NIESR Discussion Paper No. 372

The present study aimed to identify the attitudes of workers in local Jordanian public departments as a project towards decentralization of territories of its municipalities in Jordan, The study sample consist of (228) managers, and employees of different ranks whom are working in municipalities

In a study which compared the attitudes of two samples of factory workers to their jobs, the authors found only limited evidence to support the view that production technology provides an important explanatory variable for under-standing workers ’ attitudes and motivations. Results showed

The purposes of this study were to determine opinions and attitudes of selected Head Start trainees toward poverty, prejudice and dispdvantaged families, and whether attitudes differed among trainees. The 62 subjects were trainees (ranging in age from 19 to 69 years) who attended one of three 8

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Using the NBER Shared Capitalism Database comprised of over 40,000 employee surveys from 14 firms, we investigate worker attitudes towards employee ownership, profit sharing, and variable pay. Specifically, our study uses detailed survey questions on preferences over profit sharing, forms

to revitalise unionism. In this sense, the paper will basically depend on the research that comprises both unionized and non-unionized workers ’ attitudes towards the unions at metal, food, textile and petrochemical-rubber private sectors in Kocaeli province. One of the major purpose of this research

to provide effort. The evidence suggests that we need to re-examine a foundational assumption underlying the theory of the firm. Keywords: Theory of firm, shirking, incentives, moral motivations, intrinsic motivations, fairness, attitudes. Journal of Economic Literature Classification: D23, L222 The theory

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) pose a potential risk of transmitting communicable diseases in the hospital settings where they usually work. This s t u d y a i m s t o the current influenza vaccination rates among HCWs in three Middle East countries namely United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait