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Flexible Work Arrangements: Conceptualizations and International Experiences »
Authors: Isik U. Zeytinoglu, Zeytinoglu, Isik Urla Zeytinoglu
ISBN-13: 9789041119476, ISBN-10: 9041119477
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Kluwer Law International, BV
Date Published: September 1995
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Isik U. Zeytinoglu
Book Synopsis
Zeytinoglu (management and industrial relations, McMaster U., Canada) presents the results of research conducted by the members of the Flexible Work Patterns Study Group of the International Industrial Relations Association. The work of the group involved studying the impact of flexible work arrangements such as part-time work, temporary work, telework, flexible work hours, and compressed workweek on individuals' careers and well being, as well as on the workplace and society. Experiences from Europe, Australia, and North America are examined. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Table of Contents
| Preface | ||
| Sect. I | Introduction and Overview | 1 |
| Ch. 1 | Conceptualizations of and International Experiences with Flexible Work Arrangements | 3 |
| Sect. II | Conceptualizations of the Phenomenon | 11 |
| Ch. 2 | Heterogeneity in the Periphery: An Analysis of Non-Standard Employment Contracts | 13 |
| Ch. 3 | Puzzles of Unpaid Overtime | 25 |
| Ch. 4 | The Microregulation of Atypical Jobs in Italy: The Case of Collaborators | 45 |
| Sect. III | Empirical Studies on Flexible Work Arrangements - From Workplace Level to Macro Level | 63 |
| Ch. 5 | Functional Flexibility: Implementation and Outcomes | 65 |
| Ch. 6 | Mimicking Internal Labour Markets: Can Regulation Create Job Ladders for Flexible Workers? | 77 |
| Ch. 7 | What Price Flexibility? Perceptions of Flexible Work Patterns and Career Outcomes for Canadian Accounting Professionals | 95 |
| Ch. 8 | Part-Time Work and Annualized Hours: The Case of the NHS Workplace | 109 |
| Ch. 9 | Job Precariousness and Income Instability: The Strategies of Non-Permanent Workers and the Role of Household as a Protection Against Risk | 127 |
| Ch. 10 | Flexible Working Time and Interest Representation in German and British Banking | 147 |
| Ch. 11 | Gendering Participation: The Impact of Part-Time Employment on Employee Participation | 161 |
| Ch. 12 | Fixed-Term Employment and Psychosocial Work Environment - Experiences in the Finnish Working Life | 181 |
| Ch. 13 | Part-Timers and Fixed-Term Workers - An Inquiry into National Strategies for Implementing Two EU Directives | 203 |
| Ch. 14 | Flexible Working in Finland - Sign of New IR or Just the Opposite? | 221 |
| Ch. 15 | Which Workers are Non-Standard and Contingent and Does it Pay? | 241 |
| Sect. IV | Conclusions and Future Projections | 269 |
| Ch. 16 | Summary, Implications and Future Research Directions of Flexible Work Arrangements | 271 |
| List of Contributors | 283 | |
| Index | 289 |
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