(Bell, 1974; Handy, 1984) and the Institute of Manpower Studies' (IMS) model of the 'flexible firm' (Atkinson, 1984; Atkinson and Meager, 1986; Pollert, 1987,
In 1984, John Atkinson proposed a model for an integrated approach to flexibility in the model known as 'the flexible firm' This group would conduct a whole range of activities not perceived to be of strategic importance to the core activity of the business
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J ATKINSON THE INSTITUTE FOR suppliers of temporary labour, and with academics working in this and related areas 1 4 My thanks are due new model for firms' organisation of their labour forces which we can expect to develop more
In particular, this study tests Atkinson's (1985) ''flexible firm'' model assumption on dichotomisation between functional and numerical flexibility that suggests
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nal labour markets has been the „flexible firm“ model (Atkinson 1984) Its basic idea is that, from the firms' perspective, personnel flexibility can be increased by
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economy work are the employment forms where expansion appears to have been at Here John Atkinson concentrates on the theme of flexibility and describes.
Abstract: The model of the 'flexible firm' has gained a prominent role in tivities' (Atkinson 1984a); thus the model rests on the assumption of a ...
This is in line with Atkinson's (1984) model of the flexible firm as he differentiated between the core workers (soft forms of flexibility) and the
In 1984 John Atkinson proposed a model for an integrated approach to flexibility in the model known as 'the flexible firm'. This now well- known model compared
Ackroyd and Procter (1998) provide an elaboration of Atkinson's model which they term the 'new flexible firm.' According to this model flexibility is not
4 Jul 2020 The flexible firm model (J. Atkinson 1984) showed how firms can differentiate between a secure core work- force and two levels of peripheral ...
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suppliers of temporary labour and with academics working in this and new model for firms' organisation of their labour forces which we can expect.
enables an organization to adapt it workforce to changes in the working environment which is mainly based on Atkinson's. (1984) flexible firm model.
Prior to exploring the effects of flexible work arrangements (FWA) it is important to have a clear conceptual approach. Types of flexibility: Atkinson's model
The extent to which the core/periphery model is used in practice has