THE EFFECTS OF USING ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF STAFFING ARRANGEMENTS

Cynthia L. Gramm; John F. Schnell

doi:10.1016/S0742-6186(04)13002-3

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Advances in Industrial & Labor Relations

ISSN: 0742-6186
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THE EFFECTS OF USING ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF STAFFING ARRANGEMENTS

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Title:	THE EFFECTS OF USING ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF STAFFING ARRANGEMENTS
Author(s):	Cynthia L. Gramm, John F. Schnell
Volume:	13 ISBN: 978-0-76231-152-1 eISBN: 978-1-84950-305-1
Citation:	Cynthia L. Gramm, John F. Schnell (2004), THE EFFECTS OF USING ALTERNATIVE TYPES OF STAFFING ARRANGEMENTS, in (ed.) 13 (Advances in Industrial & Labor Relations, Volume 13), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.27-68
DOI:	10.1016/S0742-6186(04)13002-3 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Extract:	Traditionally, hiring indefinite duration contract employees has been the dominant method used by U.S. organizations to staff their labor needs. Indefinite duration contract employees, hereafter referred to as “regular” employees, have three defining characteristics: (1) they are hired directly as employees of the organization whose work they perform; (2) the duration of the employment relationship is unspecified, with a mutual expectation that it will continue as long as it is mutually satisfactory; and (3) the employment relationship provides ongoing – as opposed to intermittent – work. When their demand for labor increases, organizations staffed exclusively by regular employees can respond by having their employees work overtime or by hiring additional regular employees. Conversely, when their demand for labor decreases, such organizations can either maintain “inventories” of excess regular employees or reduce labor inputs by laying-off or reducing the work hours of regular employees.