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Ending a Career in the Auto Industry
Hardy, Melissa A.; Hazelrigg, Lawrence; Quadagno, Jill
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Description for Ending a Career in the Auto Industry
Paperback. Series: Springer Studies in Work and Industry. Num Pages: 274 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
During the 1980s the news media were filled with reports of soaring unemployment as 'downsizing' and `restructuring' became the new buzzwords. Firms managed their workforce reduction by increasing the attractiveness of their pension plans-especially their early-retirement plans. In this volume, the authors examine the U.S. auto industry and present a full-scale analysis of the work and retirement decisions of its workers. They address organizational context and the logic of financial incentives in employer-provided early retirement plans. The impact of pension provisions, layoffs, plant closures, attitudes about `generational equity', and other ... Read more
During the 1980s the news media were filled with reports of soaring unemployment as 'downsizing' and `restructuring' became the new buzzwords. Firms managed their workforce reduction by increasing the attractiveness of their pension plans-especially their early-retirement plans. In this volume, the authors examine the U.S. auto industry and present a full-scale analysis of the work and retirement decisions of its workers. They address organizational context and the logic of financial incentives in employer-provided early retirement plans. The impact of pension provisions, layoffs, plant closures, attitudes about `generational equity', and other ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Series
Springer Studies in Work and Industry
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781475770452
SKU
V9781475770452
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Reviews for Ending a Career in the Auto Industry
`This book breaks important new ground... This study is unusual in that the authors had access to the characteristics of the workers as well as survey data on worker attitudes.' Contemporary Sociology (July 1998)