Underemployment: Psychological, Economic, and Social Challenges - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1441994122 ISBN 13: 9781441994127

Publisher: Springer, 2011

Synopsis

Selected as an 2011 Outstanding Academic Title by the library review journal Choices.

Underemployment - when people are employed in some way that is insufficient, such as being overqualified or working part-time when one desires full-time employment - is a challenge faced by all industrialized nations and their organizations and individuals. Just like unemployment, some level of underemployment exists even in the best of times, but it becomes more pervasive when the job market is weak. Given the current economic climate in North America and abroad, researchers and scholars in various disciplines (psychology, business, sociology, economics) are becoming more interested in investigating the effects of underemployment and identifying possible practical solutions.

Underemployment: Psychological, Economic, and Social Challenges synthesizes the current understanding of the phenomenon by bringing together scholars with diverse perspectives and expertise with the aim of informing and guiding the next generation of underemployment research.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Underemployment: Psychological, Economic, and Social Challenges
 
Douglas C. Maynard and Daniel C. Feldman, Editors
 
While joblessness is a signature problem during times of economic stress, underemployment --the lack of adequate, meaningful work--affects large numbers of workers even during relative prosperity. Historically overshadowed by unemployment, the pervasive and serious social problem of underemployment warrants greater attention from scholars in a variety of disciplines.

Recognizing underemployment as a series of related phenomena (e.g., fewer hours of work, poor pay, jobs for which workers are overqualified), Underemployment: Psychological, Economic, and Social Challenges is the first book to provide an in-depth examination of the causes, dynamics, and consequences of underemployment and how the problem might be addressed. Experts from management, economics, psychology, and sociology present their unique approaches to understanding underemployment in terms of theory development, empirical findings, and implications for policy and practice. Some of the major topics covered include:

• Effects of underemployment on short-run and long-run earnings
• Underemployment among youth, women, older workers, immigrants, and minorities
• Effects of underemployment on mental health and physical health
• Impact of underemployment on family members, friends, and communities
• Measurement and tracking of underemployment over time
• Effects of underemployment on work attitudes and job performance
• Directions for future theoretical and empirical research on underemployment

A comprehensive look at a most timely issue, Underemployment: Psychological, Economic, and Social Challenges will inform the work of researchers, scholars, managers, and policy makers dealing with underemployment issues for years to come.

About the Author:

Douglas C. Maynard is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University in 1998. He is primarily interested in studying the consequences of overqualification and other forms of underemployment and, more generally, the issues faced by marginalized workers. His work has appeared in such journals as the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Higher Education, Career Development International, Human Performance, and Organizational Research Methods.

Daniel C. Feldman is Associate Dean for Research and the Synovus Chair of Servant Leadership at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business.  He received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Yale University in 1976.  He is the author of six books and over 150 articles on career development and has served as Chair of the Careers Division of the Academy of Management.  He has also served as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Management, Associate Editor of Human Resource Management, and Consulting Editor of Journal of Organizational Behavior.  Professor Feldman has won numerous research awards for his work on socialization, career indecision, layoffs, contingent employment, psychological contracts, and early retirement decisions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1441994122
• ISBN 13: 9781441994127
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 327
• Editor: Maynard Douglas C., Feldman Daniel C.