The Implications of Flexible Work: Membership in Organizations Revisited

Angelika Schmidt

doi:10.5771/0935-9915-2013-3-179

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- 151–154 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 151–154
- 155–161 Theory and Practice of Flexible Work: Organizational and Individual Perspectives. Introduction to the Special Issue Jan Dettmers, Stephan Kaiser, Simon Fietze Jan Dettmers, Stephan Kaiser, Simon Fietze 155–161
- 162–178 Patterns of Organizational Flexibility in Knowledge-intensive Firms – Going Beyond Existing Concepts Caroline Ruiner, Uta Wilkens, Monika Küpper Caroline Ruiner, Uta Wilkens, Monika Küpper 162–178
- 179–198 The Implications of Flexible Work: Membership in Organizations Revisited Angelika Schmidt Angelika Schmidt 179–198
- 199–221 Employment-related Demands and Resources – New Ways of Researching Stress in Flexible Work Arrangements Tim Vahle-Hinz, Katharina Kirschner, Maja Thomson Tim Vahle-Hinz, Katharina Kirschner, Maja Thomson 199–221
- 222–244 Conflict between Work and Life: The Case of Contract Workers in the German IT and Media Sectors Shiva Sayah, Stefan Süß Shiva Sayah, Stefan Süß 222–244
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mrev management revue , page 179 - 198

The Implications of Flexible Work: Membership in Organizations Revisited

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Angelika Schmidt

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2013-3-179
- ISSN: 0935-9915
- ISSN online: 1861-9908
Abstract

We analyze patterns of flexible employment among the highly qualified workforce in knowledge-intensive firms. Our conceptual starting point is the Flexible Firm that can be traced back to Atkinson. On the basis of a qualitative field study in ten organizations, we show different patterns in employment policy and highlight phenomena that go beyond Atkinson’s concept. It becomes obvious that flexible contracting with an external workforce is a function of allocating expertise instead of gaining numerical flexibility and is furthermore rather driven by knowledge workers than by firms. For systemizing the results of our explorative field work we propose the model of an Amoebic Organization as an alternative flexibility concept.
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