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Boundaryless careers in the US film industry: understanding labor market dynamics of network organizations
Grenzenlose Karrieren in der US-Filmbranche: Arbeitsmarktdynamik von Netzwerken
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Abstract Die Verfasser analysieren "die Karrieremuster in der US-amerikanischen Filmindustrie, in der sie einen starken Trend zur Produktionsorganisation in hoch-spezialisierten und dynamischen Netzwerken identifizieren. Konsequenz dieser Entwicklung ist, daß Karrieren in dieser Industrie sich kaum noch auf ... view more
Die Verfasser analysieren "die Karrieremuster in der US-amerikanischen Filmindustrie, in der sie einen starken Trend zur Produktionsorganisation in hoch-spezialisierten und dynamischen Netzwerken identifizieren. Konsequenz dieser Entwicklung ist, daß Karrieren in dieser Industrie sich kaum noch auf unternehmungsinterne Arbeitsmärkte stützen können, in erheblichem Maße die Grenzen einzelner Organisationen überschreiten und im Kern projektbasiert sind. Eine derartige Entwicklung der Arbeitsorganisation, zumal wenn sie, wie oft angenommen, indikativ für die Entwicklung in anderen Branchen sein sollte, verlangt nach völlig neuartigen institutionellen Arrangements zur Gestaltung industrieller Beziehungen." (Autorenreferat, IAB-Doku)... view less
"The increasing use of networks, strategic alliance and other inter-firm forms of organizing create inter-firm or boundaryless careers. We suggest that by examining career systems, we can better understand these new forms of organizing. We examine the social structure of the US film industry and ide... view more
"The increasing use of networks, strategic alliance and other inter-firm forms of organizing create inter-firm or boundaryless careers. We suggest that by examining career systems, we can better understand these new forms of organizing. We examine the social structure of the US film industry and identify career outcomes for subcontractors based on their position - core, semi-periphery of periphery - in US film industry's network. We find that based on their position during 1977-1979 within the industry social structure, opportunities for these subcontractors over the next ten years either open up or remain constricted. Most labor economists would explain these career results and the presence of an industry core and periphery as due to internal labor markets. However, due to the demise of the film studio system in the 1950s and 1960s, the US film industry no longer has internal labor markets. Yet, the film industry is highly stratified into core and periphery and this social structure has a profound impact on career opportunities within the industry. This suggests that other mechanisms, such as status and access to resources, rather than internal labor markets are at play for maintaining asymmetries in boundaryless career opportunities and outcomes. We discuss these mechanisms and their implications." (author's abstract, IAB-Doku)... view less
Keywords
North America; intercompany cooperation; structure; job history; media industry; media job; occupation; United States of America; labor market
Classification
Economic Sectors
Occupational Research, Occupational Sociology
Method
applied research; empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
1997
Page/Pages
p. 58-73
Journal
Industrielle Beziehungen : Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management, 4 (1997) 1
ISSN
0943-2779
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications