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Purcell, John, Purcell, Kate and Tailby, Stephanie (2005) Temporary work agencies : here today, gone tomorrow? British Journal of Industrial Relations, Volume 42 (Number 4). pp. 705-725. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00337.x ISSN 0007-1080.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00337.x
Abstract
The complexities of the triangular relationship between employer, worker and agency are explored in two sectors to establish the extent to which the use of agency workers constitutes strategic and rational decisions on the part of employers. Evidence of strategic subcontracting to agencies is evident in the ICT examples, but, as in the healthcare case, organizational outcomes need to be understood with reference to workers’ preferences, the agencies’ own sophisticated strategies, operational pressures and labour market context. Relationships with agencies were embedded but inherently contingent, reflecting their own dependency on clients or, in the case of healthcare, government.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Employment agencies -- Great Britain, Subcontracting -- Information technology -- Great Britain, Subcontracting -- Medical care -- Great Britain, Subcontracting -- Local government -- Great Britain | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Industrial Relations | ||||
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 0007-1080 | ||||
Official Date: | December 2005 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 42 | ||||
Number: | Number 4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 20 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 705-725 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-8543.2004.00337.x | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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