International Journal of Manpower: Volume 45 Issue 5

Job satisfaction in Europe: a gender analysis

Nunzia Nappo, Giuseppe Lubrano Lavadera

The main aim of this study was to examine gender differences in job satisfaction in Europe.

The impact of the US–China trade war on Taiwanese firms' R&D investment and outward investment to technologically advanced countries

Yu-Cheng Lai, Santanu Sarkar

The purpose of this paper is to understand the impending relationship between the impact of the US–China trade war on Taiwanese firms' spending on R&D and their offshore…

On working from home in European countries

Vahagn Jerbashian, Montserrat Vilalta-Bufí

The authors analyzed the evolution of working from home (WFH) within industries in 12 European countries in the period 2008–2017 and studied its relationship with information and…

Analysis of gender wage gap and the Nigerian labour market: a new empirical evidence

Anthony Orji, Emmanuel O. Nwosu

This study investigated the gender wage gap in Nigeria by analysing two waves of household surveys (in 2003–2004 and 2018–2019) in order to understand the dynamics or polarisation…

HRA adoption via organizational analytics maturity: examining the role of institutional theory, resource-based view and diffusion of innovation

Despoina Ioakeimidou, Dimitrios Chatzoudes, Symeon Symeonidis, Prodromos Chatzoglou

This study aims to develop and test an original conceptual framework that examines the role of various factors borrowed from three theories (i.e. Institutional Theory…

From zero to Hero: effect of gender diversity on corporate social performance in Brazil

Alan Bandeira Pinheiro, Nágela Bianca do Prado, Ana Julia Batistella, Cintia De Melo de Albuquerque Ribeiro, Sady Mazzioni

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of board gender diversity on corporate social performance (CSP) in Brazilian companies.

Navigating repatriation: factors influencing turnover intentions of self-initiated repatriates in emerging economies

Nga Thi Thuy Ho, Hung Trong Hoang, Pi-Shen Seet, Janice Jones

The repatriation process often involves challenging and unexpected readjustment issues, leading to high turnover amongst repatriates. However, research has focussed on the…

Exporting is a team sport: the link between management training and performance in SMEs

Bochra Idris, George Saridakis, Yannis Georgellis, Yanqing Lai, Stewart Johnstone

This paper examines how soft skills training for owner-managers affects the financial performance of exporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Furthermore, the authors…

Which employers pay a higher college wage premium?

Kenta Ikeuchi, Kyoji Fukao, Cristiano Perugini

The authors' work aims to identify the employer-specific drivers of the college (or university) wage gap, which has been identified as one of the major determinants of the…

Gender bias in university student mobility: a cohort analysis in Italy

Isabella Sulis, Barbara Barbieri, Luisa Salaris, Gabriella Melis, Mariano Porcu

This paper aims to assess gender bias in Italian university student mobility controlling for the field of study. It uses data from the Italian National Student Archive (Anagrafe…