Work in the New Economy: Flexible Labor Markets in Silicon Valley

List of Tables.

Acknowledgments.

Preface.

Introduction.

Flexibility.

Intermediaries.

Careers.

Research Data.

Part I: Flexibility and the Transformation of Work and Employment.

1. Understanding Flexibility.

Labor Markets in the Information Economy.

Flexible Work and Flexible Employment.

2. Silicon Valley: Changing Industry Structure and Employment Practices.

Flexible Work and Employment Practices.

Economic Change and Flexibility.

Conclusion: Flexbility and Volatility.

Appendix: Industry Cluster Analysis.

Part II: Flexibility and Intermediaries.

3. Flexibility and Intermediation.

Labor Market Intermediaries.

Intermediation and Markets.

Intermediation and Flexible Labor Markets.

Conclusion: Increasing Intermediation.

4. Labor Market Intermediaries: Private Sector.

Temporary Help Agencies.

Consultant Brokerage Firms.

Web-based Intermediaries.

Employer of Record.

Professional Employer Organizations.

Conclusion: The Labor Market as Business Opportunity.

5. Labor Market Intermediaries: Membership Based.

Blurring Boundaries.

Silicon Valley Membership-based Intermediaries.

Conclusion: Building Community-based Careers.

6. Labor Market Intermediaries: Public Sector.

Workforce Development System.

Education-based Intermediaries.

Non-profit/Community-based Initiatives.

Conclusion: Challenges to Training and Workforce Development.

Part III: Flexibility and Careers.

7. Careers in Silicon Valley.

Growing Inequality.

Flexibility and Labor Market Outcomes.

Intermediaries and Labor Market Outcomes.

Conclusion: Significant Problems Exist.

Appendix: Silicon Valley Wage Data.

8. Flexbility and Security.

New Concepts for Labor Markets in the Information Economy.

Intermediaries and Labor Market Policy.

Labor Flexibility and a New Employment Contract.

A Final Word.

Bibliography.

Index.