Flexibility’s New Clothes: A Historical Perspective on the Public Discussion in Sweden

Engstrand, Åsa-Karin

doi:10.1057/9780230235380_5

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“…In the business and management world the concept is associated with greater profitability and higher production. When the European Commission launched the concept of flexicurity (Engstrand 2007), it showed an awareness that social security must be considered so that the stability in the labour market is not upset by rising unemployment figures and the exclusion of people from the labour market. Thus, in both scientific and political contexts there is currently an awareness of flexibility being a matter of give and take.…”

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Function based manning and aspects of flexibility

Ljung

2010

WMU J Marit Affairs

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The aim of the article is to examine the concept of flexibility from a shipping perspective. Flexibility is examined in order to develop strategies, theoretical and applicable, in the field of Function Based Manning (FBM), for achieving optimized manning, which is not the same as reduced manning, with a healthy crew. This is a complex concept in many aspects. Based on research on working life and work organizations conducted by social scientists, two aspects of flexibility are examined; functional flexibility including job enrichment and competence training, and working time flexibility. These issues are analyzed from a shipping perspective. The concept is double-edged in the sense that it entails both having flexibility and being flexible. Does flexibility only serve the interests of the employer? Or, do workers also benefit from flexibility? By combining these two aspects of flexibility, a win-win situation benefiting both employers and employees can be achieved. This article highlights and discusses strategies intended to promote the implementation of a model of optimized manning.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%