The paper explores the relationship between job flows and wages in the U.S. manufacturing sector, where wage differentials for seemingly identical workers and job reallocation rates are shown to be negatively correlated across 3-digit industries. High wage industries have the lowest turnover of jobs, offering more secure employment opportunities. In a regression of wage differentials on industr...

conclusions the effects of rp knowledge, attitude, and practice on job stress were significant. in order to reduce job stress in radiation environments, ongoing training programs related to self-care and protection principles are recommended. results the prevalence rate of job stress was 22.5% based on calculation formulas and possible scores on the jcq. sex, rp-knowledge, attitude, practice, a...

ISSN 2277-5056 | © 2013 Bonfring Abstract--This study aims at exploring the impact of high performance HR practices on employees’ job performance. The study sought to establish the effect of job design, training and development, motivation, supervisory support, working environment and compensation on employees’ job performance in Leather goods manufacturing companies at Vellore district. The re...

In this paper we estimate the rate of return to firm investments in human capital in the form of formal job training. We use a panel of large firms with detailed information on the duration of training, the direct costs of training, and several firm characteristics. Our estimates of the return to training are substantial (8.6%) for those providing training. Results suggest that formal job train...

Fixed term and casual employment have become increasingly common in OECD countries in the last decade. Research suggests that non-permanent contracts are associated with lower job quality. This paper examines differentials in three indicators of job quality in Ireland: hourly wage, probability of training and level of autonomy. The paper also examines four hypotheses on job quality derived from...

The disproportionate supply/demand ratio of information security consultant manpower is worsening yearly. It is necessary to analyze the specialized knowledge and skills required of information security consultants in their fulfilling job responsibilities, and to reflect the findings in developing and operating training programs. To identify the job requirements of information security consulta...

Most skills acquired through on-the-job training may be specific to an occupation and therefore transferable to some but not all firms. However, economists have typically focused on skills that are either specific to a given firm or skills that are completely general. This paper explores the relationship between the size of the local market for an occupation-specific skill and job-training outc...

This study was undertaken to study the level of job satisfaction of teacher educators, to compare the level of job satisfaction of female and male teacher educators as well as to compare the level of job satisfaction of teacher educators in relation to private teachers’ training institutions of University of Gour Banga and University of Kalyani. The data was collected randomly by using job sati...

Many novice managers feel unprepared to handle some of the situations that occur as a daily part of their job. It is important to provide an environment through which novice managers can receive training and develop skills in effective communication in complex nursing environments. Simulation-based training can provide a safe, interactive way for new managers to develop their communication and ...