Title:
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ENDING A CAREER IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY
"30 AND OUT" |
By: |
Melissa A. Hardy, Lawrence Hazelrigg, Jill Quadagno |
Format: |
Paperback |
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£69.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
1475770456 |
ISBN 13: |
9781475770452 |
Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
Pub. date: |
23 April, 2013 |
Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996 |
Series: |
Springer Studies in Work and Industry |
Pages: |
274 |
Description: |
During the 1980s the news media were filled with reports of soaring unemployment as 'downsizing' and `restructuring' became the new buzzwords. In this volume, the authors examine the U.S. auto industry and present a full-scale analysis of the work and retirement decisions of its workers. |
Synopsis: |
During the 1980s the news media were filled with reports of soaring unemployment as 'downsizing' and `restructuring' became the new buzzwords. Firms managed their workforce reduction by increasing the attractiveness of their pension plans-especially their early-retirement plans. In this volume, the authors examine the U.S. auto industry and present a full-scale analysis of the work and retirement decisions of its workers. They address organizational context and the logic of financial incentives in employer-provided early retirement plans. The impact of pension provisions, layoffs, plant closures, attitudes about `generational equity', and other factors influencing the workers' evaluation of the optimum time to end their careers in the auto industry are explored. |
Illustrations: |
8 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 274 p. 8 illus. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |