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How the internal flexibility of plants in the U.S. paper industry was increased and what it tells us about the effects of employment security.
- Source :
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Journal of Socio-Economics . 1999, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p692. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- There is a widely held view to the effect that internal flexibility is most reliably secured through the provision of employment security. The research reported here provides a test of this theory. Interviews were conducted with managers and, to a lesser extent, union officials in a judgment sample of 21 plants in the U.S. paper industry. With limited and specific exceptions, since the early 1980s paper mills have provided generally secure employment. Despite this, unions vigorously opposed management attempts to increase flexibility. In response, management used threats and intimidation to increase flexibility, with some considerable success. The theory that employment security produces internal flexibility requires some revision. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *PAPER industry
*JOB security
*INDUSTRIAL relations
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10535357
- Volume :
- 28
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Socio-Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2968792
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S1053-5357(99)00052-9