Outsourcing, occupational restructuring, and employee well-being: Is there a silver lining?

Petri, Böckerman and Mika, Maliranta (2012): Outsourcing, occupational restructuring, and employee well-being: Is there a silver lining?

Abstract

This paper explores the effects of outsourcing on employee well-being through the use of the Finnish linked employer-employee data. The direct negative effect of outsourcing is attributable to greater job destruction and worker outflow. In terms of perceived well-being, the winners in international outsourcing are those who are capable of performing interactive tasks (i.e., managers, professionals and experts), especially when offshoring involves closer connections to other developed countries.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: globalization; outsourcing; offshoring; working conditions; job satisfaction; subjective well-being
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F23 - Multinational Firms ; International Business; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J28 - Safety ; Job Satisfaction ; Related Public Policy

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