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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2021
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14037
Verlag: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Zusammenfassung: 
This paper tackles some issues in personnel economics using the career profiles of British naval officers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We ask how promotions, payouts, positions, and peers affect worker retention. Random variation in task assignments and job promotions allows us to explore factors that affect retention of personnel. We develop a number of key insights. Firm-specific human capital accumulation bolsters retention, while technological changes can undo some of this effect. Other challenges to worker retention include lack of promotion opportunities, and "exit contagion" from exits of former peers. Modernizing organizations may need to enhance promotion opportunities and reorganize certain tasks, or else face loss of skilled personnel.
Schlagwörter: 
personnel economics
human capital
job mobility
promotion tournaments
technological change
military personnel
naval history
peer effects
JEL: 
J6
J45
J62
N31
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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