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Ad hoc decisions as latent strategies: How do firms use nonstandard employment contracts?

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  • Stef Bouwhuis
  • Dimitris Pavlopoulos
  • Mauricio Garnier‐Villarreal
  • Wendy Smits

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We derive a typology of firms regarding how they use non‐standard contracts, using register data. We find that 58% of firms fit the core‐periphery model. They use non‐standard contracts differently for low‐skilled and high‐skilled employees. The other firms use non‐standard contracts similarly for different groups of employees.

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  • Stef Bouwhuis & Dimitris Pavlopoulos & Mauricio Garnier‐Villarreal & Wendy Smits, 2024. "Ad hoc decisions as latent strategies: How do firms use nonstandard employment contracts?," Industrial Relations Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(2), pages 81-99, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:indrel:v:55:y:2024:i:2:p:81-99
    DOI: 10.1111/irj.12416
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