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Development of core-periphery forms of organization: Some lessons from the New York garment industry
By Florence Palpacuer
Introduction
I. Changes in organizational forms and employment: a conceptual perspective 1. The development of cooperative relations within and between firms 2. The variety of employment systems and organizational forms 3. The core-periphery model as an alternative conceptual framework
II. The case study of the New York garment industry 1. Applying the core-periphery framework to the New York garment industry 2. Economic, social and institutional changes in the New York garment industry 2.1. Emergence of a bureaucratic system in the New York garment industry: the tripartite regulation of employment and contracting relations 2.2. From a local to a global industry: the emergence of the large firm and the continuous relocation of production activities 2.3. Changing labour market characteristics and the renewal of the New York production base 3. Firms' strategies and core-periphery forms of organization in the New York garment industry 3.1. Core and periphery among New York manufacturers 3.2. Core and periphery among New York contractors 4. Some lessons from the New York garment industry
Further research orientations
References
Appendix Methodology for the study of New York garment firms Figure A. Four ideal types of employment systems (ES) Table 1. Typologies of employment and inter-firm relation systems Table 2. Employment and firms characteristics in New York City women's wear industry (SIC 233) Table 3. Ethnic distribution of resident labor force in New York City garment industry Table 4. Typology of firms' profiles in New York women's wear industry Figure B. Dominant regulating mechanisms
