1st Edition

Retail Employment

Edited By Gary Akehurst, Nicholas Alexander Copyright 1996
    230 Pages
    by Routledge

    First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

    Employment in services - perspectives on part-time employment growth in North America, Olive Robinson; retail employment research - scarce evidence in an environment of change, Jonathan Reynolds; employment characteristics of superstore retailing, Leigh Sparks; th importance of store operator on superstore employment levels, John A. Dawson et al; employment patterns in contemporary retailing - gender and work in five supermarkets, Roger Penn, Betty Wirth; developments in the superstores labour market, Paul Freathy; employment in DIY superstores, Leigh Sparks; labour productivity, economies of scale and opening time in large retail establishments, A. Roy Thurik; female and male earnings differentials in retailing, Adelina Broadbridge; flexibility, skills and technical change in UK retailing, Roger Penn; contemporary developments in employee relations in food retailing, Paul Freathy, Leigh Sparks.

    Biography

    Gary Akehurst, Alexander Nichloas