The analysis of firms and employees : quantitative and qualitative approaches / edited by Stefan Bender ... [and others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Stefan Bender, Julia Lane, Kathryn Shaw, Fredrik Andersson and Till von Wachter -- I. Human Resource Practices and Firm Productivity -- 1. The Effect of HRM Practices and R&D Investment on Worker Productivity / Fredrik Andersson, Clair Brown, Benjamin Campbell, Hyowook Chiang and Yooki Park -- 2. Using Behavioral Economic Field Experiments at a Firm: The Context and Design of the Truckers and Turnover Project / Stephen V. Burks, Jeffrey Carpenter, Lorenz Gotte, Kristen Monaco, Kay Porter and Aldo Rustichini -- 3. Subjective Evaluation of Performance and Evaluation Interview: Empirical Evidence from France / Marc-Arthur Diaye, Nathalie Greenan and Michal W. Urdanivia -- II. Firm Differences in Human Resources Practices -- 4. Do Initial Conditions Persist between Firms? An Analysis of Firm-Entry Cohort Effects and Job Losers Using Matched Employer-Employee Data / Till von Wachter and Stefan Bender -- 5. Changes in Workplace Segregation in the United States between 1990 and 2000: Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data / Judith Hellerstein, David Neumark and Melissa McInerney -- 6. The Effect of Tuition Reimbursement on Turnover: A Case Study Analysis / Colleen Flaherty Manchester -- III. Effects of Ownership Changes on the Organization of Production -- 7. Ownership and Wages: Estimating Public-Private and Foreign-Domestic Differentials with LEED from Hungary, 1986 to 2003 / John S. Earle and Almos Telegdy -- 8. Insider Privatization and Careers: A Study of a Russian Firm in Transition / Guido Friebel and Elena Panova -- IV. Globalization, Trade, and Labor Markets -- 9. Trade and Workforce Changeover in Brazil / Marc-Andreas Muendler -- 10. Job Creation Abroad and Worker Retention at Home / Sascha O. Becker and Marc-Andreas Muendler -- 11. Wage and Productivity Premiums in Sub-Saharan Africa / Johannes Van Biesebroeck.

"The long-term impact of globalization, outsourcing, and technological change on workers is increasingly being studied by economists. At the nexus of labor economics, industry studies, and industrial organization, The Analysis of Firms and Employees presents new findings about these influences by examining the interaction between the internal workings of businesses and outside influences from the market using data from countries around the globe. The result is enhanced insight into the dynamic interrelationship between firms and workers." "A distinguished team of researchers examines the relationships between human resource practices and productivity, changing ownership and production methods, and expanding trade patterns and firm competitiveness. With analyses of large-scale, nationwide datasets as well as focused, intensive observation of a few firms, The Analysis of Firms and Employees will challenge economists, policymakers, and scholars alike to rethink their assumptions about the workplace."--BOOK JACKET.