Management and Organization of Temporary Agency Work: Management And Organization Of Temporary Agency Work (Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society)

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Synopsis
Over the past two decades the use of flexible employment relations has increased in most developed countries. The growth of temporary agency work constitutes a significant component of this development. Organizations are now facing the challenges of managing a ‘blended workforce’, i.e. a workforce consisting of both direct hires and contractors. At a time when Europe, as well as the rest of the world, is facing enhanced global competition and a severe labor market crisis, an understanding of temporary employment practices becomes all the more acute. With the evolution of the use of agency work in the Western world over the past decade, the chapters in this volume show how a focus on the management and organization of temporary agency work can be helpful to see possibilities and pitfalls for the use of temporary employment in the wake of changed employment practices and challenges to labor market stability and welfare structures. Together, the new case studies presented in this volume provide a wide scope of analysis of the organization and management of temporary agency work, offering a much-needed contribution to the discussion of issues and priorities that guide and shape organizational practices today. Its particular uniqueness lies in the empirical richness and variety of local case studies and the way in which these are related to wider policy aims, ideological shifts, and the dynamics of organizational practice, with a particular focus on the organization and management of ‘blended workforces’.
Copyright:
2014

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
206 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781317808756
Related ISBNs:
9781138617285, 9781315815831, 9780415895811
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Bas Koene, Christina Garsten, Nathalie Galais
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Bas A.S. Koene
Edited by:
Nathalie Galais
Edited by:
Christina Garsten

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