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Labor Law as a Base for Firms' Organization
Das Arbeitsrecht als die Grundlage für die Unternehmensorganisation
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Abstract This contribution explores the relation between labor law and organizations in a historical and institutional perspective based on the French case. The adoption of labor law transforms the articulation between commodity exchanges and production activities. Initially, commodity markets were considere... view more
This contribution explores the relation between labor law and organizations in a historical and institutional perspective based on the French case. The adoption of labor law transforms the articulation between commodity exchanges and production activities. Initially, commodity markets were considered as the main test for the capacity of products to find a social utility that conditioned the level of production activities taken in charge by contractors. Labor law has contributed to a renewed conception of production as organized labor, i.e., a specific activity distinct from the other activities of individuals (e.g., family life, leisure). Recruitment and career opportunities become the main test situation for individuals, conditioning their access to occupations and resources for buying the very commodities they make. But, the renewal of corporate governance is undermining this organizational significance of labor law and valuing restructuring, lay-offs, and entrepreneurship, in order to restore market mechanisms.... view less
Keywords
labor law; organizations; enterprise; employment contract; protection of employee rights; production; market; labor market; economic change; historical development; France
Classification
National Economy
Social History, Historical Social Research
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Free Keywords
labor conventions; Keynesian convention; workers; employers
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 212-230
Journal
Historical Social Research, 44 (2019) 1
Issue topic
Markets, Organizations, and Law - Perspectives of Convention Theory on Economic Practices and Structures
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed