Securing prosperity. The American labor market: how it has changed and what to do about it

By P. Teague. 2001

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions

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The Paradox of Meritocracy in Organizations (2010, methodology): “Many workers fi nd that these practices give them greater opportunities for advancement (Osterman, 1999) or at least create an “illusion of opportunity” that can also be motivational at the workplace (Ospina, 1996).”
Economics Language and Assumptions: How Theories can Become Self-Fulfilling (2003, unknown): “Osterman (1999), compar- ing Wall Street Journal articles on layoff announcements in 1972 and 1994, found that while in 1972 the large majority of layoffs were justified by the poor economic results of the firm, in 1994 the majority of them were justified by the anticipation of future competition…”
The resilient regional labour market? The US case (2010, background): “Underlying this was a set of norms held by employers and upheld by a largely unionized industrial workforce that influenced specific workplace practices such as internal jobladders, pattern bargaining and the productivity ‘dividend’ to workers (Osterman, 1999).”
Review article: Enhancing employability: Human, cultural, and social capital in an era of turbulent unpredictability (2010, background): “Indeed, subcontracting out functions and laying off employees has become a routine business strategy even in profitable economic times (Ho, 2009; Osterman, 1999; Uchitelle, 2006).”
Passing the buck: Labor flexibility practices that transfer risk onto hourly workers (2008, background): “Moreover, passing instability onto workers leads to problems with worker performance, particularly heightened absenteeism and turnover (Appelbaum et al., 2000; Baron & Bielby, 1980; Jacobs, 1994; Osterman, 1999).”
Precarious jobs: Where are they, and how do they affect well-being? (2017, background): “Around the same time, Osterman (1999) concluded that in the United States, ‘… the ties that bind the workforce to the firm have frayed.”
Organizational Success and Worker Dignity: Complementary or Contradictory?1 (2004, methodology): “Among establishments with 1 This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation (grant 0112434).”
Identity Workspaces: The Case of Business Schools (2010, background): “Scholars argue that the shift has been most salient in the middle ranks of organizations (Osterman, 1999) and in the faster-moving sectors of the knowledge economy (Alvesson, 2001; Sennett, 2006).”