We use the newly available ARD establishment level data set for UK manufacturing to document job creation and job destruction. With these data we can document job creation and destruction more fully than in previous studies. Due to data limitations, some studies are forced to ignore the contribution of entry and exit of firms to job creation destruction or use data that understate the number of...

This paper studies the labor market impact of documented and undocumented immigration in a model with search frictions and non-random hiring. Since they accept lower wages, firms obtain a higher match surplus from hiring immigrants rather than natives. Therefore, immigration results in the creation of additional jobs but also generates more job competition. Whether job creation or competition i...

Because of these links, job creation, and increasing the job intensity of growth, tends to take priority on policy makers agenda. Indeed, “job-less growth” is often seen as a major concern and has been blamed for slow progress on poverty reduction in many countries. However, there are two problems with focusing only on job creation and growth. First, many developing countries face rapidly growi...

Background and Objectives: Healthcare human resources management is a challenging and multi-faceted task. Study of the interrelation of various variables affecting the performance of the healthcare workers resources can provide insight into effective management of human resources in the health settings. Hence, this study aimed to explore the relationship between job satisfaction, job motivation...

A model that integrates and builds on the job demands-resources model and selfdetermination theory is proposed to better understand the role of work motivation in relation to job resources, occupational commitment and emotional exhaustion. Two forms of motivation were studied: autonomous motivation, in which employees act with volition,; and controlled motivation, in which they act under intern...

Objectives: Regarding the type of service receivers as well as the technicality of the services provided, these services often bear high complexity and difficulty which can eventually lead to job burnout and shortage of motivation in the staffIn this study, the factors affecting job motivation from the viewpoints of staff and managers of Semnan Welfare Organization have been identified and poss...

This study investigates the relationships between Work Motivation, Work Stress, and Job Satisfaction toward cross-strait employees. The target subjects are three manufacturing firms in Mainland China and Taiwan. Out of 450 distributed surveys, 352 valid surveys were obtained with the response rate of 78.22%.The findings have addressed three main pull factors toward cross-strait employees in cho...

Little is known about the magnitude of China’s SOE labor redundancy and the patterns and determinants of job creation. Such knowledge gap makes it difficult for decision-makers to provide prescriptions for China’s labor problems. This paper uses a panel data of Chinese provinces between 1986 to 1996 to estimate China’s SOE labor redundancy, and patterns and determinants of job creation in China...