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Subject Headings: Underemployment.

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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.

Table of Contents

Introduction

   Douglas C. Maynard, Daniel C. Feldman

Theoretical Approaches to Studying Underemployment

   Economic Approaches to Studying Underemployment
   Roger Wilkins, Mark Wooden
   Pages 13-34
   ABSTRACT: Labor economists have long been interested in why it is that markets for labor do not behave like markets for many other goods and services. In particular, many labor markets are characterized by the imbalance between demand and supply, meaning that the available labor resources are not fully utilized, and these imbalances are often persistent. For economists, such outcomes are inefficient; labor services cannot be stored and hence if at any time they are not being used, the output that could have resulted is lost forever. The underutilization of labor also imposes significant costs on affected individuals and their families, and not just in terms of foregone income.
   Keywords: Labor underutilization Economic analysis Time-related underemployment Skills-related underemployment Labor hoarding Overqualification
   Behavioral Science Approaches to Studying Underemployment
   Aleksandra Luksyte, Christiane Spitzmueller
   Pages 35-56
   ABSTRACT: As with economic approaches (see Wilkins & Wooden, this volume), there is a lack of agreement as to what constitutes underemployment (i.e., a broad term referring to inadequate employment relative to some standard; Feldman, 1996) among behavioral scientists. In this chapter, we attempt to shed some light into this issue. In structuring our chapter, we use Feldman’s (1996) Journal of Management review of underemployment as a springboard to examine how measurement of underemployment has progressed since its publication. Specifically, Feldman detailed the conceptual and methodological state of the underemployment construct and outlined specific recommendations to improve its measurement. Feldman sketched several methodological avenues for future scholars striving to better understand the underemployment phenomenon.
   Keywords: Underemployment Overqualification Overeducation Construct validity

The Emergence of Underemployment in Work Populations

   Youth Underemployment
   JoAnn Prause, David Dooley
   Pages 59-80
   Underemployment and Older Workers
   Meghna Virick
   Pages 81-103
   A Review of Women’s Experiences of Three Dimensions of Underemployment
   Johanna Weststar
   Pages 105-125
   Underemployment Among Minorities and Immigrants
   Tim Slack, Leif Jensen
   Pages 127-143
   Understanding Underemployment Among Contingent Workers
   Catherine E. Connelly, Christa L. Wilkin, Daniel G. Gallagher
   Pages 145-162

The Effects of Underemployment

   The Impact of Underemployment on Psychological Health, Physical Health, and Work Attitudes
   Sarah Anderson, Anthony H. Winefield
   Pages 165-185
   The Impact of Underemployment on Individual and Team Performance
   Michael R. Bashshur, Ana Hernández, José María Peiró
   Pages 187-213
   The Impact of Underemployment on Turnover and Career Trajectories
   Berrin Erdogan, Talya N. Bauer
   Pages 215-232
   The Family and Community Impacts of Underemployment
   David S. Pedulla, Katherine S. Newman
   Pages 233-250

Directions for Future Research and Management Practice

   Directions for Future Underemployment Research: Measurement and Practice
   Douglas C. Maynard
   Pages 253-276
   Theoretical Frontiers for Underemployment Research
   Daniel C. Feldman
   Pages 277-305

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 AuthorvolumeDate ValuetitletypejournaltitleUrldoinoteyear
2011 UnderemploymentPsychologicalEcoDouglas C Maynard
Daniel C Feldman
Underemployment: Psychological, Economic, and Social Challenges2011