In dem Beitrag wird die starke Zunahme atypischer Beschaeftigungsverhaeltnisse mit einem neu entwickelten theoretischen Ansatz erklaert, der die Nachfrage- und die Angebotsseite des Arbeitsmarktes in die Analyse einbezieht. Er basiert auf der Transaktionskostentheorie und rueckt die Kosten (und...

The Solution-Focused Approach developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg has been well established across many areas of society. In this book, the practical uses of solution-focused work in companies and management are shown. By means of conceptual contributions, as well as many case...

Based on insights from recent career research, the present study analyses the correlation between individual characteristics of university and polytechnics graduates and early career outcomes, and delineates the impact of higher education, as a key element within social structure. Departing from...

Recently the transfer of the “solution-focused approach” developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg into the field of management can be seen in many applications in HR-Management, leadership, team-management, marketing and sales and so on. But there are only few studies which...

For almost twenty years researchers have predicted the end of personnel as HRM practices increasingly became a line management function. However, while useful for describing shifts in human resource responsibilities, this practice-based view obscures the fundamental strategic reason for this...

Although the number of flexible workers is constantly growing, little is known about career paths built up on flexible employment. In this article, we investigate the chances of former flexible workers to be employed in a permanent full-time position. In two field experiments, we asked for...

With a tradition of informing and consulting employees resting on a single union channel, the 2002 EU Information and Consultation (ICE) Directive was bound to have a significant impact on employee relations in the UK Undoubtedly, the works council as an institution, or employee forum as it is...

This paper investigates the effect of different forms of corporate governance on the structure and nature of stakeholder relationships within organizations and the consequent impact on employment relations within the firm. In this, HRM assumes a dual role in delivering improvements in production...

Three articles of Juergen Weibler: Wirtschaftsdemokratie – einem Phantom auf der Spur? / Roland Czada: Erfolg ohne Nachahmer. Warum Wirtschaftsdemokratie fuer viele ein Schreckgespenst bleibt? / Walther Mueller-Jentsch: Wirtschaftsdemokratie oder Soziale Marktwirtschaft mit erweitertem Zielsystem?