Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken - Volume 25, Issue 1, 2009

The effect of demands and resources on work stress in the Netherlands and Flanders The effect of demands and resources on work stress in the Netherlands and Flanders In this article, four large samples of the Dutch (2002 and 2004) and Flemish (2004 and 2007) working population are used to test the robustness of a research model, based on the Job Demands-Resources model. The aim is to find empirical evidence for the c Read More

Employers and employees on the productivity of older workers Employers and employees on the productivity of older workers The employers' perception of the productivity of younger and older workers is a major determinant of their HRM- and hiring policies with respect to both groups of workers. Using information from surveys among employers and employees we study employers' perceptions of younger and older work Read More

Financial incentives and preferred pension age Financial incentives and preferred pension age In view of the changing age composition of the Dutch labour force it is deemed essential that people continue to work till higher ages than they currently do. This may be achieved by changing the financial incentives in pension schemes. Two well-known mechanisms from economic theory apply. Firstly, lower pensions may, through Read More

In de afgelopen jaren zijn tal van beleidsmaatregelen genomen om de arbeidsparticipatie van ouderen te verhogen. Zo werd in 2006, ter indamming van de voortijdige uitstroom van ouderen uit de arbeidsmarkt, de fiscale bijdrage aan VUT- en prepensioenregelingen afgeschaft en is eerder de fiscale arbeidskorting van werkende ouderen verhoogd. Ook heeft de Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (SZW) i Read More

Work characteristics and innovative work behaviour: results from the Netherlands' Working Conditions Survey Work characteristics and innovative work behaviour: results from the Netherlands' Working Conditions Survey Innovation has become an important issue in many organisations, from business sectors to health care. Most research on conditions that enhance innovation is about markets, technology and strategy. Little re Read More

In sociaaleconomisch beleid en wetenschap zijn we vaak op zoek naar de keten van oorzaak en gevolg. Veel (beleids)onderzoek heeft echter een beperkte reikwijdte, zowel wat betreft het onderzoeksonderwerp als wat betreft de tijdsdimensie. Wij analyseren statistisch dus zeer nauwkeurig afgebakende problemen en processen, maar missen de middelen en de tijd om de consequenties ook op wat langere termijn in beeld te Read More

Are work values in the Netherlands decreasing? An alternative explanation for time scarcity Are work values in the Netherlands decreasing? An alternative explanation for time scarcity During the 1990's, complaints about a lack of time have increased in the Netherlands. Popular explanations of time scarcity, like an increased workload and an increase of the labour force participation, do not seem satisfactory for the Netherlan Read More

Discrimination of higher educated migrants? Discrimination of higher educated migrants? The core question in this article is whether discrimination exists towards higher educated immigrants in the Netherlands. We used two methods to answer this question: so-called 'paired testing' in the form of correspondence analysis, and an additional resume analysis. The first method is based on letters from fictitious applicants, reacting o Read More

The effect of demands and resources on work stress in the Netherlands and Flanders The effect of demands and resources on work stress in the Netherlands and Flanders In this article, four large samples of the Dutch (2002 and 2004) and Flemish (2004 and 2007) working population are used to test the robustness of a research model, based on the Job Demands-Resources model. The aim is to find empirical evidence for the c Read More

Antecedents of future employability among psychology students Antecedents of future employability among psychology students The aim of the present study is to investigate possible antecedents of perceived employability in a sample of psychology students (N = 370). Employability is defined as the perceived chances of employment (quantitative employability) or employment according to the educational profile (qualit Read More

Sinds de invoering van de Economische Monetaire Unie is de inrichting van ons stelsel van arbeidsverhoudingen haast ongemerkt weer van groter belang geworden. Nadat de overheid belangrijke economische sturingsmiddelen in Europese handen heeft overgedaan, bleef het aanpassingsvermogen van de nationale arbeidsmarkt over. En dat was nu precies het terrein waar de overheid sinds het Akkoord van W Read More

Datum: woensdag 14 oktober 2009