Paul Osterman is Professor of Human Resources and Management at the Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Getting Started: The Youth Labor Market and Employment Futures: Reorganization Dislocation, and Public Policy. He has been a senior administrator of job training programs for Massachusetts and served as a consultant for government agencies, foundations, community groups, and public interest organizations.

• List of Figures and Tables ix Foreword by Richard C. Leone xi Preface xv ONE Introduction 3 TWO The Changing Structure of the American Labor Market 20 THREE Experiencing the New Economy 71 FoUR Restructuring within Firms: The Shifting Employment Contract 90 FIVE Preliminaries to Policy 116 SIX Policies for a Mobile Workforce 124 SEVEN Redressing the Balance of Power 146 EIGHT Conclusion 179 Notes 191 Index 213

"Drawing on new surveys of nearly 1000 corporations, Osterman reaches some interesting conclusions... [His] policy recommendations are thoughtful."--Jim Holt, Management Review

Paul Osterman is Professor of Human Resources and Management at the Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Getting Started: The Youth Labor Market and Employment Futures: Reorganization Dislocation, and Public Policy. He has been a senior administrator of job training programs for Massachusetts and served as a consultant for government agencies, foundations, community groups, and public interest organizations.

• List of Figures and Tables ix Foreword by Richard C. Leone xi Preface xv ONE Introduction 3 TWO The Changing Structure of the American Labor Market 20 THREE Experiencing the New Economy 71 FoUR Restructuring within Firms: The Shifting Employment Contract 90 FIVE Preliminaries to Policy 116 SIX Policies for a Mobile Workforce 124 SEVEN Redressing the Balance of Power 146 EIGHT Conclusion 179 Notes 191 Index 213

"Drawing on new surveys of nearly 1000 corporations, Osterman reaches some interesting conclusions... [His] policy recommendations are thoughtful."--Jim Holt, Management Review

Paul Osterman is Professor of Human Resources and Management at the Sloan School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Getting Started: The Youth Labor Market and Employment Futures: Reorganization Dislocation, and Public Policy. He has been a senior administrator of job training programs for Massachusetts and served as a consultant for government agencies, foundations, community groups, and public interest organizations.

• List of Figures and Tables ix Foreword by Richard C. Leone xi Preface xv ONE Introduction 3 TWO The Changing Structure of the American Labor Market 20 THREE Experiencing the New Economy 71 FoUR Restructuring within Firms: The Shifting Employment Contract 90 FIVE Preliminaries to Policy 116 SIX Policies for a Mobile Workforce 124 SEVEN Redressing the Balance of Power 146 EIGHT Conclusion 179 Notes 191 Index 213

"Drawing on new surveys of nearly 1000 corporations, Osterman reaches some interesting conclusions... [His] policy recommendations are thoughtful."--Jim Holt, Management Review