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The impact of COVID-19 on women’s labour market outcomes: evidence from four MENA countries
Vladimir Hlasny, Reham Rizk, Nada RostomCOVID-19 has had various effects on women’s labour supply worldwide. This study investigates how women’s labour market outcomes in the MENA region have been affected by the…
Having your career path decided too early: the effects of high school track on education-occupation mismatch
Alina Botezat, Cristian Incaltarau, Sabina Ana Diac, Alexandra Claudia GrosuThis paper aims to extend the scope of previous studies on education-occupation mismatch to explicitly focus on the role high school track choices have on the risk of being…
Are there differences in the perceived advantages and disadvantages of teleworking? The identification of distinct classes of teleworkers
Vicente PeñarrojaPrevious research has focused on the outcomes of telework, investigating the advantages and disadvantages of teleworking for employees. However, these investigations do not…
Is labour force participation independent of unemployment? A panel analysis for high-income countries
Walter Paternesi MeloniWe test the pertinence of the unemployment invariance hypothesis (UIH) for a set of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.
Fostering a safe workplace: the transformative impact of responsible leadership and employee-oriented HRM
Huma Bashir, Mumtaz Ali Memon, Nuttawuth MuenjohnPromoting a safe workplace for everyone is a key tenet of Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG-8), which focuses on promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment…
Social contacts, neighborhoods and individual unemployment risk
Ambra PoggiThe aim of this paper is to empirically investigate whether social contacts can mediate the way in which current unemployment impacts future unemployment.
Which employers pay a higher college wage premium?
Kenta Ikeuchi, Kyoji Fukao, Cristiano PeruginiThe authors' work aims to identify the employer-specific drivers of the college (or university) wage gap, which has been identified as one of the major determinants of the…
Unraveling unemployment hysteresis in Nordic countries: a multifaceted analysis of age, gender and frequency differentials
Veli Yılancı, Mustafa Kırca, Şeri̇f Canbay, Muhlis Selman SağlamThis study aims to test the unemployment hysteresis hypothesis for Nordic countries by considering age and gender differentials at various frequencies.
Commuting while Black: compensating differentials and Black–White wage gap in Canada
Maryam DilmaghaniUsing the Canadian Census of 2016, the present study examines the Black and White gap in compensating differentials for their commute to work.
Well-being of migrant workers in Taiwan during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of perceived organisational support, employee resilience and ethical leadership
Loan Ngoc Tuong Pham, Duong Tuan Nguyen, An Hoang Kim Vo, Lam Dang NguyenThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how perceived organisational support (POS) enhances the well-being of migrant workers in Taiwan by strengthening their resilience. In…
Does access to assistive technologies enhance labour force participation amongst the disabled population? Evidence from India
Subramania Raju Rajasulochana, Mohd Imran KhanPersons with disabilities (PwD) are generally less likely to be employed than the general population. The paper aims to investigate whether access to assistive technologies (AT…
Exporting is a team sport: the link between management training and performance in SMEs
Bochra Idris, George Saridakis, Yannis Georgellis, Yanqing Lai, Stewart JohnstoneThis paper examines how soft skills training for owner-managers affects the financial performance of exporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Furthermore, the authors…
The impact of the US–China trade war on Taiwanese firms' R&D investment and outward investment to technologically advanced countries
Yu-Cheng Lai, Santanu SarkarThe purpose of this paper is to understand the impending relationship between the impact of the US–China trade war on Taiwanese firms' spending on R&D and their offshore…
Mobile work, individual aspirations and job satisfaction in Europe
Ylenia Curzi, Barbara Pistoresi, Gaetano Francesco CoppetaThis article responds to the call for more research on mobile work by exploring how the aspirations of these workers relate to job satisfaction through adaptation to the job…
Green human resource management practices as a strategic choice for enhancing employees' environmental outcomes: an affective events theory perspective
Rimsha Iqbal, Khurram Shahzad, Richa ChaudharyDrawing on affective events theory (AET), this study aims to examine how green human resource management (GHRM) practices influence employees' environmental commitment (EEC) and…
Analysis of gender wage gap and the Nigerian labour market: a new empirical evidence
Anthony Orji, Emmanuel O. NwosuThis study investigated the gender wage gap in Nigeria by analysing two waves of household surveys (in 2003–2004 and 2018–2019) in order to understand the dynamics or polarisation…
Job satisfaction in Europe: a gender analysis
Nunzia Nappo, Giuseppe Lubrano LavaderaThe main aim of this study was to examine gender differences in job satisfaction in Europe.
