This paper studies the effects of the introduction of employment protection policies that raise the costs of dismissal. Macroeconomists studying these policies have thus far focused primarily on their effect on the flexibility of firms in adjusting their employment. This study highlights that in the presence of worker heterogeneity and match-specific learning, these policies have an important e...

This study applies upper echelons theory associated with executive dismissal and power to examine the relationships of performance four types power— structural, prestige, expert, governance concentration—with dismissal. Using context National Collegiate Athletic Association college basketball, in which coaches are completely responsible for strategies human capital acquisition retention, a curv...

AIM To determine the views of new house officers (HO) on professionalism and unprofessional behaviour following dismissal in January 2007 of a HO who was caught video-taping nurses in the shower. METHODS An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was administered during new house officers' orientation. Using a Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree), HO were asked to rank...