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Subcontracting in the publishing industry

Subcontracting in the publishing industry L O G O S Subcontracting in the publishing industry Szabolcs Kemeny Currently pursuing a P h D in Sociology at Cornell University, Szabolcs Kemeny holds a Master^s Degree in economic science from the University of Budapest. H e has spent a year as a visiting graduate student at Oxford University. His research focuses on trust, flexibility and commitment in the transforming East European economies. T h e growth of subcontracting networks in the pub• lishing industries in Eutope and N o r t h A m e r i c a statted in the early 1970s. As in o t h e r industries, long characterized by hierarchical organizations employing tens of thousands of people, segments of in-house production have been piogressively dele• gated to subcontractors, some of whom are exactly the people with whom the obliterated units had dis• pensed. In some cases, t h e discatded employees have set up new independent firms with the help of their ptevious employers. Most analysts agree t h a t t h e subcon• tracting revolution has come about as a risk-shed• ding strategy in response to the increased volatility of markets. Rapid technological change, accompa• nied by http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Logos Brill

Subcontracting in the publishing industry

Kemény, Szabolcs
Logos , Volume 7 (4): 289 – Jan 1, 1996
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© 1996 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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10.2959/logo.1996.7.4.289
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L O G O S Subcontracting in the publishing industry Szabolcs Kemeny Currently pursuing a P h D in Sociology at Cornell University, Szabolcs Kemeny holds a Master^s Degree in economic science from the University of Budapest. H e has spent a year as a visiting graduate student at Oxford University. His research focuses on trust, flexibility and commitment in the transforming East European economies. T h e growth of subcontracting networks in the pub• lishing industries in Eutope and N o r t h A m e r i c a statted in the early 1970s. As in o t h e r industries, long characterized by hierarchical organizations employing tens of thousands of people, segments of in-house production have been piogressively dele• gated to subcontractors, some of whom are exactly the people with whom the obliterated units had dis• pensed. In some cases, t h e discatded employees have set up new independent firms with the help of their ptevious employers. Most analysts agree t h a t t h e subcon• tracting revolution has come about as a risk-shed• ding strategy in response to the increased volatility of markets. Rapid technological change, accompa• nied by

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