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In-sourcing, outsourcing, and the growth of contingent labour as evidence of flexible employment strategies

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Purcell, Kate and Purcell, John (1998) In-sourcing, outsourcing, and the growth of contingent labour as evidence of flexible employment strategies. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Volume 7 (Number 1). pp. 39-59. doi:10.1080/135943298398952

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Abstract

There is a growing body of piecemeal evidence that an increasing number of wellestablished companies are developing radically new staffing policies, based on the strategic use of contract labour companies, and justified on the basis of cost reduction in the face of growing competition. Using evidence from labour force survey data, interviews with senior human resource managers, and the preliminary results of a case study of a contract labour agency, this article assesses the evidence of such growth in labour contracting and the extent to which it reflects human resource strategies increasingly linked to business strategy. It is concluded that, although the picture is far from uniform, trends and case evidence support the contention that the strategic use of segmented labour force strategies among major employers has developed strongly in the 1990s and is likely to continue.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Contracting out, Flextime
Journal or Publication Title: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1359-432X
Official Date: January 1998
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DateEvent
10 September 2010Available
January 1998Published
Volume: Volume 7
Number: Number 1
Number of Pages: 20
Page Range: pp. 39-59
DOI: 10.1080/135943298398952
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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