A theory of employment systems [[electronic resource] ] : micro-foundations of societal diversity / / David Marsden |
Autore | Marsden David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 pages) |
Disciplina | 658.3/06 |
Soggetto topico |
Job analysis
Occupations Diversity in the workplace |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-152221-X
9786611970680 1-281-97068-9 0-19-829422-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part I: A Theory of Employment Systems; 1. The Employment Relationship; Employment Systems; Incompleteness of the Employment Contract; Defining the 'Acceptable Set' of Tasks; Use of Classification Criteria to Assign Tasks to Jobs; The Function of Job Classification Systems; Two Potential Objections to the Argument; Insights from the Historical Rise of the Employment Relationship; Conclusion; 2. The Limits of Managerial Authority; Introduction; Transaction Rules and the Employment Relation; Examples of Each Type of Task Allocation Rule
How each Rule Deals with Different Kinds of OpportunismConclusion; 3. Diffusion and Predominance of Employment Rules; Introduction; Task Allocation Rules as Partial 'Evolutionarily Stable Strategies'; Predominance of Individual Transaction Rules; The Need for Inter-firm Institutions; Conclusion: Evolutionarily Stable Strategies and Labour Institutions; 4. Classification Rules and the Consolidation of Employment Systems; Introduction; A Theory of Job Classification; Some Lessons from Occupational Classifications used in Earnings Statistics; Labour Market Conventions and Job Classifications Some Comparative Evidence on Classifications and their DiffusionThe Role of Institutions in Diffusing Classification Rules; Employment Systems: Integrating Transaction Rules and Inter-firm Institutions; Part II: Evidence and Personnel Management Implications; 5. Societal Diversity of Employment Systems: Comparative Evidence; Some Evidence of Inter-country Differences in Employment Systems; Production Versus Training Approach: Key Indicators; Task-oriented versus Function-oriented Approach: Key Indicators; Diffusion of Main Employment Systems; Conclusion; 6. Performance Management IntroductionThe Inherent Difficulties of Performance Measurement; Mutual Distrust and Performance Management; Some Conventionally Used Performance Criteria; How the Contractual Constraints Shape Performance Criteria; Moral Hazard, Transaction Rules and Performance Criteria; Conclusion: Societal Influences on Performance Criteria; Appendix 1 Some Examples of Criteria Used in Performance Appraisal; Appendix 2 Transaction Rules and Performance Standards; 7. Pay and Incentives; A Theory of Pay and Classifications; Price as a Rule and 'Rate for the Job' Rate-for-the-Job Classification and Pay for PerformanceHierarchical versus Occupational Classifications and Pay Structures; Conclusion; 8. Skills and Labour Market Structure; Introduction; Effects of the Production and Training Approaches on Labour Market Structure; Approaches to Enforceability and Functional Flexibility; Institutionalization of Transaction rules by OLMs and ILMs; Monopsony and Secondary Labour Markets; Employment and Self-employment; Conclusions; Part III: Conclusions; 9. Employment Systems and the Theory of the Firm: Societal Diversity; Introduction Transaction Costs, Opportunism and Knowledge |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996207185403316 |
Marsden David | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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A theory of employment systems [[electronic resource] ] : micro-foundations of societal diversity / / David Marsden |
Autore | Marsden David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | xvi, 298 p. : ill |
Soggetto topico |
Job analysis
Occupations Diversity in the workplace |
ISBN |
019152221X
9780191522215 0-19-152221-X 1-281-97068-9 9786611970680 0-19-829422-0 0-19-159661-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996480968003316 |
Marsden David | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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A theory of employment systems [[electronic resource] ] : micro-foundations of societal diversity / / David Marsden |
Autore | Marsden David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | xvi, 298 p. : ill |
Soggetto topico |
Job analysis
Occupations Diversity in the workplace |
ISBN |
019152221X
9780191522215 0-19-152221-X 1-281-97068-9 9786611970680 0-19-829422-0 0-19-159661-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910583572703321 |
Marsden David | ||
Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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