Houseman, Susan N.; Kalleberg, Arne L.; Erickcek, George A. - In: Industrial and Labor Relations Review 57 (2003) 1, pp. 105-127
The authors use case study evidence from the hospital and auto parts manufacturing industries to investigate why employers used--and even increased their use of--temporary help agencies during a period of tight labor markets in the 1990s. In high-skill occupations, one apparent reason employers...