... cent. Findings The major finding is that ageist stereotypes among employers do not translate into discriminatory personnel management practices. Research limitations/implications The findings may be specific to Denmark. Denmark is renowned to be a non-hierarchical, egalitarian society, which...

...Alan Barrett; Martin Kahanec; Klaus F. Zimmermann; Peder J. Pedersen Purpose The purpose of this paper is to summarize existing evidence on welfare dependence among immigrants in Denmark and to produce new evidence with focus on the most recent years. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

... and to examine pathways of practice. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of qualitative data, drawing on a cross‐section selection of 83 good practice case studies in labour organisations in eight European countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the UK. Findings...

...Kéne Henkens; Joop Schippers; Dominique Anxo; Thomas Ericson; Annie Jolivet Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the main evolutions and the current situation of the 50‐74 year olds on the labour market in eight European countries (Denmark France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden...

... can do to extend working lives. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyse surveys administered to employers in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the UK in 2009. Findings It is found that a minority of employers have applied measures to recruit or retain...

... on the perceived gap, and whether a perceived labour cost‐productivity gap affects employers’ recruitment and retention behaviour towards older workers. Design/methodology/approach The authors analyse surveys administered to employers in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden...

... performance Denmark The theoretical interest and practical importance of knowledge in enterprises has increased remarkably within the last 20 years. Knowledge has always been an asset in building capabilities for firms and individuals, but in the context of the expanding globalization, new...

... held towards certain ways of carrying them out. Organizational learning Development projects Implementation of knowledge Organizational concepts Organization and methods Organizational development Denmark The research project was organized as four case studies based on a selection...

... for a large number of observable characteristics and time‐invariant characteristics, there still exists a large gender compensation gap among top executives in Denmark. For VP and potential top executives, the estimated gap increased during the period 1996‐2005 while for the small and selected group of CEOs...

... of policy changes in Denmark. One of these is close to being a “natural experiment” as an early retirement programme for long‐term unemployed people in their fifties opened up in 1992, was gradually expanded in scope, and was finally terminated again in 1996. Further, another programme for – in principle...

... in Denmark and to investigate ethnic and gender differences in educational choices. Design/methodology/approach A parsimonious version of Cameron and Heckman's (2001) dynamic statistical model of educational progression is estimated. By parceling educational attainment out into a series of transitions...

... that still exist in many European countries have been abolished in Denmark, but other forces counteract a rapid development of the agency sector. The Internet is opening up new opportunities for a flexibilisation of work by expanding geographical and organisational limits and lowering search and promotion...

... in each of the years. The other data set contains information on the entire population of immigrants in Denmark (about 250,000 individuals in 1995) for each of the years 1984‐1995. The sample contains information on a very large number of demographic and labour market characteristics of the individuals...

...Ronald J. Burke The job training schemes have been and still are important for the supply of labour to cultural institutions in Denmark. Particularly the young and experimental cultural manifestations are depending on labour market subsidies for their development and survival. Discusses the clashes...

...Anne‐Mette Hjalager The job training schemes have been and still are important for the supply of labour to cultural institutions in Denmark. Particularly the young and experimental cultural manifestations are depending on labour market subsidies for their development and survival. Discusses...

... to management or communication. Finland has the most autocratic management style but Norway, which shares a similar literary tradition has a very participative management style. While unions play an important role in Norway and Sweden, Denmark and Finland avoid collective bargaining and manage less...

...Søren P. Nielsen Describes Denmark′s new strategies, designed to cope with and overcome long‐term unemployment. Since the long‐term unemployed (LTU)lack formal education and training, a retraining and temporary job creation scheme has been in operation for the last two years. Reports on research...