Analysis of the process of acquisition of skills and competencies in Spain 

    Guio Jaimes, Juan Manuel (Date of defense: 2017-09-22)

    This thesis has provide a thorough analysis of the factors that influence the decision process of educational acquisition and an individual's permanence in the school system, first from the perspective of factors closely ...

    Approaches to variable pay systems 

    García-Hernández, Rosa (Date of defense: 2016-01-22)

    The general goal of this thesis is to analyze, in some European countries, the connections of Variable Pay Systems with company behaviour, collective bargaining, wage determination and wage inequality. We introduce three ...

    Crisi econòmica i transformacions en el mercat de treball: l'associacionisme de treball a Catalunya 

    Vidal Martínez, Isabel, 1954- (Date of defense: 1984-11-22)

    La respuesta a la carencia de perspectivas laborales se ha reflejado en una serie de medidas defensivas entre las que se encuentran la salvación de empresas por parte de los propios trabajadores bajo las fórmulas de sociedad ...

    Essays in health and labour economics 

    Bartoll, Xavier (Date of defense: 2019-09-26)

    The main objective of the thesis, organised along four different research chapters, is to analyse how labour market conditions are associated with different health outcomes and how the economic crisis has affected this ...

    Essays in labor and education economics in Korea 

    Choi, Hoon (Date of defense: 2018-05-03)

    This thesis provides an analysis of the problems associated with the dual labor market structure and credentialism in Korea. In Chapter 2, I evaluate the effectiveness of an education policy in Korea that regulates operating ...

    Essays on Regional Labour Markets in Spain 

    Melguizo Cháfer, Celia (Date of defense: 2018-07-09)

    This thesis analyses the impact of the recession on the regional labour markets in Spain by considering three different aspects: the regional unemployment sensitivity to economic variations, the minimum wage effect on youth ...

    Essays on Skilled Labor Force and Structural Transformations 

    Armas, Cynthia (Date of defense: 2022-06-15)

    Besides introduction and conclusions, the thesis is composed by three theoretical and empirical chapters that investigate the allocation of skilled workers during structural transformation. Specifically, the second chapter ...

    Essays on the Effect of International Migration on Local Labor Markets: Evidence from Europe 

    Fusaro, Stefano (Date of defense: 2021-10-27)

    Besides introduction and conclusions, the thesis is composed by three empirical chapters that investigate the impact of immigration on three different outcomes of the native population, namely employment, wages and human ...

    Essays on the Relationship between the Integration of Management Systems and Sustainability 

    Ronalter, Louis Maximilian (Date of defense: 2023-12-01)

    [eng] This thesis explores the intersection of (integrated) management systems (MSs) and sustainability, aiming to provide insights into how organisations can foster their corporate sustainability performance (CSP). It ...

    Evaluación del impacto del coaching en los resultados organizativos 

    Fernández Llano, César Luís (Date of defense: 2022-11-10)

    [spa] La presente tesis aborda la problemática respecto a cómo puede evaluarse el coaching en el ámbito de las organizaciones, de manera objetiva y relevante para todos los involucrados. En concreto, se busca dar respuesta ...

    Impact of Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Traits and Culture on Leadership Style in Hospitality: Propensity of Green Management Practices Implementation 

    Hecht, Theresa (Date of defense: 2022-12-01)

    [eng] The PhD dissertation aims to investigate the impact of emotional intelligence, leadership traits and culture on leadership style in hospitality and the propensity of green management practices implementation. The ...

    Informalidad, crisis del mundo del trabajo y nuevas organizaciones: Análisis del modelo hegemónico de trabajo en Barcelona 

    Porras Bulla, Julián Arturo (Date of defense: 2018-02-06)

    A partir del debate sobre la crisis del mundo del trabajo y su relación con las actividades que se encuentran por fuera del modelo hegemónico de trabajo, el objetivo de esta tesis es analizar y entender los mecanismos y ...

    Salarios durante la industrialización en Chile (1927/1928-1973) 

    Reyes Campos, Nora Paz (Date of defense: 2017-10-05)

    El período de crecimiento económico que aquí analizaremos se caracteriza por el foco que pondrá el Estado en el desarrollo de la política industrial, su influencia en el impulso de ciertos sectores considerados estratégicos ...

    Servant Leadership and Employee Work Outcomes: Uncovering Underlying Mechanisms by Examining Moderator and Mediator Variables 

    Minaei, Vahid (Date of defense: 2023-09-06)

    [eng] This thesis sought to address the underlying mechanisms through which servant leadership influences employees’ work outcomes, exploring the boundary conditions, mediators, and moderators related to followers’ individual ...

    Three Empirical Essays on Informality 

    Baez Morales, Antonio (Date of defense: 2015-11-05)

    Informality is a very complex subject, with the informal workers we see on the streets as only the surface of larger and more complicated issues. The word "informality," when applied to labour, has negative associations. ...