Which employers regard the threat of dismissal as a suitable incentive to motivate workers?
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- Uwe Jirjahn, 2015. "Which Employers Regard the Threat of Dismissal as a Suitable Incentive to Motivate Workers?," Research Papers in Economics 2015-06, University of Trier, Department of Economics.
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JEL classification:
- J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
- J50 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining - - - General
- J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - General
- M50 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - General
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