Essays about: "layoff"

Found 4 essays containing the word layoff.

  1. 1. How do family firms cope with economic crisis? : Case studies about Chinese family firms

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jingchen Zheng; [2010]
    Keywords : Family firms; Family firm resources; Economic Crisis; Resource Based View; China;

    Abstract : Introduction:The current economic crisis started in 2007 warned many business pro-fessions how important it is to react to the crisis quickly and properly. Many studies have been conducted on family businesses about their special resources environment, succession, governance etc. READ MORE

  2. 2. Recruitment in Problematic Market Conditions: An Empirical Study : Recession vs. Demographic Change

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Johan Arnesson; Daniel Hökfelt; Madelene Yavus Iskander; [2008]
    Keywords : Rekrytering; Human Resource Management; Recession; Ekonomisk avmattning; Demografi; Demografisk förändring; Anställning; Jönköping; Östergötland;

    Abstract :   ‟Recession‟ and ‟Layoff‟ were the buzz words of late 2008. Economic slowdown and recession have hit the economy hard. At the same time people in society are getting older and the demographic profile of the population is getting increasingly top heavy, with the retirements of the 1940‟s baby boomers expected to peak in 2010. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Effect of Local Economic Factors on Local House Prices

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Martin Carlon; Xiaomou Chu; [2008]
    Keywords : Panel Data; House Price; Layoff: Unemployment;

    Abstract : Local economic factors such as unemployment rate, housing per capita ratio and vacancy rate, along with national house prices, are all found to affect local house prices. This study shows that some of these factors produce different effects in large as opposed to small municipalities, with house prices in large municipalities in general being more sensitive to changes in these factors. READ MORE

  4. 4. On Unemployment Insurance and Experience Rating

    University essay from Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Katya Vasileva; [2007]
    Keywords : unemployment insurance; experience rating; implicit contracts; employment;

    Abstract : There have been numerous studies, both theoretical and empirical, dealing with how the degree of experience rating affects employment. The results have been often contradicting, giving ground for ongoing debate among the economists. READ MORE