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March 1989

How human resource systems adjust to the shift towards contingent workers

Richard S. Belous

The dramatic increase of workers who do not have strong ties to their employers, such as temporary workers and consultants, has caused corporations to make major institutional changes in their human resource systems. This article examines the benefits and costs of the net result of these changes.

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