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Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 202:The public-private sector wage differential: gender, workplaces and family friendliness [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This study examines the role of individual characteristics, occupation, and workplace features accounting for differences in hourly earnings between male and female fulltime employees in the public and private sectors.
Chatterji, Monojit   +2 more
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Foreign labor, peer‐networking and agricultural efficiency in the Italian dairy sector

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract While the presence of immigrants in the agricultural sector is widely acknowledged, the empirical evidence on its economic consequences is lacking, especially from a microeconomic perspective. Using the Farm Accountancy Data Network panel data for Italian dairy farms in the period 2008–2018, the present study investigates the relationship ...
Federico Antonioli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How do Public Sector Wages and Employment Respond to Economic Conditions [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the changes over time in public sector wages and employment relative to private sector wages and employment using data from surveys of establishments and individuals.
Richard B. Freeman
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The impact of motivation, loyalty and commitment on employee retention of public utility enterprises - A case study of Hanoi

open access: yesTạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Kinh tế và Quản trị kinh doanh
Employee retention is considered by researchers as a critical aspect of an organization’s competence. In the past time, the public utility enterprises have seen a high turnover rate of their employees, which, in turn, has tended to have an impact on ...
Nguyễn Danh Nam   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wine Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Legitimacy and Green Innovation

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public sector employee motivation

open access: yes, 2019
As the millennial generation is beginning to dominate the workforce, organizations in the public sector are facing challenges in hiring new talent. With the competition of the private sector, the public sector must consider updating the current stale ...
Bernstorff, Rebecca
core  

Farmers' Financial Literacy—Scale Development and Linkages to Accounting Practices and Financial Outcomes

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the financial literacy (FL) of Swedish farmers, its linkages to farmer characteristics, management accounting practices and farm outcomes by surveying Swedish Farm Accountancy Data Network farmers. Using item response theory, we expand the existing FL measurement specifically to the farming context, assess measurement ...
Uliana Gottlieb, Helena Hansson
wiley   +1 more source

Succession planning in the public sector: high employee turnover challenges

open access: yes, 2019
As the baby boomer generation continues to retire, organizations in the public sector are facing new challenges in succession planning and employee retention.
Montoya, Wendy
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Key determinants of employee dynamic capabilities and individual performance in the context of digital transformation

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences
To remain sustainable and relevant in the digital age, public sector organisations must adapt their models and focus on employee competencies to drive systemic change.
Suganthi Naikkar Subramaniam   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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