Colleague, Competitor, or Client: Social Boundaries in Flexible Work Arrangements

Christina Garsten

Chapter 13 in Managing Boundaries in Organizations: Multiple Perspectives, 2003, pp 244-261 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In the world of organizations, a long term, permanent employment relation has been vital in the maintenance of organizational boundaries. It has provided a base for organizational action as well as a sense of loyalty and community. As organizational fashions and new ways of organizing production lead organizations to change, this model of relationship is also changing. The idea of “lifelong permanent work” is now increasingly being eroded. Standard contracts covered by collective bargaining agreements, the concentration of work in large factories or office sites, and the expectation of permanent employment are being questioned and increasingly dissolved (Allen and Henry 1996, 67; Beck 1992).

Keywords: Temp Agency; Employment Contract; Organizational Boundary; Temporary Employment; Agency Staff (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230512559_14

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