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Waaijer, Cathelijn J. F.; Belder, Rosalie; Sonneveld, Hans; van Bochove, Cornelis A.; van der Weijden, Inge C. M. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2017
In this study, we assess the effects of temporary employment on job satisfaction and the personal lives of recent PhD graduates. Temporary employment is becoming increasingly prevalent in many sectors, but has been relatively common in academia, especially for early career scientists. Labor market theory shows temporary employment to have a…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Graduate Surveys, Doctoral Programs, Temporary Employment
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Howe, Wayne J. – Monthly Labor Review, 1986
Industries that provide services to businesses for a fee or on a contractual basis have had rapid gains in employment growth over the last decade, especially firms supplying computer and data processing services and temporary help; expansion is expected to continue. (Author)
Descriptors: Advertising, Building Operation, Computers, Contracts
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Bleau, Barbara Lee – Research in Higher Education, 1985
A version of the academic flow model analyzed the quantitative effects on faculty composition, compensation, and turnover of implementing seven options. The options were early retirement, change in the probationary period, increased proportions of part-time faculty, unlimited renewable appointments, and nonrenewable fixed-term appointments, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Contracts, Educational Research, Employment Practices