A buy-out is a fundamental change in the structure of ownership that may affect the way employee relations develop within an organisation. Little is known about the impact of buyouts upon employee relations. This paper aims to address this gap. We focus on two main questions. First, what are the...

The volume of temporary labour has grown very fast during the last decades inEurope, as did the number of organizations with an intermediating role inrelation to temporary (contingent) labour. All over the place there are smalland large intermediaries trying to find the right persons for the...

This book examines how governments, non-profit and private organizations, and local networks understand the connections between public values and social issues. Western societies face complex social issues and a growing diversity of views on how these should be addressed. The traditional view...