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The Nordic Model in a Global Company Situated in Norway. Challenging Institutional Orders?

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2012
In this article, we explore the impact of internationalization as organizational processes where institutional actors meet in local contexts and negotiate the institutional order. The internationalization of working life implies that different traditions
Elin Kvande, Hege Eggen Børve
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development in the Regulation of Wages and Working Conditions: The Employee Perspective

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2017
The Nordic countries are renowned for their high level of unionization and collective bargaining. However, globalization, Europeanization, and an increasing individualization are often pictured as factors suppressing collective regulation.
Laust Høgedahl, Henning Jørgensen
doaj   +1 more source

Sources of income following a rejected disability pension application : a sequence analysis study

open access: yes, 2019
Purpose: To identify different income trajectories after a rejected disability pension application and to analyze socio-demographic and disability process related determinants of these trajectories.
Blomgren, Jenni   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality in Modern Nordic Working Life—Investigating Three Related Research Perspectives and Their Possible Cross-Fertilization

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013
Nordic working life balance is important in the context of a highly developed welfare state, budget collaboration between the State and municipalities, and a unified labor movement.
Stine Jacobsen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Impact of Promotions on Consumer Purchasing Behavior During Crises

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction to 2017-3

open access: yesNordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2017
This issue contains six articles that reflect on various aspects of working life, as it unfolds in contemporary Nordic contexts. They bring out new empirical material and theoretical reflections that – as small mosaics – can help us better understand ...
Anders Buch
doaj   +1 more source

Labor market position after a rejection of a disability pension application: a register-based cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Purpose: To study labor market positions of rejected disability pension applicants and to examine which characteristics predict ending up in these positions after the rejection. Methods: Nationwide Finnish register data was used to describe employment,
Raija Gould   +5 more
core   +1 more source

How does the Kids SIPsmartER program impact the sugar‐sweetened beverage intake of students: An investigation beyond total treatment effect in randomized controlled trial

open access: yesAmerican 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
wiley   +1 more source

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