Erickcek, George; Houseman, Susan; Kalleberg, Arne - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research - 2002
We examine why employers use temporary agency and contract company workers and the implications of these practices for … outsourcing. Adverse effects on compensation are clearest when companies substitute agency temporaries or contract company workers …, organizations only contract out management functions or utilize agency temporaries for brief periods of time, with little direct …