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The impact of DC (defined contribution) scheme structure and communication policies: a bounded rationality framework
(2015-09-11)
Concepts from bounded rationality, particularly biases, are frequently used to
explain the successes and the failures of pension scheme defaults. This
research suggests that pension literature has focused on pension ...
Pension scheme defaults: questionable foundations and unconsidered outcomes
(2015-03-27)
Inertia, the behaviour of doing nothing and allowing the current situation to prevail, is
reported in many empirical pension studies. However, the reasons for the behaviour are
not agreed. Various explanations include: ...
Increasing pension participation rates through automatic enrolment: a critique of firm size
(2016-09-01)
This paper focuses on the question: “Will automatic enrolment (AE) legislation impact on
the participation rates for small firms?” We develop a model to explain why large
organisations are more likely to offer pensions ...
A case study investigation of the efforts of a subsidiary of a US-based multinational corporation to promote pension savings
(2010-09-01)
The pension situation faced by all Irish workers is complex and uncertain. Further, it is
possible that the state will be unable to maintain the current level of pension provision in
real terms. This is based on demographic ...
Variables that impact on voluntary pension contributions: a case study
(2011)
This paper reports on qualitative research based on 24 semi-structured
interviews, using a stratified sample with employees in a single case study
setting. The employing organisation is Medtronic, a US-based multinational ...
Pension provision by small employers in Ireland: an analysis of PRSAs using bounded rationality theory
(2014)
This paper applies the theory of bounded rationality to study small employer pension provision decision-making in Ireland. PRSA pension products were intended to provide inexpensive, flexible pension options, particularly ...
Counterpoising non-union representation: union organising and the managerial agenda
(British Universities Industrial Relations Association, 2010-07)
Non-union employee representation is an area which has attracted much interest in the voice literature. Much of the relevant literature has been shaped by a dialogue which considers NERs as a means of union avoidance. More ...
Occupation as resistance: The case of worker sit-ins in the Irish Republic
(International Industrial Relations Association (IIRA), 2010-06)
Replicating global trends, the Irish Republic has been mired in a deepening fiscal and economic crisis since 2008. At workplace level there has been a steady increase in cash-strapped firms forced to restructure and/or ...
(Still) Up to no Good: Reconfiguring the boundaries of worker resistance and misbehaviour in an increasingly non-union world
(International Labour Process Conference, 2010-03)
There has been significant development in the way industrial conflict and worker resistance has been analysed over the past fifteen years. While researchers have observed the quantitative decline of traditional forms of ...