Average work hours as a leading economic variable in US manufacturing industries

Glosser, Stuart; Golden, Lonnie

doi:10.1016/s0169-2070(96)00725-x

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“…Andreja et al also revealed a causal link between work hours and economic development in European Union countries [41]. As Glosser and Golden suggested, the relationship between work hours and industrial employment levels, as well as industry output, had already begun to weaken by 1979 [29]. A possible explanation for these results is that the current number of hours worked has reached excessive levels in terms of the actual demands for improving efficiency.…”

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“…At the level of society, economic development is regarded as an important indicator of social development [28]. Previous studies on work hours mostly consider labour to play an important role in economic development [29]. With the rapid development of information technology, however, it is pertinent to determine whether the current number of hours employees work promotes economic growth, especially given the negative effects of long work hours.…”

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How Much Is Too Much? The Influence of Work Hours on Social Development: An Empirical Analysis for OECD Countries

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2019

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Work is a cornerstone of social development. Quantifying the impact on development of fluctuations in work hours is important because longer work hours increasingly seem to be the norm. Based on an integrative perspective that combines individual, organizational, and social factors, we constructed a model using data from 31 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The proposed model was used to test the effect of work hours on different levels and to propose feasible suggestions accordingly. The results show that people in developing countries work more hours per week than those in developed countries, and that males work longer hours than females. Furthermore, regression analysis shows that current work hours are having a negative impact on development in OECD countries, especially in developing countries where people are working longer hours. Longer hours, in other words, do not promote development effectively. Specifically, work hours at the individual level are negatively related to health. At the level of organization, work hours are a reverse indicator of organizational performance, and at the level of society, there is a negative relationship between work hours and economic development. This study provides support for the proposition by the International Labour Organization to reduce work hours, and it facilitates our understanding of the relationship between work hours and social development.

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How Much Is Too Much? The Influence of Work Hours on Social Development: An Empirical Analysis for OECD Countries

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“…Within the USA, large numbers of people are working very long hours, in both paid overtime and salaried positions (Figart and Golden, 1998). Overtime, which has been used as an indicator of an expanding economy and tight labor markets, has been increasing since 1970 (Glosser and Golden, 1997). In addition, Glosser and Golden (1997) found that the number of those working excessive hours, described as 49 hours per week or more, has also been on the rise, especially for higher-educated white men (Hedges, 1993).…”

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“…The average workweek indeed is becoming generally less associated with the business cycle, and thus a less reliable indicator of impending changes in employment (Glosser and Golden, 1997). 5.…”

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The changing nature of hours and employment adjustment in US manufacturing

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2004

International Journal of Manpower

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Has the character of adjustment of labor input in the US manufacturing sector been changing over the last few decades? This question is addressed with time-series estimation using data through 2001. Impulse responses of employment and average weekly hours to a given shock in output demand are generated from multi-equation vector autoregressions. The results reveal a marked change in the character of labor input adjustment as compared with the two decades prior to 1979, with some heterogeneity among 18 detailed industries. Adjustment of hours has risen somewhat while adjustment of employment has dropped considerably. This intensifying adjustment of hours vis-à -vis employment is consistent with hypotheses regarding employers' potential reactions to a skill-upgrading of jobs under greater market pressures to restrain cost. US manufacturing employers appear to be increasingly adopting strategies of "lean staffing," while "hoarding" and shedding work hours, in response to cyclical fluctuation in demand. This phenomenon may be a structural change contributing to a recent "jobless recovery" in the US.

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Average work hours as a leading economic variable in US manufacturing industries

Cited by 17 publications

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How Much Is Too Much? The Influence of Work Hours on Social Development: An Empirical Analysis for OECD Countries

How Much Is Too Much? The Influence of Work Hours on Social Development: An Empirical Analysis for OECD Countries

Research companion to the dysfunctional workplace: management challenges and symptoms

The changing nature of hours and employment adjustment in US manufacturing

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