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Incentives to Invest in the Human Capital of Temporary Agency Workers

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Stephanie Schmidt
Kirsten Thommes
Abstract

Growing diffusion of temporary agency work, in conjunction with the growing importance of human capital management, leads to the question who invests in the human capital of temporary agency workers. Therefore, we investigate the parties’ incentives to invest and review the small number of existing empirical works. We show that there are incentives for all parties to invest even in general human capital, using the human capital theory and the concept of psychological contracts. Clients’ incentives to invest crucially depend on their motives for using temporary agency work. Additionally, we analyze the evolving externalities of the investments and draw some conclusions con-cerning the implications for the further training of temporary agency workers.

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Article provided by Rainer Hampp Verlag in its journal Zeitschrift fuer Personalforschung.

Volume (Year): 21 (2007)
Issue (Month): 3 ()
Pages: 232 - 251
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Keywords: Temporary Agency Work; Incentives for Investments; Human Capital; Psychological Contract;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General
M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executive Compensation
M54 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting - - Personnel Economics - - - Labor Management

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