Work in the fast lane : flexibility, divisions of labor, and inequality in high-tech industries /

Based on an analysis of census data for the years 1970-1987. Explores variations in division of labour and work organization in high technology industries. Finds that minorities have a negative experience of measures designed to make production more flexible. Reveals that earnings inequality due to...

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Main Author:	Colclough, Glenna, 1951-
Other Authors:	Tolbert, Charles M.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1992.
Series:	SUNY series, the new inequalities.
Subjects:	High technology industries > Management. High technology industries > Personnel management. High technology industries > Employees. Division of labor. Industries de pointe > Gestion. Industries de pointe > Personnel > Direction. Industries de pointe > Personnel. Division du travail. Industries de pointe > Personnel > Gestion. Industrie Management Personalpolitik Spitzentechnologie labour market segmentation. sexual division of labour. production management. work organization. high technology industry. statistical analysis. women workers. ethnic group. occupational structure. occupational status. wage differential. geographic distribution. statistical table. Technologie de pointe > Gestion. segmentation du marché du travail. division du travail basée sur le sexe. gestion de la production. organisation du travail. industrie de haute technologie. analyse statistique. travailleuses. groupe ethnique. structure de l'emploi. statut professionnel. disparité des salaires. distribution géographique. tableau statistique. segmentación del mercado de trabajo. división del trabajo por sexo. administración de la producción. organización del trabajo. industria de alta tecnología. análisis estadístico. trabajadoras. grupo étnico. estructura del empleo. posición profesional. diferencia del salario. distribución geográfica. cuadros estadísticos. USA. Etats-Unis. Estados Unidos. graph. map. reference. carte géographique. graphique. référence bibliographique. gráfico. mapa. referencia.