Living flexibly? How Europe's science researchers manage mobility, fixed-term employment and life outside work.

Autor/in	Oliver, E. A.
Titel	Living flexibly? How Europe's science researchers manage mobility, fixed-term employment and life outside work. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Flexibel leben? Wie Europa's Wissenschaftler Mobilität, befristete Beschäftigung und das Leben außerhalb der Arbeit organisieren.
Quelle	In: The international journal of human resource management, 23 (2012) 18, S. 3856-3871 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0958-5192; 1466-4399
DOI	10.1080/09585192.2012.657004
Schlagwörter	Familie; EU-Recht; Regionale Mobilität; Migration; Mobilitätsförderung; Politik; Personalmanagement; Arbeit; Arbeitsmigration; Beruf; Berufliche Mobilität; Karriereplanung; Befristeter Arbeitsvertrag; Wissenschaftsforschung; Internationaler Vergleich; Freizeit; Hochschulabsolvent; Institution; Europäische Union; Wissenschaftler; Griechenland; Großbritannien; Italien; Portugal; Österreich
Abstract	"This paper draws from interviews with mobile science researchers to explore experiences of mobility and fixed-term employment in the EU. The paper takes a socio-legal approach, aiming to understand the contribution of EU law and policy to the resource framework within which career decisions are made. The high incidence of fixed-term employment and the expectation of geographic mobility in science labour markets has made science researchers very 'flexible' employees and, arguably, model EU citizens. But how are these factors managed in the context of every-day life? Developing sound empirical evidence of how individuals experience mobility and fixed-term employment could lead to more sensitive and effective policy making. This is particularly pertinent as human resource issues in science research have become central to achieving the EU's overarching strategies for growth and jobs (the Lisbon Strategy and Europe 2020). A range of policies designed to increase the mobility of researchers and to manage the use of fixed-term contracts have been put in place. This paper draws on empirical evidence to inform our understandings of these developing areas of law and policy in the EU." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku). Forschungsmethode: empirisch-qualitativ; empirisch; Befragung; Querschnitt. Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf den Zeitraum 2001 bis 2005.
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2012/3