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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 The vulnerable situation of temporary agency workers is manifested in previous research that evidences the job insecurity of this group. However, research shows that this insecurity is due to the temporary nature of employment contracts for this group of
Kristina Håkansson, Tommy Isidorsson
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The Nordic Model in a Global Company Situated in Norway. Challenging Institutional Orders?
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2012 In this article, we explore the impact of internationalization as organizational processes where institutional actors meet in local contexts and negotiate the institutional order. The internationalization of working life implies that different traditions
Elin Kvande, Hege Eggen Børve
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The Diffusion of Flexibility: Estimating the Incidence of Low-Regulated Working Conditions
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2013 The purpose of this study is to determine the actual occurrences of flexible working conditions and to demonstrate an instrument for their assessment. Flexibility is discussed as a concept and defined in terms of deregulation of work, and a corresponding
Michael Allvin +3 more
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“The Staircase Model” – Labor Control of Temporary Agency Workers in a Swedish Call Center
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2012 The article explores the labor control practices implemented in a call center with extensive contracting of temporary agency workers (TAWs). More specifically, the article focuses on how structural and ideological power works in this setting and on the ...
Gunilla Olofsdotter
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2015 There is a lot of evidence that pre-birth employment and access to parental leave are important predictors of mothers’ labor market attachment after childbirth.
Laura Peutere +4 more
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Market regulation, labor policies and the wage-productivity gap [PDF]
, 2017 This paper proposes an empirical analysis about the influence of some institutional factors (taxation, active and passive labor market policies, labor and goods market regulation and unions’ participation) on the component of the wage growth not ...
Rollin, Andrea, Tilli, Riccardo
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Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2016 Artists are known to manage low income and work insecurity by holding multiple jobs. Through an analysis of interview data, this study explores the narratives of 20 visual artists in Sweden regarding breadwinning work.
Sofia Lindström
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Active Ageing in the Nordic Countries: Introduction
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2012 The year 2012 is designated as the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. The aim of the year is to raise awareness of the position of older people in a manner where they can enjoy a better quality of life and still play an ...
Robert H. Salomon
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Social (Im)mobility in Low-skilled and Low-wage Immigrant Niches
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2022 In the last two decades, many labor migrants have arrived in the Nordic countries where they concentrate in certain low-wage and low-skilled jobs – immigrant niches. The article analyzes the scope of social (im)mobility in terms of occupational careers,
Marie Holm Slettebak, Johan Fredrik Rye
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Does Age Matter in HR Decision Making? Four Types of Age Policies in Finnish Work Organizations
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 2012 The extension of work careers is one of the key targets of social policy in the EU as well as in Finnish national policy-making. But how is this objective of lengthened work life received at the workplace level?
Anna Pärnänen
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