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Saved by the bell? The effects of compulsory schooling laws on self-employment and earnings in Australia
In: Journal of evolutionary economics, Volume 34, Issue 1, p. 227-296
ISSN: 1432-1386
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The Effect of Employment Guarantee Program on Smoking
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Joined by remoteness: An exploratory comparison of regional board networks in Sweden
In: Global networks: a journal of transnational affairs, Volume 22, Issue 2, p. 325-343
ISSN: 1471-0374
AbstractStudies of the global corporate elite have shown how networks of board interlocks form among large companies around the world. With interest in the conditions for businesses in the periphery, this exploratory study describes differences in regional board networks by comparing remote and central regions in Sweden. The regions share national culture, language and legislation and have similar demographics. We study business contexts far from the international spotlight and include all companies, not just the very largest, to capture the diversity of geographically dispersed business communities in Sweden. Findings suggest that being peripheral in a geographical sense can prove beneficial in terms of board network structure. The regional board networks in the remote regions are more inclusive and less fragmented, thus showing structural characteristics associated with the more effective spread of information. The regional networks formed in the geographic periphery thus appear to be beneficial for business. The findings in this exploratory story indicate that companies in the geographic periphery can be joined by remoteness.
Jack of all, master of all? CEO generalist experience and firm performance
In: The leadership quarterly: an international journal of political, social and behavioral science, Volume 30, Issue 3, p. 320-334
Distant Search, Technological Diversity, and Branding Focus: Incremental and Radical Innovation in Small- and Medium-Sized Consignees
In: IEEE transactions on engineering management: EM ; a publication of the IEEE Engineering Management Society, Volume 66, Issue 2, p. 170-179
Skin Tone and Self-Employment: Is there an Intra-Group Variation among Blacks?
In: The review of black political economy: analyzing policy prescriptions designed to reduce inequalities, Volume 44, Issue 1-2, p. 137-166
ISSN: 1936-4814
The purpose of this paper is to formally evaluate whether odds of entry into self-employment decrease as skin tone darkens for Blacks in the United States. Extending past work on inter-group differences in Black-White self-employment, based on data from National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, with darker skin tone the odds of self-employment decline. Having spent more time in labor force further decreases the likelihood of self-employment for darker skin tone Blacks, and being a high-school graduate, scoring high on Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), or higher past year income are not associated with self-employment of darker skin tone Blacks. While darker skin tone Blacks who are self-employed derive lower income, those who are self-employed and with more human capital (longer time spent in the labor force, scoring high on ASVAB or being a high school graduate) have a higher income.
Will Self-Employment Set You Free from Poverty? Evidence from Two National Surveys from Economically Developed Countries
In: Journal of poverty: innovations on social, political & economic inequalities, p. 1-40
ISSN: 1540-7608