Transformation of the Employment Relationship
Title
Transformation of the Employment Relationship
Author
Kalleberg, Arne L.
Marsden, Peter V.
Research Area
Social Institutions
Topic
Work and the Economy
Abstract
Employment relations are implicit or explicit contractual arrangements that specify the reciprocal expectations and obligations linking employers and employees. They encompass a wide range of phenomena, including work organization, governance, evaluation, and rewards. During the past quarter century, the standard employment relationship that was normative in much of the world during the twentieth century declined in favor of various nonstandard employment relations involving more tenuous employer–employee linkages. The transformation of employment relations has been associated with a wide range of phenomena including growth in economic and social inequality, shifting career patterns, and changes in the organization of work.