Working in Silicon Valley: Economic and Legal Analysis of a High-Velocity Labor Market (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780765607515)

This work examines the relationship between the rapid technological and economic growth characteristic of high technology districts and their distinct labor market institutions - short job tenures, rapid turnover, flat firm hierarchies, weak internal labor markets, high use of temporary labor, unusual uses of independent contracting, little unionization, unusual employee organization (e.g., chat groups, and ethnic organization), unequal income, minimal employment discrimination litigation, flexible compensation (especially stock options), and heavy use of immigrants on short-term visas. The author suggests that while these distinctive labor market institutions are somewhat unorthodox and may present legal problems, they play essential roles in high growth.

Author: Alan Hyde
ISBN-10: 0765607514
ISBN-13: 9780765607515
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2003
Pages: 302
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.02w x 0.80d