The Change in Work Arrangements in Denmark and Germany: Erosion or Renaissance of Standards?

Hoffmann, Edeltraud; Walwei, Ulrich

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“…On the other hand, young people often combine education and work in part‐time jobs. In most countries there is a high participation in part‐time work of the youngest age group, with Germany as an exception (Delsen, 1995; see also Hoffmann and Walwei, 2003 in a comparison between Denmark and Germany).…”

Section: Employers' Motives For Introducing Part‐time Jobsmentioning

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Reasons for part‐time work: an empirical analysis for Germany and The Netherlands

Allaart¹,

Bellmann

2007

Int J of Manpower

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PurposeThis paper is a cross‐national study of the incidence of part‐time work. The purpose of this paper is to investigate to what extent the difference between Germany and The Netherlands can be explained from the demand side of the labour market.Design/methodology/approachSeveral motives of employers for the introduction of part‐time jobs are distinguished. Their relevance is tested by means of firm‐level data for the two countries within the framework of a multivariate analysis.FindingsThe study finds that, in The Netherlands, part‐time jobs are more widespread than in Germany. The reasons for this difference are diverse: the difference in industrial structure (more manufacturing in Germany, more services in The Netherlands), less working students in Germany, and probably more reluctance on the side of German employers to meet the preferences of their workers.Originality/valueThe paper fills a gap in the literature on part‐time work, especially about the importance of institutions differing between the countries. This evidence may be useful in designing policies to increase the incidence of part‐time work.

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Section: Employers' Motives For Introducing Part‐time Jobsmentioning

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Reasons for part‐time work: an empirical analysis for Germany and The Netherlands

Allaart¹,

Bellmann

2007

Int J of Manpower

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“…The question is now, how far the described changes in the composition of employment may have influenced the growth of nonstandard work arrangements. To deal with this, shiftshare analyses are carried out providing the opportunity to decompose trends in employment (Perloff et al 1960;Hoffmann and Walwei 2003). They can be used in order to explore how far changes in the composition of employment or behavioural aspects have driven the development of work arrangements.…”

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“…Parts of the change in the composition of work arrangements can also be associated with the consequences of reunification. In the early 1990s non-standard work arrangements were not so largely distributed in Eastern Germany compared to Western Germany (Hoffmann and Walwei 2003). Due to the economic transformation the Eastern part of Germany also caught up in this respect.…”

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Times of change: what drives the growth of work arrangements in Germany?

Walwei

2013

J Labour Market Res

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Since the beginning of the 1990s, the composition of work arrangements has significantly changed. Whereas non-standard work arrangements such as part-time or temporary employment grew over time, standard work lost in importance. However, data from the German Labour Force Survey does-at least for the recent past-not show a clear indication for a much greater speed with respect to changes in the composition of work arrangements. In addition, developments are also driven by a long-term trend. Shift-shareanalyses suggest that shifts in the demographic or industry composition of employment were only of minor importance as a driving force for the trend. This means that factors related to the behaviour of the parties involved have obviously played a decisive role. In this context it is important that Germany is a country with regulations creating incentives for an increased use of nonstandard work arrangements. Of relevance in this context are high social security contributions, a considerable level of employment protection, a stronger activation of unemployed due to recent labour market reforms and a still dominant male bread winner model. Zeiten des Wandels: Was treibt das Wachstum atypischer Erwerbsformen in Deutschland? Zusammenfassung Seit Anfang der 1990er Jahre hat sich die Zusammensetzung der Erwerbsformen grundlegend verändert. Während atypische Formen der Erwerbstätigkeit, wie Teilzeitarbeit oder befristete Beschäftigung, an Bedeutung gewannen, verlor das sog. "Normalarbeitsverhältnis" dagegen an Boden. Jedoch legen Daten des Mikrozensus nahe, dass sich das Tempo des Wandels in der jüngeren Ver

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“…60% aller Erwerbstätigen sind in einem Normalarbeitsverhältnis beschäftigt. 2 An seine Stelle treten unterschiedliche atypische Beschäftigungsverhältnisse; in den letzten Jahren ist insbesondere die Tendenz zu EinPersonen-Unternehmen zu erkennen, die sich in Literatur und Praxis unter verschiedenen Begriffen wie z. B. Ich-AG, Minijob, Neue Selbstständige und Freelancer finden.…”

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Arbeitsbezogene Erwartungen und Commitment von IT-Freelancern

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2008

ZS Manag

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Zusammenfassung: Seit einigen Jahren besteht eine Tendenz zur Flexibilisierung von Beschäftigungsverhältnissen. Dennoch hat sich die Forschung bislang nur wenig damit befasst, welche Konsequenzen diese für die Loyalität und das Commitment von freiberuflich tätigen Mitarbeitern aufweist. Daher beantwortet der Aufsatz auf Grundlage einer empirischen Studie unter IT-Freelancern die Frage, unter welchen Bedingungen Freelancer Commitment zu einem Unternehmen empfinden. Außerdem wird analysiert, welche (unterschiedlichen) Erwartungen Freelancer an ihre Arbeit richten. Insgesamt zeigt sich, dass die Befragten durchaus Commitment gegenüber ihrem Arbeitgeber empfinden. Insbeondere eine affektive Bindung ist zu beobachten.

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The Change in Work Arrangements in Denmark and Germany: Erosion or Renaissance of Standards?

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Reasons for part‐time work: an empirical analysis for Germany and The Netherlands

Reasons for part‐time work: an empirical analysis for Germany and The Netherlands

Times of change: what drives the growth of work arrangements in Germany?

Arbeitsbezogene Erwartungen und Commitment von IT-Freelancern

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