A review of the supplier choice literature revealed that the locations and financial positions of the companies are among the most important elements in the supplier selection decisions (Stadtler, 2005). Therefore, distance between buyer and potential suppliers was selected as one input variable. Number of employees is the other input variable that is used as a proxy for the financial position ...

This paper investigates the expense-preference behaviors of Japanese financial institutions. We found that financial institutions employing retired government officials as board members held more employees than those that did not. Thus, Amakudari likely produces the cozy relationship between regulators and the regulated.  1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the implementation of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) (the ‘WR Act’) and the potential impact of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 (Cth) (the ‘Work Choices Act’) within the Australian Public Service (‘APS’) — where the Coalition government has the greatest opportunity to influence the working conditions of its own employee...

We use a rich personnel data set from a Russian firm for the years 1997 to 2002 to extend the analysis of internal labor markets to economies in transition. Our focus is on the effect of the financial crisis in 1998 and its aftermath on wages and the welfare of workers in the firm, providing evidence of how costs are distributed inside firms during such dramatic macroeconomic upheavals. We show...

This paper examines the relationship between financial stress and absenteeism. A conceptual model was derived from a Health Promotion Model and empirically tested to investigate relationships among determinants (individual characteristics), stress (financial stress), physical and psychological responses (organizational commitment and health), and absenteeism. Using data from white-collar worker...

The researchers examined how financial stress was associated with absenteeism of credit counseling clients. Data were collected by a national non-profit credit counseling organization, from consumers who telephoned seeking assistance in debt management. The results indicate credit counseling clients’ financial stress affects their absenteeism at work. Clients with high levels of financial stres...

BACKGROUND The present study is part of a 3-year longitudinal study on work and health among employees in the public sector in Sweden. The aim was to study associations between self-rated health (SRH) and financial situation, education, and managerial responsibility. METHODS Of the 9003 employees, 7533 answered the baseline questionnaires (84%). Altogether 9373 subjects received the follow-up...

The impact of changes in health practices on medical claims costs between 1985-1987 and 1988-1990 was examined among 796 employees. Employees completed a health risk appraisal in 1985 and 1988 and were categorized into health risk levels. High-cost status and high-risk status were significantly associated at both times. The percentage of employees with high-risk status decreased from 31.8% to 2...