European employment models under pressure to change

Bösch, Gerhard; Rubery, Jill; Lehndorff, Steffen

doi:10.1111/j.1564-913x.2007.00015.x

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“…Against this background, in the section titled 'A multi-level model for the measurement of job quality' we propose a conceptual framework that aims at a better articulation of job quality by positioning it within macro drivers such as employment protection legislation, welfare regimes and labour market segmentation. Much in the spirit of the societal system approach for comparative analysis (Bosch et al, 2007;Bosch et al, 2009; see Chapters 1 and 3), we demonstrate how jobs can be positioned within complex systems of labour market organisation that vary across countries, yet allow for a common evaluation of their quality. We develop a metaphor of 'jobs as vehicles' to clarify levels of analysis and to establish what job quality actually should be measuring.…”

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“…Conditions of work and employment are embedded in, and shaped by, institutional arrangements and the social environment (Bosch et al 2007;Bosch et al, 2009). The outcomes will vary depending on not only the political and historical processes, the specialisation of countries or the macro-economic policy, but also the interactions between various rules and institutions.…”

Section: Lessons From the Five-factor Model Of Personalitymentioning

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Burchell²,

Sehnbruch³

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Piasna¹,

Burchell²,

Sehnbruch³

et al. 2017

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“…Conditions of work and employment are embedded in, and shaped by, institutional arrangements and the social environment (Bosch et al 2007;. The outcomes will vary depending on not only the political and historical processes, the specialisation of countries or the macro-economic policy, but also the interactions between various rules and institutions.…”

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Fagan²,

Hebson

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This electronic version has been made freely available under a Creative Commons (CC-BY-NC-ND) licence, thanks to the support of The University of Manchester, which permits non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction provided the author(s) and Manchester University Press are fully cited and no modifications or adaptations are made. Details of the licence can be viewed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ PrefaceThis book is inspired by, and dedicated to, Jill Rubery. Jill is a major figure in international debates on inequalities in work and employment. Her intellectual contributions are renowned for both their critical questioning of mainstream theoretical approaches, whether in economics, management, industrial relations or comparative systems, and their attention to real-world empirical detail. Jill's intellectual roots are with the influential Cambridge economics group researching labour market segmentation in the late 1970s and 1980s during a period when Keynesian economic thought was being eclipsed by neoclassical economics modelling. The research was inter-disciplinary, grounded in data (mostly involving case studies of firms) and driven by an ambitious intellectual agenda that developed theory while also illuminating practical matters of relevance to policy-makers and practitioners. During these Cambridge years, Jill developed a very important network of international friends and colleagues who formed the backbone of the International Working Party on Labour Market Segmentation, which Jill co-founded in 1979, and who provided the impetus for Jill's intellectual interest in comparative employment systems. Collaboration was an important characteristic of Jill's work then and continued following her move to Manchester in 1989 where for nearly three decades many colleagues have benefited enormously from working with her on high-profile research projects, publications and policy advisory work. This book has therefore been a rather strange experience for many of us because we are so used to talking through ideas and our writing with Jill. Her absence, dictated by the tradition of the Festschrift, feels wrong! We would like to say thank you to the 33 friends and colleagues of Jill who have contributed to this volume. We are very conscious that we were unable to invite many others due to MUP page-length restrictions, in particular many younger colleagues and ex-PhD students. We were able to expand the numbers somewhat by suggesting to several colleagues that they co-authored chapters in order to bring a greater number of Jill's friends into the book. These suggestions were generously accepted and we believe they have in fact proven very fruitful, especially in expanding the cross-national comparative scope of chapters. 1A new labour market segmentation approach for analysing inequalities: introduction and overview Damian Grimshaw, Colette Fagan, Gail Hebson and Isabel TavoraThere is a real need for a new multi-dimensional approach to understanding inequalities in work and employment. Face...

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“…A potential limitation of the measurement of employment regulation is the possibility that the degree of employment regulation may not influence firm behaviour in reality. Product market deregulation – the freer movement of goods and services across national boundaries – has greatly heightened competition, which, in transitional economies, has undermined collective bargaining and fuelled the growth of low‐wage employment (Bosch et al ., 2007). However, while law enforcement in many countries in the region is at best variable, it is likely that larger higher‐profile enterprises such as MNC subsidiaries are in a position to evade the law.…”

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MNCs in Central, Southern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union: investment decisions and the regulation of employment

Dibben

Wood

et al. 2011

Human Res Mgmt Journal

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This article explores the relationship between the regulation of employment and the decisions of multinational corporations (MNCs) to invest in Central, Southern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. Building on La Porta et al.'s work on legal origin, and its assumptions as to the incompatibility of owner and worker rights, the World Bank's Doing Business reports held that countries with stronger protection for worker rights represented poor destinations for investors. However, is it the case that investors are really deterred by employee rights? Our study investigates actual trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) through an analysis of UNCTAD World Investment Reports. We find that the level of individual and collective rights and social security legislation is not significantly associated with FDI.

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European employment models under pressure to change

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