Gurus, hired guns, and warm bodies : itinerant experts in a knowledge economy

Gurus, hired guns, and warm bodies itinerant experts in a knowledge economy

Over the last several decades, employers have increasingly replaced permanent employees with temporary workers and independent contractors to cut labor costs and enhance flexibility. Although commentators have focused largely on low-wage temporary work, the use of skilled contractors has also grown...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barley, Stephen R. (-)
Other Authors: Kunda, Gideon, 1952-
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press c2004.
Edition:Course Book
Subjects:
Information services industry > Employees > United States > Case studies.
Information technology > Employees > United States > Case studies.
Electronic data processing consultants > United States > Case studies.
Independent contractors > United States > Case studies.
Self-employed > United States > Case studies.
Temporary employees > United States > Case studies.
Part-time employment > United States > Case studies.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623436806719
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Setting the stage
  • pt. 2. Life in the market
  • pt. 3. Life on the job
  • pt. 4. Living the cycle.

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