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Which employers regard the threat of dismissal as a suitable incentive to motivate workers?

Uwe JirjahnLehrstuhl für Arbeitsmarktökonomik, Universität Trier, Trier, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 614-617 | Published online: 28 Sep 2015

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