The Shifting Risk for the American Worker in the Contemporary Employment Contract

Denise M. Rousseau

Chapter 9 in America at Work, 2006, pp 153-171 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Since Work in America (OToole et al. 1973) was originally published, there has been a radical change in the relationship employers have with their highly skilled employees, workers such as scientists in R&D firms, software designers in IT companies, and consultants in professional service partnerships who contribute to the firm through their distinctive competencies, knowledge, and skills. The change is even evident in the approach taken by the U.S. government to the recent invasion of Iraq. This first American war of the twenty-first century has been fought by an army heavily populated by civilian reservists and part-time National Guard members—the result of massive downsizing in the military during the 1990s (Davey 2004; McGinnis 2005).

Keywords: Psychological Contract; Employment Relationship; Fringe Benefit; Pension Benefit; American Worker (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1057/9781403983596_9

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