Low-wage America : how employers are reshaping opportunity in the workplace / Eileen Appelbaum, Annette Bernhardt, and Richard J. Murnane, editors.

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Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Russell Sage, [2003], ©2003.
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xii, 535 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Subject(s)
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Ch. 1. Low-Wage America: An Overview / Eileen Appelbaum, Annette Bernhardt and Richard J. Murnane
    • Ch. 2. The Coffee Pot Wars: Unions and Firm Restructuring in the Hotel Industry / Annette Bernhardt, Laura Dresser and Erin Hatton
    • Ch. 3. The Effects of Work Restructuring on Low-Wage, Low-Skilled Workers in U.S. Hospitals / Eileen Appelbaum, Peter Berg, Ann Frost and Gil Preuss
    • Ch. 4. Computer-Based Technological Change and Skill Demands: Reconciling the Perspectives of Economists and Sociologists / David H. Autor, Frank Levy and Richard J. Murnane
    • Ch. 5. "New Technology" and Its Impact on the Jobs of High School Educated Workers: A Look Deep Inside Three Manufacturing Industries / Ann P. Bartel, Casey Ichniowski and Kathryn Shaw
    • Ch. 6. Plastic Manufacturers: How Competitive Strategies and Technology Decision Transformed Jobs and Increased Pay Disparity Among Rank-and-File Workers / John W. Ballantine, Jr. and Ronald F. Ferguson
    • Ch. 7. Too Many Cooks? Tracking Internal Labor Market Dynamics in Food Service with Case Studies and Quantitative Data / Julia Lane, Philip Moss, Harold Salzman and Chris Tilly
    • Ch. 8. How and When Does Management Matter? Job Quality and Career Opportunities for Call Center Workers / Rosemary Batt, Larry W. Hunter and Steffanie Wilk
    • Ch. 9. A Temporary Route to Advancement? The Career Opportunities for Low-Skilled Workers in Temporary Employment / David Finegold, Alec Levenson and Mark Van Buren
    • Ch. 10. The Effects of Temporary Services and Contracting Out on Low-Skilled Workers: Evidence from Auto Suppliers, Hospitals and Public Schools / George A. Erickcek, Susan N. Houseman and Arne L. Kalleberg
    • Ch. 11. The Future of Jobs in the Hosiery Industry / Rachel A. Willis, Rachel Connelly and Deborah S. DeGraff
    • Ch. 12. When Management Strategies Change: Employee Well-Being at an Auto Supplier / Susan Helper and Morris M. Kleiner
    • Ch. 13. Managerial Discretion, Business Strategy, and the Quality of Jobs: Evidence from Medium-Sized Manufacturing Establishments in Central New York / Derek C. Jones, Takao Kato and Adam Weinberg.
    Other title(s)
    Low-wage jobs are changing
    ISBN
    0871540258
    LCCN
    2003046584
    OCLC
    51967244
    RCP
    C - S
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