Wage Effects of On-the-Job Training: A Meta-Analysis A meta-analysis is used to study the average wage effects of on-the-job training. This study shows that the average reported wage effect of on-the-job training, corrected for publication bias, is 2.6 per cent per course. The analyses reveal a substantial heterogeneity between training courses, while wage effects reported in studies based on i...

Employee commitment is the terminology used to describe whether employees have a strong belief and accepts organizational goals and values. The thesis of this study is founded on the conviction that an organization cannot be expected to perform effectively and efficiently when its employees are not committed. There are many measurable support that employee commitment is a critical factor that d...

in order to study the characteristics of employee training system in two large media organizations, namely irib and bbc and identification and comparison of common and different aspects between them, in the direction of appropriate understanding of existing dysfunctions and bottlenecks in irib employee training system, a research was conducted by utilizing descriptive-survey method with compara...

In this study, there is examined the impact of employee engagement and visionary leadership (vision guiding, emotional commitment) on customer and employee satisfaction. The data was collected through questionnaire from sample of 22 restaurants (managers and employees response) and through customer response. The results showed the significant relationship of employee engagement, vision guiding ...

Employee engagement is a relatively new construct in academia and has received considerable press attention. Employee engagement is linked to positive business unit outcomes such as profitability, productivity, employee turnover rate, satisfaction, customer loyalty, and safety. The objectives of this study are to propose and validate the reliability of a behavioral employee engagement scale. Th...

Suboptimal employee decisions are prevalent in employee benefit plans. Poor decisions have significant consequences for employees and employers. Improving participant decisions produces beneficial outcomes such as lower labor costs, higher productivity and better workforce management. The business case for employee benefits can be strengthened by applying lessons learned from the field of behav...

Middle management resistance has been frequently identified as a significant barrier to the success of employee involvement practices. This paper reviews evidence from the literature and from 12 case studies on the role played by middle managers in employee involvement initiatives. There is evidence that middle management resistance often acts as a significant impediment to employee involvement...

We show that randomly-selected Reg SHO pilot firms respond to increased threats of short selling by significantly improving their employee relations. Pilot firms enhance employee security to reduce the likelihood of negative announcements that might attract short-selling interest. Consistent with expectations, we find that the largest employee-relation improvements occur among pilot firms that ...

Based on 2,178 business units in 10 organizations, this study used meta-analysis to examine the causal direction of the relationship between employee engagement and business-unit outcomes of employee retention, customer loyalty, and financials. Competing models were tested using longitudinal path analysis. Results indicate a stronger relationship from employee engagement to business outcomes th...