Osterman Securing Prosperity

The American Labor Market: How It Has Changed and What to Do about It
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ISBN: 978-1-4008-2313-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

OstermanPaul:

Paul Osterman is Professor of Human Resources and Management at the Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Getting Started: The Youth Labor Market and Employment Futures: Reorganization, Dislocation, and Public Policy. He has cowritten and edited several other books and written numerous articles on topics such as labor market policy, job training programs, economic development, anti-poverty programs, and the organization of work within firms. He has been a senior administrator of job training programs for Massachusetts and has been a consultant for government agencies, foundations, community groups, and public interest organizations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Osterman, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and Tables ix

Foreword by Richard C. Leone xi

Preface xv

ONE Introduction 3

TWO The Changing Structure of the American Labor Market 20

THREE Experiencing the New Economy 71

FoUR Restructuring within Firms: The Shifting Employment Contract 90

FIVE Preliminaries to Policy 116

SIX Policies for a Mobile Workforce 124

SEVEN Redressing the Balance of Power 146

EIGHT Conclusion 179

Notes 191

Index 213

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Osterman is Professor of Human Resources and Management at the Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Getting Started: The Youth Labor Market and Employment Futures: Reorganization, Dislocation, and Public Policy. He has cowritten and edited several other books and written numerous articles on topics such as labor market policy, job training programs, economic development, anti-poverty programs, and the organization of work within firms. He has been a senior administrator of job training programs for Massachusetts and has been a consultant for government agencies, foundations, community groups, and public interest organizations.