Outsourcing, Occupational Restructuring, and Employee Well-Being: Is There a Silver Lining?

• Autores: Petri Böckerman, Mika Maliranta
• Localización: Industrial Relations: A journal of Economy and Society, ISSN-e 1468-232X, Vol. 52, Nº. 4, 2013, págs. 878-914
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study examines the relationship between outsourcing and various aspects of employee well-being by devoting special attention to the role of occupational restructuring as a conveying mechanism. Using linked employer�employee data, we find that offshoring involves job destruction, especially when the destination is a low-wage country. In such circumstances, staying employees� job satisfaction is reduced. However, the relationship between outsourcing and employee well-being is not entirely negative. Our evidence also shows that offshoring to high-wage countries stimulates the vertical mobility of employees in affected firms in a manner that improves perceived well-being, particularly in terms of better prospects for promotion.