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Class at work: the design, allocation & control of jobs
In: Work and society in the eighties
THE CURRENT GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AS A CONTEXT FOR LABOUR AND INDUSTRY IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
In: Labour & industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, Band 19, Heft 3, S. 5-28
ISSN: 2325-5676
From Paradigms to Fetishes
In: Work, employment and society: a journal of the British Sociological Association, Band 6, Heft 2, S. 311-313
ISSN: 1469-8722
The Future of Industrial Relations Research in Australia: Editorial Introduction
In: Labour & industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 1-9
ISSN: 2325-5676
The Social and Economic Relations of Work: Editorial Introduction
In: Labour & Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 1-7
ISSN: 2325-5676
The Paradox of Managerial Downsizing
In: Organization studies: an international multidisciplinary journal devoted to the study of organizations, organizing, and the organized in and between societies, Band 25, Heft 7, S. 1159-1184
ISSN: 1741-3044
Delayering and the flattening of organizational hierarchies was a widespread trend through the 1990s. Peters (1992) in the USA promoted .attening as an organizational strategy and Keuning and Opheij (1994) promoted the prescriptions in Europe. Despite these strategies and apparent structural changes, the number and ratio of managers appears to have grown. This paradox of managerial downsizing has not been adequately probed in the literature. The predominant explanation, that there has been a 'myth of managerial downsizing', is associated with Gordon (1996). However, this debate has been shaped by the US experience and data. There is a need to reassess the dynamics of the 1990s in relation to other economies. This article focuses on a semi-peripheral economy, that of Australia. A study of the population of firms over time is necessary in order to resolve the issues. The article utilizes a comprehensive range of data, including several national surveys and a longitudinal database of all larger private-sector firms in Australia during the 1990s. The results indicate that the 'myth of managerial downsizing' must be rejected. There were dramatic effects on managers through the course of the 1990s in larger Australian firms. The dynamics of the process are analysed, tracking 4,153 firms across the decade and the paradox explained. The theoretical implications are discussed.
Downsizing and Deknowledging the Firm
In: Work, employment and society: a journal of the British Sociological Association, Band 17, Heft 1, S. 73-100
ISSN: 1469-8722
Organizations in many OECD economies have undergone a decade of downsizing, restructuring and transition. For example, workforce reductions were a dominant feature of firm behaviour in Australia throughout the 1990s. These wide-ranging organizational transitions are expected to continue. What do the new organizational forms and new job structures mean in relation to skill trends? This article examines the changing paradigms for understanding long-term skill change and assesses their relevance by empirically examining the relationship between downsizing, deskilling/upskilling and contingent labour use in larger firms. The analysis is based on a comprehensive, longitudinal data set of 4153 companies. A key finding is that downsizing was used as a vehicle for a different form of `deskilling' across the 1990s. Alongside the `knowledge organization', there are processes of deknowledging the firm.
The Labour Process and Industrial Relations: Review of the Literature
In: Labour & industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work, Band 1, Heft 3, S. 551-587
ISSN: 2325-5676
Urban Inequality and Living Standards: A Note on the Staff of Life
In: The China quarterly, Band 97, S. 91-93
ISSN: 1468-2648
Trends in Chinese Enterprise Management, 1978–1982
In: China's Changed Road to Development, S. 61-82
Trends in Chinese enterprise management, 1978–1982
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 11, Heft 8, S. 683-704
The Development of the Labour Process in Capitalist Societies
In: The economic history review, Band 36, Heft 2, S. 325
ISSN: 1468-0289
Trends in Chinese enterprise management, 1978-1982
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 11, Heft 8, S. 683-704
ISSN: 0305-750X
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