Mismatched Worker

Name: Mismatched Worker
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ISBN: 9780393976434

ISBN-10: 0393976432

ISBN-13: 9780393976434

Edition: 2006

Authors: Arne L. Kalleberg

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In this provocative new study of American workers, sociologist Arne Kalleberg examines the consequences of "mismatched" workers or the lack of fit between people and their jobs. Most people now expect their paid work to be broadly fulfilling and enable them to satisfy the need for challenging work, meaningful relationships, and financial success. Kalleberg shows how these expanding expectations of work are leading to a growing number of mismatches between employees and their jobs. Each chapter frames a different type of mismatch and describes how the poor fit between individuals and their employers have negative consequences for workers and their families. In addition to giving readers a…

Book details

List price: $13.75
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/26/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 332
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.30" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Mismatching People and Jobs



Matching People to Jobs: Concepts and Theories



Skills Mismatches: Overqualification



Skills Mismatches: Underqualification



Geographical Mismatches



Temporal Mismatches: Overworking



Temporal Mismatches: Underworking



Earnings Mismatches



Work-Family Mismatches



Reducing Mismatches: A Policy Agenda


References


Index