Flexible Working In Food Retailing: A Comparison Between France, Germany, Great Britain And Japan (routledge Studies In Retailing)

Synopsis

Longer Opening Hours And Changes In Consumer Demand Patterns Have Encouraged Many Retailers To Expand The Use Of Part-time Labour. Drawing From A Research Programme, This Text Examines The Potential Which Employees Have Within The Operation. 1. The Rise Of The Large Format Food Store / Leigh Sparks -- 2. Employment In Food Retailing / Leigh Sparks -- 3. Working Time Configurations: Theory, Methods And Assumptions For An International Comparison / Jean Gadrey -- 4. The Organisation Of Working Time In Large French Food Retail Firms / Christophe Baret -- 5. The Organisation Of Working Time In Large German Food Retail Firms / Johannes Kirsch, Martina Klein And Steffen Lehndorff / [and Others] -- 6. The Organisation Of Working Time In Large Uk Food Retail Firms / Paul Freathy And Leigh Sparks -- 7. The Organisation Of Working Time In Large Japanese Food Retail Firms / Thierry Ribault -- 8. A Societal Interpretation Of The Differences And Similarities In Working Time Practices / Jean Gadrey, Steffen Lehndorff And Thierry Ribault -- 9. Societal Constraints And Strategic Room For Manoeuvre: What Options Do Firms Have For Improving Employee Satisfaction? / Christophe Baret, Steffen Lehndorff And Thierry Ribault / [et Al.]. Edited By Christophe Baret, Steffen Lehndorff, And Leigh Sparks. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [188]-193) And Index.