A theory of employment systems
Subtitle: micro-foundations of diversity
By: David Marsden.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Job analysis; Occupations -- Classification; Diversity in the workplace
Description: "A Theory of Employment Systems considers why there are such great international differences in the way employment relations are organized within the firm. Taking account of the growing evidence that international diversity persists despite 'globalization', it sets out from the theory of the firm first developed by Coase and Simon, and explains why firms and workers should use the employment relationship as the basis for their economic cooperation. The originality of the employment relationship lies in its flexibility. It gives managers the authority to organize work, but it also establishes limits on employees' obligations." "The nature of these limits is fundamental to our understanding of the employment relationship and its international diversity."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-290) and index.