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Temporary agencies place approximately two and a half million people in jobs each day in the United States. Every year, about twelve million people use these placement agencies to find temporary work. Many Americans, even those who desire permanent jobs, decide to enter the labor market through the...

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Autores principales: Smith, Vicki (Autor), Neuwirth, Esther B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2010]
Temas:
Temporary employees > United States.
Temporary employment > United States > United States.
Temporary employment > United States.
Temporary help services > United States.
Business (General).
Labor History.
Sociology & Social Science.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Temporary Advantage: Introduction
  • 2. The Social Construction of New Markets and Products
  • 3. "We're Not Body Pushers"
  • 4. Softening "Rough and Tough Managers"
  • 5. Shaping and Stabilizing the Personnel Policy Environment
  • 6. Do Good Enough Temporary Jobs Make Good Enough Temporary Employment? The Case for Transitional Mobility
  • Appendix I. Analyzing the Management Media
  • Appendix II. Frequently Asked Questions about the Economic and Legal Dimensions of Temporary Employment
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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