scholarly journals Investigating the role of competing wage opportunities in truck driver occupational choice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Phares ◽  
Andrew Balthrop
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Choice ◽  
Truck Driver

scholarly journals Economic Interpretations of Intergenerational Correlations

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan D Grawe ◽  
Casey B Mulligan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Economic Theory ◽  
Neighborhood Effects ◽  
Occupational Choice ◽  
Family Formation ◽  
Economic Models ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Fertility Choice ◽  
Intergenerational Correlations

Since accurate prediction ultimately determines the usefulness of theory, our paper gives the reader a taste of some predictions derived from economic theory and some empirical successes and failures. We provide only a taste, because there are a great many economic models relevant to intergenerational correlations— such as models of educational attainment, neighborhood effects in schooling, family formation and fertility choice, occupational choice and discrimination—and quite a variety of predictions that might be derived from these models. However, a simple model of investment and intergenerational decision making can be interpreted as a conceptual aggregation of many more detailed economic models. We present such a model and from it derive one class of predictions that has received substantial attention in the empirical literature—the role of endowments and credit markets in determining intergenerational correlations.

The Role of the Teacher and Occupational Choice

1962 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce J. Biddle ◽  
J. Paschal Twyman ◽  
Earl F. Rankin,
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Choice

scholarly journals The Intergenerational Transmission of Teaching

2020 ◽  
pp. 000283122096387
Author(s):  
Alberto Jacinto ◽  
Seth Gershenson
Keyword(s):  
Intergenerational Transmission ◽  
Occupational Choice ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Parental Influences ◽  
White Children ◽  
Transmission Rates ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Mother To Child ◽  
Over Time

Parental influences, particularly parents’ occupations, may influence individuals’ entry into the teaching profession. This mechanism may contribute to the relatively static demographic composition of the teaching force over time. We assess the role of parental influences on occupational choice by testing whether the children of teachers are disproportionately likely to become teachers themselves and whether the intergenerational transmission of teaching varies by race or sex. Overall, children whose mothers are teachers are seven percentage points more likely to enter teaching than children of nonteachers. The transmission of teaching from mother to child is about the same for White children and for Black daughters; however, transmission rates for Hispanic daughters are even larger while those for Black sons are near zero.

The Ambiguous Role of Trade Unions in Startup Formation

2018 ◽  
pp. 308-325
Author(s):  
Sylvia Rohlfer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Trade Union ◽  
Resource Availability ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Occupational Choice ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Firm Formation ◽  
The Individual

In this chapter the authors analyze the role of trade unions for firm formation from the perspective of the individual entrepreneur. The industrial relations and entrepreneurship literature reviewed shows that trade unions matter in firm formation decisions in three ways: with regard to the occupational choice problem, the management of potential employees and the resource availability for the startup. Taking the Spanish economy as an example the findings from an empirical study demonstrate the perceived actual and potential role of unions for firm formation. The findings are compared with trade union activity in Germany and the United States in order to draw recommendations for trade union strategists.

Risicoattitude en beroepskeuze van schoolverlaters

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Didier Fouarge ◽  
Ben Kriechel ◽  
Thomas Dohmen
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Choice ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Risk Attitude ◽  
Risk Attitudes ◽  
Financial Risks ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
College And University ◽  
Earnings Risk ◽  
Large Representative

The role of risk attitude in the occupational choice of school leavers The role of risk attitude in the occupational choice of school leavers This article studies the role of risk attitudes in the occupational choice. It replicates the study by Bonin, Dohmen, Falk, Huffman and Sunde (2007) for Dutch graduates from high school, college and university. We use a validated scale to measure risk attitudes of young individuals in a large representative survey of school leavers (the ROA School Leavers Survey) around the time that they start their labour market career. We relate these preferences to the earnings risk for the occupations they choose to work in. The occupational earnings risk is derived from large administrative earnings data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) which is matched to the Labour Force Survey. The analyses show that our measure of risk attitude is significantly related to actually taking financial risks. They also show that young entrants who are risk seekers are significantly more likely to start their careers in occupations that are characterized by a high earnings risk.

