The Invisible Work Force
Transforming American Business with Outside and Home-Based Workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11099152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vera C Smith (0000-0003-0878-5060, corresponding author), Vicki Smith, Beverly Lozano |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249 |
| Publication date | 1992-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-3061 • E-ISSN: 1939-8638 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2075484 |
| OpenAlex | W2063290162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
It is well known that number of nonwage in United States is growing rapidly. While clear definitions and relatively reliable data series are available to study characteristics and related employment trends of wage for nonwage there is only broad classification of workers. This term, however, can embrace a wide diversity of actual labor-market relationships. The phrase contingent workers (a concept that has no official definition) has evolved in an attempt to focus attention on those members of self-employed category who are not directly employed by employers but who are totally dependent on such employers for their livelihood. Phrases such as temporary workers, employee leasing, contracting-out, or home-based work are also appearing in literature to describe this phenomenon. Originally, these WAtere perceived as having some conditionality associated with their relationship with any particular employer. But, as study reported in this book confirms, actual situation is far more complex, for these frequently have an on-going attachment to specific employers. The author refers to these individuals as informal workers because they do not actually appear on company payrolls as employees. Collectively, she refers to them as the invisible force. One could debate whether a new descriptive phrase is really necessary, given battery of existing synonyms, but this is only a minor detraction from what is otherwise a very instructive discussion of an emerging pattern of that has considerable private and public overtones
Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Work (physics · Work force · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Taxation and Compliance Studies
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2022 (34) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |