Daniel Bird
Biographic Data
| ID | 3605598 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel Bird |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel |
| FAMILY NAME | Bird |
| SIGNATURE | BIRD D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Golder Associates (Canada) |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4551-0528 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Optimal Contracts with Randomly Arriving Tasks
Workers are rarely assigned to perform the same task throughout their career. Instead, their assignments may change randomly over time to comply with the fluctuating needs of the organisation where they are employed. In this article, we show that this typical randomness in workplaces has a striking effect on the structure of long-term employment contracts. In particular, simple intertemporal variability in the worker’s tasks is sufficient to gene…
Applying Theory to Applied Ethnography
In applied ethnographic praxis, how should we use theory? Exploring how existing theory from a variety of domains has supported and advanced our work, this paper justifies and demonstrates how theory can be used in an accessible and practical manner when framing research and analyzing experience in the field. Two approaches for using theory are outlined, providing guidelines for different ways to apply theory to applied ethnography. Defense of su…
Applying Theory to Applied Ethnography
In applied ethnographic praxis, how should we use theory? Exploring how existing theory from a variety of domains has supported and advanced our work, this paper justifies and demonstrates how theory can be used in an accessible and practical manner when framing research and analyzing experience in the field. Two approaches for using theory are outlined, providing guidelines for different ways to apply theory to applied ethnography. Defense of su…
Applying Theory to Applied Ethnography
In applied ethnographic praxis, how should we use theory? Exploring how existing theory from a variety of domains has supported and advanced our work, this paper justifies and demonstrates how theory can be used in an accessible and practical manner when framing research and analyzing experience in the field. Two approaches for using theory are outlined, providing guidelines for different ways to apply theory to applied ethnography. Defense of su…
Optimal Contracts with Randomly Arriving Tasks
Workers are rarely assigned to perform the same task throughout their career. Instead, their assignments may change randomly over time to comply with the fluctuating needs of the organisation where they are employed. In this article, we show that this typical randomness in workplaces has a striking effect on the structure of long-term employment contracts. In particular, simple intertemporal variability in the worker’s tasks is sufficient to gene…
Computer Science (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture (1 work) · Appeal (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Auction Theory and Applications (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Econometrics (1 work) · Economic theories and models (1 work) · Economics (1 work)