The Labour Market And The Service Sector

Author : Klaus Weiermair
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040998812

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The Labour Market and the Service Sector by Klaus Weiermair Pdf

From the back cover: Over the past 15 years, Canada has seen a major restructuring of her economy as a result of spectacular growth in service sector industries. Other important changes include the feminization of the labour force, inceased part-time employment, wider use of technology, deregulation and globalization of trade. This study begins by reviewing competing hypotheses for the pattern of change in the service sector and follows through with an empirical account of these changes and an examination of the forces behind the employment adjustment in this sector. Policy questions arising from these observations are presented for future studies. The author has also developed two case studies to illustrate some common labour adjustment and industrial relations, and how actual companies approached these issues.

Author : Gerhard Bosch,Steffen Lehndorff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134456437

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Working in the Service Sector by Gerhard Bosch,Steffen Lehndorff Pdf

The rise to prominence of the service sector - heralded over half a century ago as the great hope for the twenty-first century - has come to fruition. In many cases, employment in the service sector now outnumbers that in manufacturing sectors, and it is accepted that in all developed countries, the service sector is the only one in which employment will grow in future. The reasons for this is the subject of much controversy and debate, the outcomes of which are not merely of academic interest but of decisive importance for economic policy and the quality of working and living conditions in future. In order to examine these various arguments, research teams from eight European countries worked together for three years on a comparative study of the evolution of service sector employment in EU member states. They also investigated working and employment conditions in five very different service industries (banking, retailing, hospitals, IT services and care of the elderly) in a number of countries, and the results of their research are presented in this informative new collection, of interest to students academics and researchers involved in all aspects of industrial economics.

Author : Gordon Betcherman,Economic Council of Canada
Publisher : Economic Council of Canada
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Canada
ISBN : UCBK:C038371935

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Employment in the Service Economy by Gordon Betcherman,Economic Council of Canada Pdf

This report is concerned with the nature of the service economy. It looks at conceptual issues associated with services, the factors which have traditionally distinguished service activity from the production of goods, and how innovations in technology and industrial organization are altering these orthodox distinctions. It focuses on explanations for the rapid expansions of the service sector, and documents the shift from goods to services. It also examines the issue of nonstandard employment in Canada, and focuses on the skill content of jobs. In addition, it addresses the relationship between human capital and employment outcomes, and Canada's capacity for developing human resources. It reports the results of a major Economic Council study of income distribution trends. Finally, it presents conclusions and policy implications.

Author : Colette Fagan,Jacqueline O'Reilly,Brendan Halpin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1900834596

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Job Opportunities for Whom? by Colette Fagan,Jacqueline O'Reilly,Brendan Halpin Pdf

Author : Thomas M. Stanback
Publisher : Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035562193

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Understanding the Service Economy by Thomas M. Stanback Pdf

Monograph comprising an economic analysis of trends in the service sector in the USA, with particular reference to employment implications - covers consumer demand and consumer expenditure, productivity, employment creation (according to sex, occupation and industry) and location in urban areas, and considers issues relating to growth of services, postindustrial society and outlook for employment opportunity. References and statistical tables.

Author : S. Bazen,C. Lucifora,W. Salverda
Publisher : Springer
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230378643

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Job Quality and Employer Behaviour by S. Bazen,C. Lucifora,W. Salverda Pdf

This book takes a fresh look at the issue of job quality, analyzing employer behaviour and discussing the agenda for policy intervention. Between 1997 and 2002, more than twelve million new jobs were created in the European Union and labour market participation increased by more than eight million. Whilst a good deal of these new jobs have been created in high-tech and/or knowledge-intensive sectors providing workers with decent pay, job security, training and career development prospects, a significant share of jobs, particularly in labour-intensive service sector industries fail to do so. This volume provides new perspectives on this highly debated and policy relevant issue.

