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Contingent and Internal Employment Systems: Substitutes or Complements?

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Internal and contingent employment can be either substitutes or complements: Contingent workers are used either to replace the internal employment system or to complement it. These two perspectives are tested, and the relationship between them is explored. My findings strongly support the complementary perspective, as the practices usually associated with job security are positively associated with the use of temporary workers. Above all, internal practices play an important role in deciding to use contingent employees. My study emphasizes that the institutional employment structure cannot be overlooked when studying temporary employees.

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  • Jyh-Jer Roger Ko, 2003. "Contingent and Internal Employment Systems: Substitutes or Complements?," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 24(3), pages 473-490, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:tra:jlabre:v:24:y:2003:i:3:p:473-490
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    1. Naveed R Khan & Marinah Awang & Che Mohd Zulkifli, 2013. "Enhancing HR Outcomes through Best HR Practices and Organisational Commitment: A Conceptual Schema for SMEs," Indian Journal of Commerce and Management Studies, Educational Research Multimedia & Publications,India, vol. 4(1), pages 24-32, January.
    2. Cynthia Gramm & John Schnell, 2013. "Long-Term Employment and Complementary Human Resource Management Practices," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 34(1), pages 120-145, March.
    3. Alessandro Arrighetti & Eleonora Bartoloni & Fabio Landini & Chiara Pollio, 2019. "Exuberant Proclivity Towards Non-Standard Employment:Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data," Working Papers 1905, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Department of Economics, Society & Politics - Scientific Committee - L. Stefanini & G. Travaglini, revised 2019.
    4. Bruce E. Kaufman, 2013. "The economic organization of employment: systems in human resource management and industrial relations," Chapters, in: Anna Grandori (ed.), Handbook of Economic Organization, chapter 16, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    5. Janet Chew & Antonia Girardi, 2008. "Is Career Management the Panacea to Retaining Vital Staff?," International Journal of Management and Marketing Research, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 1(1), pages 83-98.
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    7. Jyh-Jer Ko & Ying-Jung Yeh, 2013. "Worker Satisfaction Following Employment Restructuring: Effects of Nonstandard Workers and Downsizing on Job Satisfaction in Taiwan," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 110(2), pages 453-467, January.

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