Gender differences in supervisory authority: Variation among advanced industrialized democracies

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Studies have examined gender differences in authority throughout several advanced industrialized nations. The explanation for crossnational differences in the impact of job-incumbents' gender on retaining a job with responsibility for supervision is examined. Individual-level and country-level survey data is used, and an explicitly multilevel approach is taken.

Work environment, Sex roles, Sex role in the work environment

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Teams, teams, everywhere? Job and establishment-level predictors of team use in the United States

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Multi-level models are investigated to examine how one form of employee involvement (teams) is used at the job levels. The results suggest that despite their potential for good, teams may be increasing inequality or threatening the job rewards that human capital often brings.

Labor Relations, Employee Relations, Work groups, Teamwork (Workplace), Work design, Labour relations

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Externalizing employment: flexible-staffing arrangements in US organizations

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The measures needed for flexible staffing arrangements and their distributions among US establishments are discussed. The flexible staffing arrangements describe their distribution among US establishments and support cost-reduction and resource dependence perspectives.

Temporary Help Services, Employment Placement Agencies, Help supply services, Evaluation, Contracts, Temporary employment services

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