Author : Harvey Krahn
Publisher : Statistics Canada
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008843935

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Quality of Work in the Service Sector by Harvey Krahn Pdf

Author : Ontario Manpower Commission. Labour Market Research Group
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Labor supply
ISBN : CORNELL:31924050077225

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Adjusting to Change by Ontario Manpower Commission. Labour Market Research Group Pdf

Economic and social factors are creating changes in Ontario's labour market, changes which have implications for the mix of jobs available to workers, for the skills and levels of training they receive, and for the ability of employers to recruit qualified workers. This review highlights recent changes in Ontario's labour market which have ramifications for the province's economic growth, including labour supply and demand, global trends, and labour markets for high-skill technical occupations. Labour supply and demand trends are provided for 1960 to 1996 in terms of the province's economic context.

Author : John Atkinson,David J. Storey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317197560

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Employment, the Small Firm and the Labour Market by John Atkinson,David J. Storey Pdf

This volume provides a rigorous examination of key issues relating to employment in small businesses. These include an anlysis of the true extent of job crreation provided by small firms, the rleative quality of jobs in small firms, the growth of self-employment during the 1980s and the way in which the small firm interacts with its local labour markets. These issues are examined in an international context, wth comparative examples from the USA, the UK and Europe.

Author : Economic Council of Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035121883

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Good Jobs, Bad Jobs by Economic Council of Canada Pdf

This document summarizes the results of research on the employment changes that have occurred as the industrial structure of the Canadian economy has been transformed. It specifies which factors determine job creation in a service economy, the distributional impacts of the emerging job structure, and the role human resource development plays in a service economy. It also considers whether public policy has kept up with the changing labour market.

Author : Lillian Grace Hallin,British Columbia. Ministry of Education, Skills and Training,Canada. Human Resources Development Canada
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : British Columbia
ISBN : CORNELL:31924082787338

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A Guide to the BC Economy and Labour Market by Lillian Grace Hallin,British Columbia. Ministry of Education, Skills and Training,Canada. Human Resources Development Canada Pdf

An industry-by-industry guide to where the jobs are, along with a section for each industry entitled "What's the outlook to 2005?"

Author : Werner Eichhorst,Paul Marx
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781001721

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Non-Standard Employment in Post-Industrial Labour Markets by Werner Eichhorst,Paul Marx Pdf

Examining the occupational variation within non-standard employment, this book combines case studies and comparative writing to illustrate how and why alternative occupational employment patterns are formed. Through expert contributions, a framework is

Author : Surendra Gera,Philippe Massé,Canada. Human Resources Development Canada,Canada. Industry Canada
Publisher : Industrie Canada
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : High technology industries
ISBN : UIUC:30112004702046

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Employment Performance in the Knowledge-based Economy by Surendra Gera,Philippe Massé,Canada. Human Resources Development Canada,Canada. Industry Canada Pdf

There is a growing consensus among academics and policy-makers that most industrialized economies are increasingly becoming "knowledge-based." Knowledge, both as an input and an output, is seen a key source of long-term growth and job creation. The study examines the relationship between structural change and the employment performance of the Canadian economy over the period 1971 to 1991, using Statistics Canada's input/output model. Though largely based on previous work by the OECD (1992), the study employs more timely data and a finer industrial disaggregation (111 industries as opposed to 33), and explores more closely the employment implications of the emergence of the knowledge- based economy.

Author : David Marsden
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191619847

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Employment in the Lean Years by David Marsden Pdf

Over the last fifteen years, the deregulation of Britain's labour market has led to economic growth, employment opportunities, and a more diverse workforce: the 'fat years'. However, now as Britain faces its lean years with job cuts, rising unemployment, income insecurity, and related social strains, how can and should the government and key labour market policy makers ensure the labour market provides job opportunities and reasonable levels of social justice? The fundamental changes that have occurred in labour market institutions mean that 'solutions' of previous decades no longer work. This volume sets out to address the major challenges faced: - Unemployment, immigration, housing and job subsidies - Key institutional changes, such as the decline of collective regulation and the rise of occupational licensing - Pay inequality and minimum wages - Pay and subsidies in the private and public sector Contributions from leading experts in the field employ the latest theory and empirical research to examine a different set of problems and the policies that could help to resolve them.

Author : Tammo Oegema,Chris van der Vegt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Employment
ISBN : MINN:31951P00368091P

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New Forms and New Areas of Employment Growth by Tammo Oegema,Chris van der Vegt Pdf