Abstract On both normative and pragmatic grounds, I make a case for “decent jobs” over the current discourse around “good jobs.” define decent jobs as ones that reflect sustained worker influence terms conditions of work. Making necessarily entails groups workers capable engaging strategically with firms governments. Where will these come from? Changes in technology, structure production, bound...

â â â â â korea’s youth unemployment problem has continued to worsen since 2004. according to an e24, j64, an analysis of raw data from statistics korea’s economically active population survey and supplementary results of the economically active population survey on youths to confirm whether youth unemployment affects all youths, more youths were delaying graduation or taking leaves of abse...

 Korea’s youth unemployment problem has continued to worsen since 2004. According to an E24, J64, an analysis of raw data from Statistics Korea’s Economically Active Population Survey and Supplementary Results of the Economically Active Population Survey on Youths to confirm whether youth unemployment affects all youths, more youths were delaying graduation or taking leaves of absence due t...

The purpose of this study is to find what competence determines the employment of college students using data from the K-CESA (Korea Collegiate Essential Skills Assessment) of a Korean university during 2009-2014. This test comprises of 6 categories of competence: self-management, global readiness, interpersonal relationship, resource/information/technology handling, communication and comprehen...

This Research Topic explores issues that are central to the continued relevance of organizational and vocational psychology, and equally central to the well-being of individuals and communities. The cohering theme of this publication revolves around the question of how people can establish meaningful lives and meaningful work experiences in light of the many challenges that are reducing access ...

Whether they are subsistence farmers, salaried workers, or self-employed entrepreneurs, poor people derive most of their income from work. This basic fact means that the level of employment, the quality of jobs, and the access which the poor have to decent earnings opportunities will be crucial determinants of poverty reduction. The intuition that jobs matter for development has not been lost o...

The magnitude of the global youth employment challenge cannot be overstated. As many as 100 million young people around the world are unable to find decent work, and many more are underemployed, often in unsafe, dead-end seasonal jobs. Moreover, the world’s youth population is rapidly expanding, predominantly in developing countries, placing even greater pressure on governments and society to a...