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[1] Accornero. A. (1997) Era il secolo del Lavoro , Bologna: Il Mulino

[2] Accornero, A. (2005) ‘The Route to Social Cohesion Flexibility. Different Kinds of Flexibility: Reconciling Different Interests – Family and Working Life’, Trend in Social Cohesion , no 15:33–156

[3] Atkinson, J. (1984) Flexibility, Uncertainty and Manpower Management , Brighton:Institute of Manpower Studies, Report no 89

[4] Baglioni, G. (2008) L'accerchiamento. Perché si riduce la tutela sindacale tradizionale , Bologna: Il Mulino

[5] Balbo, L. (1978) ' La doppia presenza’, Inchiesta , no 32:3–11.

[6] Bianco, M.L. (1997) Donne al lavoro. Cinque itinerari fra le disuguaglianze di genere , Torino: Sriptorium

[7] Birindelli, L., Brynin, M., Coppin, L., Geurts, K., Greenan, N., Kalugina, E., Longhi, S., Ramioul, M., Rustichelli & E. Walkowiak (2007) The transformation of work? A quantitative evaluation of the shape of employment in Europe. First report from WORKS Project WP9 , Leuven: HIVA

[8] Blossfeld, H.-P., S. Buchholz, D. Hofäcker, H. Hofmeister, K. Kurz, K. & M. Mills (2007) ‘Globalisierung und die Veränderung sozialer Ungleichheit in modernen Gesellschaften. Eine Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse des GLOBALIFE-Projektes’, Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie , vol 59, no 4:667–691.

[9] Boes, A. & Schwemmle, M. (2005) ‘Was ist Offshoring?’, in Boes A. & Schwemmle M. (ed) Bangalore statt Böblingen? Offshoring und Internationalisierung im IT-Sektor , Hamburg: VSA:9–12

[10] Büssing, A., Seifert, H. (1999) Die Stechuhr hat ausgedient. Flexiblere Arbeitszeiten durch technische Entwicklungen , Berlin: Edition Sigma

[11] Carrieri, M. (2003) Sindacato in bilico. Ricette contro il declino , Rome: Donzelli

[12] Castel, R. (1995) Les métamorphoses de la question sociale. Une chronique du salariat , Paris: Fayard

[13] Chiesi, A.M. (1989) Sincronismi sociali , Bologna: Il Mulino

[14] Dahlmann, S. (2007) UK occupational case study. Occupational case study on customer service in the public sector UK , WORKS Project Internal working paper

[15] Deutschmann, C. (1985) Der Weg zum Normalarbeitstag , Frankfurt am Main: Campus

[16] Deutschmann, C. & G. Dybowski-Johannson (1979) Wirtschaftliche und soziale Determinanten der Arbeitszeitpolitik. Mitteilung aus der Arbeits- und Berufsforschung , no 3:313–327

[17] Di Nunzio, D., P. Hohnen, P. Hasle, H. Torvatn & L. Øyum (2009 ) Impact of restructuring on health and safety and quality of work – Psychological risks , Leuven: HIVA

[18] Dunford, M. (2004) ‘The Changing Profile and Map of the EU Textile and Clothing Industry’, M. Faust M. U. Voskamp & V. Wittke (eds) European Industrial Restructuring in a Global Economy: Fragmentation and Relocation of Value Chains , Göttingen: SOFI:295–318

[19] Dunkel, W. & A. Schönauer (2007) ‘Reorganising the front-line: customer service in the public sector’, J. Flecker, U. Holtgrewe, A. Schönaue, W. Dunkel & P. Meil P. (eds) Restructuring across value chains and changes in work and employment. Case study evidence from the Clothing, Food, IT and Public Sector. Deliverable 10.1 : WORKS Project WP 10 Organisational Case Studies - Synthesis Report, Leuven: HIVA:101–129

[20] European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (2004a) Living to work – Working to live: Tomorrow's work-life balance in Europe , Background paper. Dublin: EFILWC European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (2004b) Sectors future. Europe's food sector at a crossroads. Accessed on 10 August 2007 from http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/content/source/tn04006a.html?p1=sectorfutures&p2=null

[21] European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (2006) Working time and work-life balance in European companies , Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities

[22] European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (2007) Working conditions in the European Union, The gender perspective , Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities

[23] Fagan, C., A. Hegewisch & J. Pillinger (2006) Out of time – why Britain needs a new approach to working time flexibility . Research paper for the Trades Union Congress, Manchester: European Work and Employment Research Centre

[24] Flecker, J. (2005) ‘Interne Flexibilisierung - Von der Humanisierungsvermutung zum Risikobefund' (Internal flexibilisation - from the assumption of humanity to risk evidence) M. Kronauer & G. Linne (eds) Flexicurity. Die Suche nach Sicherheit in der Flexibilität , Berlin: edition sigma:73–93.

[25] Flecker, J. (2007) ‘Schwarzer Peter neu gezogen? Flexiblisierung und Weitergabe von Risiken' (Passing the buck again? Flexibility and the transfer of risks) Technikfolgenabschätzung - Theorie und Praxis , vol 16, no 2:28–34.

[26] Flecker, J., U. Holtgrewe, A. Schönauer W. Dunkel & P. Meil P. (eds) (2008) Restructuring across value chains and changes in work and employment. Case study evidence from the Clothing, Food, IT and Public Sector , Leuven: HIVA

[27] Flecker, J., U. Holtgrewe, A. Schönauer & S. Gavroglou (2009) Value chain restructuring and company strategies to reach flexibility , Leuven: HIVA

[28] Flick, U., E. Kardoff & I. Steinke (2007) ‘Was ist qualitative Forschung? Einleitung und Überblick’, in U. Flick, E. Kardoff & I. Steinke(ed) Qualitative Forschung. Ein Handbuch, Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg:13–29.

[29] Green, F. (2006) Demanding work. The paradox of job quality in the affluent economy , Princeton & Oxford:Princeton University Press

[30] Hardy, S., & N. Adnett (2002) ‘The parental leave directive: towards a “family-friendly” social Europe?’, European Journal of Industrial Relations , no 8:157–72

[31] Herrmann, C. (2006) ‘Selbstorganisierte Entgrenzung der Arbeitszeit? Flexible Arbeitszeiten und neue Formen der Arbeitsorganisation’, in H. Seifert (ed) Flexible Zeiten in der Arbeitswelt , Frankfurt am Main: Campus:216–243

[32] Hildebrandt, E. & B. Littig (2006) ‘Concepts, approaches and problems of work-life balance’, European Societies , vol 8, no 2:215–222

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[34] Hochschild, A.R. (1989) The Second Shift: Working Parents and the Revolution at Home , New York: Viking

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