How new is the "new employment contract"? : evidence from North American pay practices

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 - Introduction -- 2 - Theories of Internal Labor Markets -- 3 - Chages in Internal Labor Markets: A Survey -- 4 - Wage Structures at Large and Small Employers -- 5 - Chages in Wage Structures within and between Employers -- 6 Job Characteristics, Skills, and Wages -- 7 - Changes in Attitudes toward Pay Flexibility -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: An Illustrative Model of Human Capital Theory -- Appendix B: The Current Population Survey -- Appendix C: The Cleveland Community Salary Survey -- Appendix D: How Representative is the Community Salary Survey? -- Appendix E: Did Deregulation or Growing Imports Weaken Wage Structures? -- Appendix F: The Hay Data -- Appendix G: The Indiana/Japan Data -- Appendix H: The Survey Questions Concerning Layoffs -- Appendix I: Complete Results of Layoff Questions -- Reference List -- The Authors.