Smith / Cette / Bauer Comparative Analyses of Operating Hours and Working Times in the European Union

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-3-7908-2185-7
Verlag: Physica-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 217 Seiten

This volume is the second book based on comparative and comprehensive data from the 2003 representative European Union Company survey of Operating hours, Working times and Employment (EUCOWE) in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. The EUCOWE project is the first representative and standardised European company survey which covers all categories of firm sizes and all sectors of the economy. This volume complements and builds on the first book published in 2007, in which the methodology and the descriptive national findings as well as some first comparative analytical results were presented. In this second book the EUCOWE research team presents in-depth cross-country analyses of the relationship between operating hours, working times and employment in the European Union. Six empirical chapters of this volume provide detailed comparative analyses of the determinants and consequences of the duration and flexibility of opening hours and operating times.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Mark

Cette, Gilbert

Bauer, Frank

Delsen, Lei

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Contents;5
2;1 Topics for Comparative Research on Operating Hours in the EU;7
2.1;1.1 Introduction;7
2.2;1.2 Topics for further cross-country analyses of operating hours;13
2.3;1.3 The structure of this book;16
2.4;References;18
3;2 Flexible Working Patterns and Factor Utilisation: A Cross- country Comparison;21
3.1;2.1 Introduction;21
3.2;2.2 The EUCOWE survey and the indicators used in re-gression analyses;24
3.3;2.3 A “ceteris paribus” analysis;26
3.4;2.4 Estimation results;27
3.5;2.5 Conclusions;31
3.6;References;31
3.7;Appendix 2.1 The variables;33
3.8;Appendix 2.2 Distribution of variables;35
3.9;Appendix 2.3;36
3.10;Appendix 2.4 The regression results;38
3.11;B – Overall sample;56
4;3 Operating Hours in the EU: the Role of Strategy, Structure and Context;61
4.1;3.1 Introduction;61
4.2;3.2 Hypotheses concerning determinants of operating hours;64
4.3;3.3 Bivariate results;70
4.4;3.4 Multivariate results;77
4.5;3.5 Conclusions;85
4.6;References;86
5;4 Exploring Terra Incognita – Operating Hours in the Service Sector;89
5.1;4.1 Introduction;89
5.2;4.2 A heuristic definition of the service sector;91
5.3;4.3 Theoretical discussions on the measurement of operating hours in the service sector;96
5.4;4.4 Empirical results;98
5.5;4.5 Conclusions;114
5.6;References;116
6;5 Small and Medium-sized Establishments in Europe: Operating Hours and Working- Time Patterns;122
6.1;5.1 Introduction;122
6.2;5.2 Small and medium sized establishments and working patterns;123
6.3;5.3 The research;125
6.4;5.4 Operating times and working-time patterns;126
6.5;5.5 Multivariate analyses;138
6.6;5.6 Conclusions;144
6.7;References;145
7;6 Patterns of Flexibility in Domestic and Foreign Enterprises1;148
7.1;6.1 Introduction;148
7.2;6.2 Globalisation, multinational companies and national institutional settings;150
7.3;6.3 Companies’ flexibility patterns;153
7.4;6.4 Data and methods;154
7.5;6.5 The empirical investigation;155
7.6;6.6 Conclusions;165
7.7;References;166
8;7 Capacity Utilisation, Working Time and the Quality of Work;169
8.1;7.1 Introduction;169
8.2;7.2 Capacity utilisation, organisation of working time and the quality of work: analytical framework;171
8.3;7.3 Capacity utilisation, working time and quality of work from an empirical perspective;175
8.4;7.4 Conclusions;190
8.5;References;192
9;List of Tables;194
10;List of Figures;196
11;Author Index;197
12;Subject Index;201
13;Appendix EUCOWE Questionnaire;205
13.1;A Survey of Operating Hours, Working Time and Employment in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom;205
14;About the Contributors;214