Journal of Labor Research 

About: Journal of Labor Research is an academic journal published by Springer Science+Business Media. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Wage & Collective bargaining. It has an ISSN identifier of 0195-3613. Over the lifetime, 1337 publications have been published receiving 24113 citations.

Unions and wage inequality

Abstract: The impact of unions on the structure of wages has recently attracted renewed interest as analysts have struggled to explain the rise in earnings inequality in several industrialized countries. Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States provide a potentially valuable set of countries for examining this question. All three countries now collect comparable data on wages and union status in their regular labor force surveys. Several features of the collective bargaining institutions of these countries make them suitable for studying the relationship between unions and wage inequality. Bargaining is highly decentralized; there are no general mechanisms for extending collective bargaining provisions beyond the “organized” sector; and the fraction of the work force covered by collective bargaining is relatively modest. Thus it is possible to compare the structure of wages for workers covered by union contracts to those who are not covered, and potentially infer the effect of unions on overall wage inequality.

The impact of e-HR on the human resource management function

Abstract: I be Unman Resourees (HR) function has always been on tbe I'orefnMit of integrating teehnology in organi/ations. In faet, one ofthe earliest business pr-oeesses to be atrtiimated in organi/ations was payroll administration. Since tben. HR has eontinned to merge new tecbnology with okl processes. For example, most organi/ations use eonipnters to ntaiittain their employee reeords. These hnman resotiree inlbrmation systems (HRIS) increase administrative eftlcieney and pr-oduce reports that have the potential to improve decision making.

How family-friendly work environments affect work/family conflict: A meta-analytic examination

Abstract: We report a meta-analytic examination of the value of five facets of family-friendly work environments (FFWEs) in reducing work/family conflict (WFC). Cumulation of 38 studies (total N = 13,605) suggests that facets of FFWE may provide less assistance to workers in managing WFC than one may hope, as none explained more than seven percent of the variance in WFC. A family-friendly work culture seems most influential in reducing WFC. Importantly, spousal support and FFWEs explain different portions of variance in WFC, suggesting that FFWEs are uniquely valuable to workers in achieving work/ family balance. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

The Economics of Employment Protection

Abstract: Empirical investigation of the labor market consequences of employment protection has mushroomed since Lazear's (1990) pioneering study. Having sketched the theoretical background, we chart the course of the modern empirical literature. We focus mainly on dismissals protection, distinguishing between the themes of employment and unemployment development and labor market dynamics proper. Our discussion of employment and unemployment largely deals with the effect of employment protection on levels of these outcome indicators. We distinguish between overall and compositional effects (e.g., by demographic group and type of contract), between developing and industrialized nations, and identify some key control variables. Our discussion of labor market dynamics focuses on the speed of adjustment issue and on gross flows. It also formalizes the link between analyses of levels of and changes in variables. At all times potential offsets to the adverse effects of employment protection receive consideration.