Testing Models of Hierarchy: Span of Control, Compensation and Career Dynamics
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Keywords
hierarchy; span of control; wage determination; promotions; careers;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
- J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2007-04-21 (Business Economics)
- NEP-KNM-2007-04-21 (Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy)
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