This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley. It provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work demands and increasingly tenuous employment relations.
Contents
Pt. I. Flexibility and the Transformation of Work and Employment -- 1. Understanding Flexibility -- 2. Silicon Valley: Changing Industry Structure and Employment Practices -- Pt. II. Flexibility and Intermediaries -- 3. Flexibility and Intermediation -- 4. Labor Market Intermediaries - Private Sector -- 5. Labor Market Intermediaries - Membership-based -- 6. Labor Market Intermediaries - Public Sector -- Pt. III. Flexibility and Careers -- 7. Careers in Silicon Valley -- 8. Flexibility and Security
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-280) and index
