the first randomized evaluation of training work seekers to join and use one of the largest platforms, LinkedIn.
Laurel Wheeler +4 more
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Training and Effort Dynamics in Apprenticeship
The American Economic Review, 2017 A principal specifies time paths of effort provision, task allocation, and knowledge transfer for a cash-constrained apprentice, who is free to walk away at any time. In the optimal contract the apprentice pays for training by working for low or no wages
D. Fudenberg, Luis Rayo
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Capital social en la perspectiva de la teoría de recursos y capacidades: un análisis bibliométrico
Inquietud Empresarial, 2020 En este estudio se realiza una primera aproximación a la perspectiva integrada del capital social bajo la Teoría de recursos y capacidades. Para ello se seleccionó la base de datos Scopus de la cual se extrajo la información necesaria para realizar un ...
Karina Azucena López Inda +3 more
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American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2012 Management matters for firms, but what practices are optimal in hierarchical government organizations? And can skilled managers identify them? A large-scale randomized trial conducted with the police of Rajasthan, India, tested four interventions ...
A. Banerjee +4 more
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