@article{2005:pfeifer:flexibilit,
title = {Flexibility, Dual Labour Markets, and Temporary Employment. Empirical Evidence from German Establishment Data},
year = {2005},
note = {The study examines, what forms and instruments firms use to react
flexibly to demand-induced output fluctuations, and, if they are used
in a complementary or substitutable way. Empirical evidence shows a
rather complementary relationship. Moreover, the determinants of
temporary employment (fixed-term contracts and temporary agency work)
and the impact of these flexible employment forms on job security and
job stability of regular employment are analyzed. One result is that
positive developments of sales covary with a higher probability and
more wide-spread use of temporary employment, which concurs with dual
labour market theory. But estimations for job security and job
stability indicate that temporary employment does not lower the number
of layoffs and quits as is proposed by the core-periphery hypothesis.},
journal = {mrev management revue},
pages = {404--422},
author = {Pfeifer, Christian},
volume = {16},
number = {3}
}