From zero to Hero: effect of gender diversity on corporate social performance in Brazil
Alan Bandeira Pinheiro, Nágela Bianca do Prado, Ana Julia Batistella, Cintia De Melo de Albuquerque Ribeiro, Sady MazzioniThe purpose of this study is to examine the effect of board gender diversity on corporate social performance (CSP) in Brazilian companies.
Future of work from everywhere: a systematic review
Urmila Jagadeeswari Itam, Uma WarrierTeleworking, working from home and flexible work have gained popularity over the last few years. A shift in policies and practices in the workplace is required owing to the…
Labour shortages and employer preferences in retaining and recruiting older workers
Aart-Jan Riekhoff, Noora Järnefelt, Mikko Laaksonen, Jyri LiukkoThis article investigates whether employers are more likely to employ older workers when faced with a shortage of qualified labour. Furthermore, it analyses whether in such cases…
Navigating repatriation: factors influencing turnover intentions of self-initiated repatriates in emerging economies
Nga Thi Thuy Ho, Hung Trong Hoang, Pi-Shen Seet, Janice JonesThe repatriation process often involves challenging and unexpected readjustment issues, leading to high turnover amongst repatriates. However, research has focussed on the…
The reassuring effect of firms' technological innovations on workers' job insecurity
Mauro Caselli, Andrea Fracasso, Arianna Marcolin, Sergio ScicchitanoThis work analyses how the adoption of technological innovations correlates with workers' perceived levels of job insecurity, and what factors moderate such relationship.
On working from home in European countries
Vahagn Jerbashian, Montserrat Vilalta-BufíThe authors analyzed the evolution of working from home (WFH) within industries in 12 European countries in the period 2008–2017 and studied its relationship with information and…
The gender gap in voluntary turnover
Benjamin ArtzThe study's objective is to measure the gender gap in quit behavior, consider whether it has changed over time and determine whether parenthood affects the gender gap in quit…
HRA adoption via organizational analytics maturity: examining the role of institutional theory, resource-based view and diffusion of innovation
Despoina Ioakeimidou, Dimitrios Chatzoudes, Symeon Symeonidis, Prodromos ChatzoglouThis study aims to develop and test an original conceptual framework that examines the role of various factors borrowed from three theories (i.e. Institutional Theory…
Gender bias in university student mobility: a cohort analysis in Italy
Isabella Sulis, Barbara Barbieri, Luisa Salaris, Gabriella Melis, Mariano PorcuThis paper aims to assess gender bias in Italian university student mobility controlling for the field of study. It uses data from the Italian National Student Archive (Anagrafe…
Psychosocial influence of blended working: the reciprocity of blended working and organizational optimism
Kedarnath Thakur, Talina Mishra, Lalatendu Kesari Jena, Suchitra PalThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of blended working (BW) on individual payoffs like psychological ownership (PO), affective organizational commitment (AOC…
Work from home and workplace ostracism, beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: moderating effect of perceived organizational support
Said Al Riyami, Mohammad Rezaur Razzak, Adil S. Al-BusaidiThis study investigates whether prolonged durations of work from home (WFH) leads to workplace ostracism (WO), and whether such relationship is moderated by perceived…
Working from home and job satisfaction: evidence from Russia
Larisa SmirnykhThis study aims to investigate the impact of working from home and its duration on job satisfaction.
The effects of work-life balance on the well-being of older workers: same-same or same-different?
