Resumé
Among scholars and practitioners, there is a growing recognition of the important role of employers in the success of active labour market policies in Europe. However, there is a lack of systematic evidence about why and how employers engage in active labour market policies. In this article, the preferences and behaviour of employers towards active labour market policies are untangled. A typology of four types of employers is constructed for analytical and empirical analysis. By distinguishing positive and negative preferences from participation and non-participation, four types of employers are identified: the committed employer, the dismissive employer, the sceptical employer and the passive employer. The utility of the typology is tested with survey data on employer engagement in Danish ALMPs. The findings indicate that only a minority of Danish employers can be classified as 'committed employers', and the majority are either 'dismissive' or 'passive' employers. In the final section, this finding and the usefulness of the typology for analytical and empirical research is discussed.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Social Policy and Society |
| Vol/bind | 17 |
| Udgave nummer | 3 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 365-377 |
| Antal sider | 13 |
| ISSN | 1474-7464 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 1 jul. 2018 |
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Employers and Active Labour Market Policies : Typologies and Evidence. / Bredgaard, Thomas.
I: Social Policy and Society, Bind 17, Nr. 3, 01.07.2018, s. 365-377.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Employers and Active Labour Market Policies
T2 - Typologies and Evidence
AU - Bredgaard, Thomas
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - Among scholars and practitioners, there is a growing recognition of the important role of employers in the success of active labour market policies in Europe. However, there is a lack of systematic evidence about why and how employers engage in active labour market policies. In this article, the preferences and behaviour of employers towards active labour market policies are untangled. A typology of four types of employers is constructed for analytical and empirical analysis. By distinguishing positive and negative preferences from participation and non-participation, four types of employers are identified: the committed employer, the dismissive employer, the sceptical employer and the passive employer. The utility of the typology is tested with survey data on employer engagement in Danish ALMPs. The findings indicate that only a minority of Danish employers can be classified as 'committed employers', and the majority are either 'dismissive' or 'passive' employers. In the final section, this finding and the usefulness of the typology for analytical and empirical research is discussed.
AB - Among scholars and practitioners, there is a growing recognition of the important role of employers in the success of active labour market policies in Europe. However, there is a lack of systematic evidence about why and how employers engage in active labour market policies. In this article, the preferences and behaviour of employers towards active labour market policies are untangled. A typology of four types of employers is constructed for analytical and empirical analysis. By distinguishing positive and negative preferences from participation and non-participation, four types of employers are identified: the committed employer, the dismissive employer, the sceptical employer and the passive employer. The utility of the typology is tested with survey data on employer engagement in Danish ALMPs. The findings indicate that only a minority of Danish employers can be classified as 'committed employers', and the majority are either 'dismissive' or 'passive' employers. In the final section, this finding and the usefulness of the typology for analytical and empirical research is discussed.
KW - Denmark
KW - active labour market policy
KW - employer engagement
KW - employment
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DO - 10.1017/S147474641700015X
M3 - Journal article
VL - 17
SP - 365
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JO - Social Policy and Society
JF - Social Policy and Society
SN - 1474-7464
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