The operation of internal labor markets : staffing practices and vacancy chains /

This well-illustrated resource describes the internal labor market (ILM) for the salaried employees of a large manufacturing firm. The author examines the ILM from three interdependent perspectives: that of the firm as a whole; the vacancy chains or sequences of linked staffing actions inside the fi...

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Main Author: Pinfield, Lawrence T.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, 1995.
Series:Plenum studies in work and industry.
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Summary:This well-illustrated resource describes the internal labor market (ILM) for the salaried employees of a large manufacturing firm. The author examines the ILM from three interdependent perspectives: that of the firm as a whole; the vacancy chains or sequences of linked staffing actions inside the firm; and the factors which influence individual staffing decisions and actions. Chapters illustrate how a competitive and dynamic employment system facilitates organizational adaptation and change.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 353 pages) : illustrations.
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-347) and index.
ISBN:9781489910196 (electronic bk.)
1489910190 (electronic bk.)