Career Mobility and Hiring Bias: Frontiers of Labor Market Research

The main tendencies and peculiarities of the labor market development of Dnipropetrovsk region are considered in the article. There were collected and analyzed the materials of Ukrainian statistical report and Dnipropetrovsk region reports of Statistics Department. There were analyzed general situation of the labor market in Ukraine and regions. The article includes indicators of the labor force of Ukraine in terms of regions over the past five years, identifies the place of the labor market of Dnipropetrovsk region in the overall structure of the labor market of Ukraine. A comprehensive analysis of the labor force indicators of the Dnipropetrovsk region by the number of employed persons, the gender structure of the employed population and the dynamics of the relevant indicators. The structural changes in the composition of the unemployed population of the region by territorial and sexual affiliation are determined, as well as the changes in the sex and age structure of the unemployed population over the past five years. The conducted research made it possible to assess the structural changes in the region's labor force, which are accompanied by a reduction in the labor force, a decrease in the labor force, and an increase in the unemployed population.

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The Age Mix of the Labor Force in 1990: Implications for Labor Market Research

The Changing Composition of the Workforce ◽

10.1007/978-1-4613-3464-4_3 ◽

1982 ◽

pp. 19-45 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Paul J. Andrisani ◽

Thomas N. Daymont

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Labor Force ◽

Market Research

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Sustainable Smart Cities and Energy Management: The Labor Market Perspective

Energies ◽

10.3390/en13226084 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (22) ◽

pp. 6084

Author(s):

Olga Pilipczuk

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Energy Management ◽

Market Research ◽

Smart Cities ◽

Sustainable City ◽

Competency Models ◽

Core Elements ◽

Energy Manager ◽

Manager Skill ◽

Market Perspective

Nowadays, sustainability is one of the strategic goals of smart cities. They are the essential solution to creating the sustainable future. On the other hand, the smart city is intended to deal with the problems of energy management. This paper examines the influence of the smart sustainable cities concept on energy management from the labor market perspective. The paper fulfills the research gap about energy manager profession transformation considering smart sustainable city concept. The aim of the paper is to create an up-to-date holistic energy manager skill model with a focus on emerging technologies. The skill model reflects the synergy of two methodological approaches: the theoretical and practical approaches. Descriptive statistics are used to present the labor market research results. It is concluded that the core elements of the smart sustainable city concept have an impact on energy management are sustainability and big data. The labor market research also draws differences in the amount and structure of demand on energy manager skills by countries, but at the same time similar skills requirements are found. The skill model of the energy manager profession is built around several main groups associated with specific knowledge, social skills, and behavior skills. The findings of the present research can contribute to knowledge and practice by applying it in the process of developing energy manager competency models in commercial and non-commercial enterprises as well as in education programs and training courses.

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Labor Market Need Analysis as Basis for the Foundedness of Occupational Standards in the Field of Maritime Management

Transactions on Maritime Science ◽

10.7225/toms.v05.n01.004 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 29-39

Author(s):

Merica Slišković ◽

Helena Ukić ◽

Eli Marušić

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Market Research ◽

Personnel Training ◽

Specific Knowledge ◽

Training And Education ◽

Knowledge And Skills ◽

Research Results ◽

Need Analysis ◽

Occupational Standards

This paper presents the results of a maritime sector labor market research conducted to identify key tasks, specific knowledge and skills required for the development of appropriate occupational standards in the field of maritime management. Data were collected by survey of a sample of potential employers for the professions of “Manager in Marinas and Nautical Tourism“ and “Maritime Personnel Training and Education Coordinator”. Research results indicate both professions are recognized by prospective employers and that appropriate standards need to be developed.

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The Curse of Extremes: Generalist Career Experience and CEO Initial Compensation

Journal of Management ◽

10.1177/0149206320922308 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 014920632092230

Author(s):

Philipp E.M. Mueller ◽

Dimitrios Georgakakis ◽

Peder Greve ◽

Simon Peck ◽

Winfried Ruigrok

Keyword(s):

Human Capital ◽

Labor Market ◽

Knowledge Base ◽

Initial Level ◽

Market Value ◽

Career Mobility ◽

Publicly Traded ◽

Career Experience ◽

Publicly Traded Firms

Studies argue that generalist CEOs are more valued by the market for executive labor and receive higher initial compensation. Challenging this prevailing assumption, we acknowledge the drawbacks of extensive career mobility and predict an inverted U-shape relationship between CEO generalist career experience and CEO initial compensation. Integrating the generalism and specialization views of human capital, we postulate that at an initial level, the acquisition of experience breadth from different firms and industries enables CEOs to broaden their knowledge base, obtain a variety of skills, and thus increase their labor market value and initial compensation. After a threshold, however, the accumulation of extensive levels of career generalism through frequent job hopping across firm and industry contexts gradually causes a lack of experience depth and insufficient career specialization, thereby triggering lower CEO market value and initial pay. Data from 197 CEO appointments in large, publicly traded firms support our predictions. Our results also show that the observed inverted U-shape relationship varies with factors nested at different layers of context, highlighting the contingent nature of this area of research.

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THE ROLE OF ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN TRAINING HIGHLY-COMPETITIVE SPECIALISTS AT PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS

Standards and Monitoring in Education ◽

10.12737/1462 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 1 (5) ◽

pp. 40-45

Author(s):

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Mikhail Abragimovich

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Education System ◽

Professional Education ◽

Market Research ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Educational Services ◽

Practical Recommendations

The author shows how additional professional education (APE) helps professional educational institutions to train competitive specialists under the conditions of integration in the professional education sphere. It is argued that professional education establishments (PEE) should carry out labor market research and forecasting in order to maintain competitiveness at the educational services market. The concept of �competitive specialist� is explored, and the necessity to work out a model for forecasting the set of graduates� competences for the highly-demanded professions. The paper suggests practical recommendations to enhance competitiveness of PEE graduates through the development of the additional professional education system.

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