Jarrod Haar, Candice Harris, Barbara MyersThe purpose of this paper is to extend the study of work-life balance (WLB) by exploring the influence of WLB amongst older workers. Theoretically, this study suggests that the…
Research on the suitability of telework in the context of COVID-19
Zhen Han, Yuheng Zhao, Mengjie ChenCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has made telecommuting widely valued, but different individuals have different degrees of acceptance of telecommuting. This article aims to…
Are we only all by ourselves? A double-level perspective to cope with the insecurity of the nonstandard gig work model
Jianyu ChenThe emerging nonstandard employment (i.e. gig work) makes gig workers face a series of forms of labor insecurity. Prior studies focus on the linkage between gig work insecurity…
The returns to returning to school
Benjamin Charles AdamsThis work examines the returns to education for workers who pursue additional education after time out of the labor force. It compares those who remain in the labor force during…
Employee perceptions of disruption knowledge: the influence on career attitudes and behaviors
David Brougham, Jarrod HaarThe world of work is changing rapidly as a result of technology, with more workers being impacted by automation, the gig economy and temporary work contracts. This study focusses…
Material matters: concrete support and adaptability to work-related change during COVID-19
Brian Cooper, Tracey Shea, Julie W. Cox, Naomi Stead, Jonathan RobbertsThis study aims to investigate which resources and sources of support are related to employee adaptability to work-related change during the COVID-19 pandemic, with implications…
Part time jobs, fragmentation and work instability: light on the gender gap in Emilia-Romagna
Maria Giovanna Bosco, Elisa ValerianiThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate if, given personal, supply-related features, and labour demand-related variables, there is a difference in the share of women finding more…
The influence of non-cognitive ability on the wage of rural migrant workers
Hao LiThe study aims to study the effect of non-cognitive ability in human capital on the wages of rural migrant workers in China. The study also examines the mechanisms by which career…
Perception of home teleworking during COVID-19 crisis in Spain: significant factors and assymetrical influence on acceptance and resistance
Jorge de Andres-Sanchez, Angel Belzunegui-Eraso, Amaya Erro-GarcésThis paper aims to shed light on the perception of the consequences of implementing home teleworking (TW) for employers and employees amid the pandemic. By doing so, the research…
On-the-job training, wages and digitalisation: evidence from European firms
Cecilia Jona-Lasinio, Francesco VenturiniThe authors illustrate that there are significant differences in the wage performance across companies in relation to the digital content of their production and training…
The differential effects of human resource management on organizational innovation: a meta-analytic examination
Mengsang Chen, Mengdi Wu, Xiaohui Wang, Haibo WangThis meta-analytical review aims to clarify the relationships between three bundles of human resource management (HRM) practices—competency-enhancing, motivation-enhancing and…
The role of ethical leadership and psychological capital in influencing employee attitudes: a moderated-mediation model
Saeed Loghman, Michael Quinn, Sarah Dawkins, Jenn ScottResearch has consistently demonstrated that psychological capital (PsyCap) is an important predictor of various employee outcomes. Despite this, there is a paucity of knowledge…
Work-from-home intention during the COVID-19 pandemic: a perspective integrating inclusive leadership and protection motivation theory
Seng-Su Tsang, Zhih Lin Liu, Thi Vinh Tran NguyenThe present study integrates inclusive leadership and protection motivation theory to propose a new model predicting employees' intention to work from home during an emergency…
How do teleworkers escape burnout? A moderated-mediation model of the job demands and turnover intention
Mohd Tariq Jamal, Imran Anwar, Nawab Ali Khan, Gayas AhmadWorking remotely in a COVID-19-induced lockdown has been challenging for both organisations and their employees; studies report that job demands changed, and teleworkers…
Inductive open data study on teleworking dissatisfaction in Spain during the Covid-19 pandemic
Javier de Esteban Curiel, Arta Antonovica, Maria del Rosario Sánchez MoralesThe research paper aims to study dissatisfaction of teleworking employees in Spain during the Covid-19 health pandemic in order to propose three models: sociodemographic profile…
The impact of COVID-19 on work from home of ethnic groups in the USA: evidence from time-use data
Rezart Hoxhaj, Florian MitiThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on participation and time allocated to work from home (WFH) by ethnic/racial group.