Role of Social Capital Formation in Entrepreneurship Development among the Underprivileged Class of Odisha

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiba C. Panda ◽  
Bharat Singh ◽  
Janmejoy Khuntia
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Occupational Choice ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Policy Initiative ◽  
The Social ◽  
Indian State ◽  
Micro Level

In this paper an attempt has been made to analyse such dimensions which support or otherwise impact the entrepreneurial environment that perpetuates prevalence of social capital leading to growth of entrepreneurship among the underprivileged class in an Indian State of Odisha. For example, various sources of owner’s capital, entrepreneurs affiliation to community groups, how existence of various forms of support system available for entrepreneurial orientation benefitted Govt.’s role vis-à-vis the social groups perception of existence of state support are discussed so as to derive the role and contribution of social capital for entrepreneurial orientation among the underprivileged class of Odisha particularly at the micro level. In a backward State like Odisha understanding of the existence of social conditions towards preference for entrepreneurship as an occupational choice would pave ways for policy initiative towards realization of widespread entrepreneurial engagement.

scholarly journals Disentangling succession and entrepreneurship gender gaps: gender norms, culture, and family

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Feldmann ◽  
Martin Lukes ◽  
Lorraine Uhlaner
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Occupational Choice ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
The Family ◽  
Level Culture ◽  
Family Based ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
Career Status

AbstractThis study adapts a multi-level view of culture, including society- and family-based gender norms and the family embeddedness perspective, to predict the career status of a sample of 2897 young Europeans (aged 18–35) from 11 countries, with at least one self-employed parent. We find that gender identity is associated with career status such that a woman is more likely than a man to be an employee vs. a successor to a family firm but no less likely to be a founder as compared with either being an employee or successor. However, certain family and society-level culture variables combined with gender identity reverse these trends. A woman with caring responsibilities is more likely to be a successor than either a founder or employee. Also, while two-way interaction effects for traditional gender norms and having a self-employed mother are weak or not significant, the study finds that in combination, a woman reporting both traditional gender norms and having a self-employed mother is more likely to be a successor than being either an employee or a founder, reversing gender identity main effects. Incorporating the family embeddedness perspective and the role of culture in occupational choice, we develop a better view of the gender gap in entrepreneurship, finding that the family may serve as a stronger influence than society when implied norms of these two levels of culture clash. By examining actual rather than intended career choice, we also contribute to the occupational choice literature on youth employment.

The role of truck driver on sustainable transportation and logistics

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rameshwar Dubey ◽  
Angappa Gunasekaran
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Truck Driver ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extant Literature

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify traits and skills of a truck driver for sustainable transportation, develop a theoretical framework and outline further research directions. Design/methodology/approach – The present study undertakes a review of extant literature and appreciative inquiry, a quasi-ethnographic approach to identify traits and skills of a truck driver. Further, using a pragmatic approach, a theoretical framework has been developed. Findings – The study proposes a theoretical framework, which can be further used for formulating training modules for truck drivers for sustainable transportation and logistics. Research limitations/implications – The present framework needs to be statistically validated using survey data and second, the proposition of the theoretical framework needs to be tested using hierarchical regression analysis. Second, in the study the authors have used AI. However, the authors have only interviewed selected senior police officials. This may lead to bias and to further strengthen the present study, one needs to identify other regulatory authorities and human resource managers of transportation companies. However, in Indian subcontinent situation the trucks are primarily owned by unorganized sector. Hence, the owners may have five to ten trucks and this case there is no human resource manager. However, in such case an interview with truck owners may provide a useful insight. Practical implications – The study has outlined recommendations on the basis of a literature review of extant literature and appreciative inquiry. The recommendations can further help policy makers or technical bodies run by a government agencies or privately managed to develop a training module for truck drivers to meet the future challenges of sustainable transportation. Social implications – This research is related to truck drivers and their welfare as well as how they can contribute to sustainable transportation and logistics. Originality/value – This research attempts to identify traits and skills of a truck driver for a sustainable transportation and logistics, and develops a theoretical framework and outline further research directions. This particular study ventures into new domain (the role of truck driver's role in sustainable logistics and transportation).

scholarly journals Heterogeneous returns to personality: the role of occupational choice

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 553-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin John ◽  
Stephan L. Thomsen
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Choice
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