Laura J Owen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5847502 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura J Owen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura J |
| FAMILY NAME | Owen |
| SIGNATURE | OWEN L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | DePaul University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The choice of part-time employment in the United States and Canada, 1955–2000
Part-time employment growth in the United States and Canada followed similar trends between 1955 and 1975, which then diverged when part-time employment (as a percent of total employment) stopped growing in the United States but continued to expand in Canada. This divergence in trend in the latter part of the twentieth century is not adequately explained by labor supply demographics, labor demand factors, or union effects. To the contrary, differ…
Gender Differences in Labor Turnover and the Development of Internal Labor Markets in the United States during the 1920s
Exploring the relationship between gender differences in labor turnover—which have been linked to male-female wage differentials—and the early twentieth-century development of internal labor markets, this case study suggests that observed gender differences in labor turnover in the twentieth century can be attributed, at least in part, to the specific employment policy decisions of firms. These policies, and the internal labor markets they helped…
Worker Turnover in the 1920s
This article investigates the decline in turnover of manufacturing workers in the United States that occurred in the 1920s. Three labor-supply explanations are evaluated using aggregate data on manufacturing workers and case studies of four manufacturing firms. The labor-supply analysis does not yield a satisfying explanation of the decline in quit rates of manufacturing workers. The suggestion is made that an examination of firms' employment pol…
The Decline in Turnover of Manufacturing Workers
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Worker Turnover in the 1920s
This article investigates the decline in turnover of manufacturing workers in the United States that occurred in the 1920s. Three labor-supply explanations are evaluated using aggregate data on manufacturing workers and case studies of four manufacturing firms. The labor-supply analysis does not yield a satisfying explanation of the decline in quit rates of manufacturing workers. The suggestion is made that an examination of firms' employment pol…
The Decline in Turnover of Manufacturing Workers
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Worker Turnover in the 1920s
This article investigates the decline in turnover of manufacturing workers in the United States that occurred in the 1920s. Three labor-supply explanations are evaluated using aggregate data on manufacturing workers and case studies of four manufacturing firms. The labor-supply analysis does not yield a satisfying explanation of the decline in quit rates of manufacturing workers. The suggestion is made that an examination of firms' employment pol…
Gender Differences in Labor Turnover and the Development of Internal Labor Markets in the United States during the 1920s
Exploring the relationship between gender differences in labor turnover—which have been linked to male-female wage differentials—and the early twentieth-century development of internal labor markets, this case study suggests that observed gender differences in labor turnover in the twentieth century can be attributed, at least in part, to the specific employment policy decisions of firms. These policies, and the internal labor markets they helped…
The choice of part-time employment in the United States and Canada, 1955–2000
Part-time employment growth in the United States and Canada followed similar trends between 1955 and 1975, which then diverged when part-time employment (as a percent of total employment) stopped growing in the United States but continued to expand in Canada. This divergence in trend in the latter part of the twentieth century is not adequately explained by labor supply demographics, labor demand factors, or union effects. To the contrary, differ…
Economics (4 works) · Labour economics (4 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (3 works) · Labor Movements and Unions (3 works) · Management (3 works) · Turnover (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (2 works) · Content (measure theory) (1 work)