An important issue in personnel economics is the design of efficient job allocation rules. Firms often use promotions both to sort workers across jobs and to provide them with incentives. However, the Peter Principle states that employees’ output tends to fall after a promotion. Lazear (2004) suggests that self-selection may improve job allocation efficiency while preserving incentive effects. ...

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for a massive workforce of contact tracers to help end global pandemic. Rapidly accelerating recruitment, selection, and training proved be difficult, though, due in part lack valid, structured, systematic approach hiring tracers. This demonstration presents results first steps developing selection program: combined (worker- task-oriented) job analysis...

This study aims to determine the effect of work experience and environment on job satisfaction. research was conducted employees Office Industry Trade South Sulawesi Province. Data collection in this uses primary data obtained from a questionnaire (questionnaire). The selection sample used saturated sampling technique. results indicate that; Work Experience has positive significant Job Satisfac...

We utilise a new household survey to examine the impact of education and job training on labour income for migrant workers in China. Quantile regression is employed to account for selection bias. The evidence has as follows: (a) the returns to education and work experience are considerable but non-linear; (b) job training is valuable; (c) the Hukou system of residence is a severe constraint on ...

In this paper we examine the effect of innovation on job creation and job destruction in Spanish manufacturing. Our empirical analysis is based on firm-level longitudinal data from which we have information on employment and innovation activity. The estimation approach consists of a two-step procedure that takes into account the fact that firms endogenously choose positive, negative or zero gro...

In this paper I examine the effects of occupational pension coverage and measures of pension portability loss on voluntary job changes using a sample selection model with endogenous switching. The model estimates, derived from German panel data for 1995-1998, indicate that occupational pension coverage reduces worker mobility by imposing a capital loss on those leaving their job before retireme...

A hospitalized patient with depression and suicidal tendencies was referred for occupational therapy. The patient's evaluations while hospitalized indicated a lack of social skills and unrealistic expectations concerning abilities and aspirations. A work evaluation showed high scores in artistic and people-related occupations. Treatment focused on improvement of self-image, social interaction a...

Three hundred twenty one (321) Far Eastern couriers completed the Job Performance Personality Inventory (JPPI), an occupational-based personality inventory. All “Big Five” personality dimensions were significantly correlated with job performance appraisal scores at varying magnitudes, with the most highly correlated dimension being conscientiousness. Based upon stepwise multiple regression anal...

1 Research and theory in the fields of organizational behavior and human resource management have been focused for decades by the view that jobs are the basic building blocks of complex organizations. The idea that individuals have a job which involves specific accountabilities, responsibilities, and activities is well-established and fundamental to much of the research in organizational behavi...