Social networks and regional recruitment of foreignlabour : firm recruitment methods and spatial sorting in Denmark
Denmark ; Employment ; Firm strategy ; Foreign worker ; Labour ; Local government unit ; Local labour market ; Social network ; Unemployment
The paper tests the hypothesis that social networks are crucial for regional recruitment and inflows of foreignlabour. Danish municipal data from 1997-2006 reveal spatial sorting since initial shares of employees with a foreign background out
of total regional employment predict foreignlabour inflow rates to regional employment. Social networks appear crucial for the recruitment and inflows rates to regional employment, suggesting that employee referrals and information about vacancies in local
Foreign direct investments, modernization of production and labour market changes in Hungary
Development ; Direct investment ; Economic geography ; Employment ; Foreign investment ; Hungary ; Industrial production ; Industry ; Investment ; Labour market ; Modernization ; Technical progress
Since the 1989 revolution East Central Europe has opened up for cooperation with the west. This paper investigates the role of foreign direct investments (FDI) in Hungary in connection with the modernisation of production and the transformation
Foreign direct investment in Hungary : the effects on the modernization of the manufacturing industry and the demand for labor
Foreign investment ; Hungary ; Industry ; Investment ; Labour market ; Modernization ; Privatisation
This study deals with effects of foreign companies on two central aspects of the transition process : the modernization of the manufacturing industry and the related changes in the demand for labor. It is concluded that the privatization policy
in Hungary turned out to be successful. Partly as a result of foreign investments, Hungary has been able to integrate into the West European economy substantially, after being locked in the socialist spheres of influence for forty years. - (AGD)
Labour relations at the transition from fordism to postfordism or : why are an increasing number of foreignforeigners employed in the swiss hotel and catering industry today ?
Flexibility ; Foreign worker ; Hotel trade ; Labour ; Market regulation ; Post-Fordism ; Switzerland ; Tertiary sector ; Working conditions
Bohemia ; Czech Republic ; Foreign investment ; Induced effect ; Investment ; Labour market ; Living standard ; Local labour market
This paper investigates the negative effects of foreign direct investment on the local labour market in the city of Plzeň, Czechia. The analysis utilizes data collected from public databases, companies’ annual reports, and field research of Plzeň’s
firms. The paper identifies several negative effects of foreign direct investment on Plzeň’s labour market, including the quality and structure of the local labour force and its average gross monthly wages. - (EN)
Cultural studies ; Domestic worker ; Employment ; Foreign worker ; Germany ; Labour market ; Productivity ; Professional qualification ; Wage
This paper investigates the effects of this diversity for native employees at the local level, in Ger-many.The higher is high-skilled foreign employment, the higher are local wages and employment levels for natives. These effects are reinforced
the more diverse is the group of high-skilled foreigners. For low-skilled foreigners benefits from diversity are also found, but only conditional on the overall size of this group. These results suggest that cultural diversity benefits native workers
Flexibility ; Industrial geography ; Industry ; Labour market ; Production technique ; Research ; Technological innovation
Related themes include the demand for skilled and unskilled labour, gender and ethnic division of labour, changes in the organization of economic institutions, the role of research and development in local economic development, the location
of foreign direct investment, models of regional export trade, and defence spending.
Czech Republic ; Economic indicators ; Foreign worker ; Internal migration ; International migration ; Labour market ; Mobility ; Regional disparities ; Social geography ; Spatial differentiation ; Spatial distribution
mobility, which, compared to the Czech population, is much higher. This mobility is influenced by the precise position of foreigners in the labour market and their increased flexibility. The results of quantitative analysis show possible trends in regional
The distribution of foreigners is becoming an essential part of the socio-geographical differentiation of Czechia. In addition to international migration, the spatial distribution pattern of foreigners is further modified according to their internal
US employment is foreign-owned high technology firms
Economic sector ; Employment ; Foreign investment ; High-tech industry ; Industrial geography ; Industry ; Labour market ; Spatial distribution ; United States
Economic structure ; Employment ; Ethnic minority ; Foreign worker ; Labour market ; Manpower ; Metropolitan area ; Producer services ; Underemployment ; United States of America ; Urban economy
on metropolitan labour market characteristics including ethnic diversity, the proportion of its foreign-born population, the economic structure, and the level of educational attainment of the labour force, in addition to individual characteristics.
This article examines the immigrant underemployment across US metropolitan areas from a spatial perspective. Results suggest that the probability of individual labour force’s underemployment within any metropolitan area is highly contingent
Statistical report about the Czechoslovak building and investment work, agricultural production, industrial output, transport and communications, foreign trade, labour production and development of living standard in 1984. (MS).
The foreign takeover of the Spanish automobile industry: a growth analysis of internationalization
Car industry ; Division of labour ; Enterprise ; Firm strategy ; Foreign investment ; Industrial employment ; Industry ; Internationalization ; Labour productivity ; Spain
Economic integration ; European Union ; Foreign worker ; International migration ; Labour market ; Labour migration ; Slovenia
The text deals with problems regarding migrant labour in Slovenia since its entry into the EU. The purpose of the text is to explain the employment of foreign migrant workers from a geographical point of view, illustrated through statistical data
Employment ; Foreign investment ; Frontier region ; Hungary ; Impact ; Investment ; Labour market
The paper analyses the situation and changes in labour market of Komárom-Komárno borderland region, and introduces the micro- and macroeconomic factors, which are influencing its further development. The draining of reserves in free labour force
of the region, and the dimnishing number of Slovakian workers will fundamentally influence the structure of employment of the border region and will ultimately result in a steady overdemand in labour force. In the analysis it is argued that only a proactive
, regional, integrated labour force development strategy can result a sustainable economic development for Komárom and its region. - (AM)