Introduction -- Part I: Non-Standard Employment, Labour Supply and Living Conditions -- Part II: Non-Standard Employment, Workers' Mobility and Labour Market Structure -- Part III: Part-Time Employment, Working Conditions and Job Attributes -- Part IV: Non-Standard Employment, Quality of Work...

The book analyzes the rise and evolution of the Temporary Work Agencies' (TWAs) field in Italy. Using an in-depth longitudinal analysis from 1986 to 2015, the authors study the evolution of the Italian labor market, analyzing the interaction between players in the TWA sector and the influence of...

Alexandra Mayr zeigt aktuelle Ergebnisse des Zusammenhangs zwischen Interim Management und Unternehmenserfolg. Sie entwickelt Handlungsempfehlungen für die Praxis und gibt Antworten auf die Frage nach Situationen und Voraussetzungen für den erfolgreichen Einsatz von Interim Management und...

Turbulente Umwelten und intensiver Wettbewerb stellen Unternehmen vor vielfältige Herausforderungen. Obwohl die Notwendigkeit organisationalen Wandels das bestehende Management oftmals überfordert, wird Interim Management – im Gegensatz zu angelsächsischen Ländern – in Deutschland in...

Fundierung -- Gesetzliche Grundlagen und begriffliche Klärung -- Modellvorhaben des Bundesministerium für Arbeit (BMA) -- Gesundheit und Unternehmen -- Empirische Umsetzung -- Untersuchungsthemen -- Untersuchungen im Überblick -- Studie A: Gesundheitsgefahren im Krankenhaus -- Studie B:...

Expansion of non-standard employment under globalization is widely observed in all of the newly industrializing countries. This book explores the deregulation of labour markets, social protection for nonstandard workers, and social security reforms in accordance with the transformation of employment

‘What motivates contemporary workers who can no longer rely on a stable employment in corporations? Alexander Styhre offers unique insights into this question in his book. Having taken a close look at venture work, contract work and freelancing, Styhre throws a new light on the changing...

This book describes and analyses the impact of the 2007-2008 financial crisis upon the working conditions of employees in the financial services sector in Britain. It tells the story of workers being made to pay the price for a crisis that was not of their own making, but nevertheless caused a...

Examining women’s diverse experiences of male-dominated work, this ground-breaking book explores what sexuality and gender means to women working in the construction and transport industries. Using accounts from heterosexual women and lesbians working in professional, manual and operational...

For selected target groups, such as unemployed and disadvantaged youth, Christoph Ehlert demonstrates that flexible and well-targeted programmes significantly improve employment chances. To be effective, these programmes must combine individual coaching, classroom training and temporary work....