Introduction 1: The Pressures to Restructure Employment 2: Downsizing and Employment Insecurity 3: Work Organization 4: Job Training Programs and Practices 5: Implications for Policy: A "Skills Gap"? 6: The Effects of Restructuring on Employees 7: Conclusions

Should become required reading on both sides of the Atlantic ... Cappelli's volume should be of great interest to everyone involved in the organisation of employment. The book is particularly lucid in analysing what it sees as the fundamental contradiction at the heart of modern employment systems.

"In this very complete study sponsored by the National Planning Association's Committee on New American Realities....these authors first document the pressures on employers that cause them to restructure: increased foreign competition, changes in product markets and consumer demand, the need for flexibility, new models for organizing, and a focus on core competencies."--Sloan Management Review "Cappelli's volume should be of great interest to everyone involved in the organization of employment. The book is particularly lucid in analyzing what it sees as the fundamental contradictions at the heart of modern employment systems....Should be required reading on both sides of the Atlantic."--Financial Times "This is an excellent primer on the magnitude and impacts of the changes that have transformed American employer-emlpoyee relations during the past two decades, and as such it will be very informative for students and scholars across the entire range of workplace-related disciplines."--Choice "The book highlights a set of issues that are likely to be of growing importance in the near future if the recent strong employment market continues in the United States."--Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal "...this book deserves to be widely read for its breadth of coverage of the downsizing and restructuring issues."--Work and Occupations "In this very complete study sponsored by the National Planning Association's Committee on New American Realities....these authors first document the pressures on employers that cause them to restructure: increased foreign competition, changes in product markets and consumer demand, the need for flexibility, new models for organizing, and a focus on core competencies."--Sloan Management Review "Cappelli's volume should be of great interest to everyone involved in the organization of employment. The book is particularly lucid in analyzing what it sees as the fundamental contradictions at the heart of modern employment systems....Should be required reading on both sides of the Atlantic."--Financial Times "This is an excellent primer on the magnitude and impacts of the changes that have transformed American employer-emlpoyee relations during the past two decades, and as such it will be very informative for students and scholars across the entire range of workplace-related disciplines."--Choice "The book highlights a set of issues that are likely to be of growing importance in the near future if the recent strong employment market continues in the United States."--Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal "...this book deserves to be widely read for its breadth of coverage of the downsizing and restructuring issues."--Work and Occupations "...may prove to be the most significant contribution to the field of IR in the USA in at least a decade.[...]Overall, this book is impressively researched, providing a thorough overview of the relevant US literature, and drawing from a broad array of sources.[...]...an important book, not just because of its message, but also because of the issues it addresses and the debate it is likely to engender."--British Journal of Industrial Relations