We analyze QWL (Quality of Work Life) programs within the context of the economic crisis. We argue that QWL is fragile and its continuation must be guaranteed within a broader institutional context. We argue that QWL could become part of a corporate planning approach to resolving the crisis.If...

The paper reviews recent theoretical and empirical work by neo-Marxists suggesting that capitalist firms are inefficient, either technically or by Pareto criteria. The paper examines potential inefficiencies due to the division of labor, unemployment, labor segmentation/fragmentation, and...

This study uses a sample of 982 Australian workplaces to ascertain whether labor segmentation affects the Australian economy. Cluster analysis allocates private-sector workplaces among the primary independent, primary subordinate and secondary segments. I then test whether segment location...