Innovation as a firm-level factor of the gender wage gap
Jaan Masso, Priit VahterThis paper investigates the relationship of both technological (product and process) and non-technological (organizational and marketing) innovation with the gender wage gap at…
The salience of remote leadership: implications for follower self-control and work-life balance
Megan M. Walsh, Erica L. Carleton, Julie Ziemer, Mikaila OrtynskyThe purpose of this study was to examine whether remote work moderates the mediated relationship between leadership behavior (transformational leadership and leader incivility)…
When and why workplace cyberbullying influences intention to stay: role of workplace social capital and affective commitment
Mariam Anil Ciby, Shikha SahaiCOVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of home-based teleworking globally. Coupled with this, there are rising concerns about workplace cyberbullying. However, less…
Inclusive leadership and work-from-home engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic: a moderated mediation model
Thi Vinh Tran Nguyen, Seng-Su TsangThe current study proposes a moderated mediation model to predict work-from-home engagement during an emergency such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic based on…
Wage dispersion and firm performance: evidence from Kazakhstan
Aigerim Yergabulova, Dinara Alpysbayeva, Venkat SubramanianThe aim of the paper is to explore within-firm vertical pay inequality and its relation to firm size and firm performance.
Using theory of mind to understand the impact of Covid-19 fear on healthcare workers’ withdrawal intentions
Garima Saini, Sanket Sunand Dash, Anurag TiwariHealthcare workers’ (HCWs’) job-related high exposure to Covid-19 virus arouses fear of Covid-19 among them. Based on the Theory of Mind (ToM), the study predicts that fears will…
Teleworking: role of psychological well-being and technostress in the relationship between trust in management and employee performance
Akanksha Jaiswal, Santoshi Sengupta, Madhusmita Panda, Lopamudra Hati, Verma Prikshat, Parth Patel, Syed MohyuddinThe COVID-19 pandemic and technological advancements have enabled employees to telework. Referring to this emerging phenomenon, the authors aim to examine how employees' levels of…
The effect of telework on emotional exhaustion and task performance via work overload: the moderating role of self-leadership
Ana Junça Silva, Alexandra Almeida, Carla RebeloThis study aims to develop a framework that explains how and when telework is related to emotional exhaustion and task performance, by conceiving work overload as a mediator and…
Procrastination is not only a “thief of time”, but also a thief of happiness: it buffers the beneficial effects of telework on well-being via daily micro-events of IT workers
Ana Junça Silva, Patrícia Neves, António CaetanoThis study draws on the affective events theory (AET) to understand how telework may influence workers' well-being. Hence this study aimed to (1) analyze the indirect relationship…
Antecedents and job outcomes from a self-efficacy perspective while working from home among professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Remya Lathabhavan, Mark D. GriffithsWorking from home (WFH) was one of the major changes that occurred in many organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. This also led to online training being conducted during this…
Vigour and exhaustion for employees working from home: the mediating role of need for structure satisfaction
Swati Alok, Navya Kumar, Sudatta BanerjeeCOVID-19 placed millions of employees under work-from-home/telework. Employers intend extending telework for the long-term, anticipating business benefits. But the benefits are…
The telework performance dilemma: exploring the role of trust, social isolation and fatigue
Pilar Ficapal-Cusí, Joan Torrent-Sellens, Pedro Palos-Sanchez, Inés González-GonzálezDue to the crisis originated by the COVID-19 pandemic, an important number of workers have been incorporating the telework modality. In this context, the distance from the…
Exploring the psychological contract during new normal: construction and validation of the revised psychological contract scale
Anushree Karani Mehta, Heena Thanki, Rasananda Panda, Payal TrivediThe study aims to explore and validate the revised psychological contract scale in this new normal era.
A time after time effect in telework: an explanation of willingness to telework and self-reported productivity
Maribel Labrado Antolín, Óscar Rodríguez-Ruiz, José Fernández MenéndezThis article studies how experience and frequency of telework influence the acceptance and self-reported productivity of this mode of work in a context of pandemic-induced remote…
Workplace isolation during COVID-19 and work–family conflict among academicians: interplay of psychological stress and organizational identification
Shameem Shagirbasha, Juman Iqbal, Kumar Madhan, Swati Chaudhary, Rosy DhallCOVID-19 pandemic has overturned the work and family life challenging the world in unpredictable ways that were previously unimaginable. With universities shutting down and…
To what extent are ageist attitudes among employers translated into discriminatory practices: The case of Denmark
Per H. Jensen, Wouter De Tavernier, Peter NielsenThe purpose of this paper is to address four interrelated questions: what is the prevalence of ageism amongst employers? What are the factors conditioning employers’ age…
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