Flexible Work Arrangements: Conceptualizations and International Experiences Book

	Preface
Sect. I	Introduction and Overview	1
Ch. 1	Conceptualizations of and International Experiences with Flexible Work Arrangements	3
Sect. II	Conceptualizations of the Phenomenon	11
Ch. 2	Heterogeneity in the Periphery: An Analysis of Non-Standard Employment Contracts	13
Ch. 3	Puzzles of Unpaid Overtime	25
Ch. 4	The Microregulation of Atypical Jobs in Italy: The Case of Collaborators	45
Sect. III	Empirical Studies on Flexible Work Arrangements - From Workplace Level to Macro Level	63
Ch. 5	Functional Flexibility: Implementation and Outcomes	65
Ch. 6	Mimicking Internal Labour Markets: Can Regulation Create Job Ladders for Flexible Workers?	77
Ch. 7	What Price Flexibility? Perceptions of Flexible Work Patterns and Career Outcomes for Canadian Accounting Professionals	95
Ch. 8	Part-Time Work and Annualized Hours: The Case of the NHS Workplace	109
Ch. 9	Job Precariousness and Income Instability: The Strategies of Non-Permanent Workers and the Role of Household as a Protection Against Risk	127
Ch. 10	Flexible Working Time and Interest Representation in German and British Banking	147
Ch. 11	Gendering Participation: The Impact of Part-Time Employment on Employee Participation	161
Ch. 12	Fixed-Term Employment and Psychosocial Work Environment - Experiences in the Finnish Working Life	181
Ch. 13	Part-Timers and Fixed-Term Workers - An Inquiry into National Strategies for Implementing Two EU Directives	203
Ch. 14	Flexible Working in Finland - Sign of New IR or Just the Opposite?	221
Ch. 15	Which Workers are Non-Standard and Contingent and Does it Pay?	241
Sect. IV	Conclusions and Future Projections	269
Ch. 16	Summary, Implications and Future Research Directions of Flexible Work Arrangements	271
	List of Contributors	283
	Index	289