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dc.contributor.authorAllan, Cameron
dc.contributor.authorBamber, Greg
dc.contributor.authorTimo, Nils
dc.contributor.editorPaul Barron
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:06:03Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:06:03Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.modified2013-05-27T23:14:49Z
dc.identifier.issn14476770
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/4587
dc.description.abstractFast food is a major source of jobs for youth, and these jobs are often characterised as 'McJobs'--low-grade, unskilled, unpleasant and poorly paid. However, it has long been recognised that the technical and social relations of work can be complex and contradictory. This article reports on the results of a survey of university students working in fast food. Our research indicates that while some find aspects of fast-food work unpleasant, a significant proportion also have positive responses suggesting that fast-food jobs can be interesting and socially rewarding. The results may explain a conundrum whereby young people perceive the positive social aspects of fast-food work as outweighing the negative factors, which are highlighted in some of the literature.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAustralian Academic Press
dc.publisher.placeBowen Hills, Queensland
dc.publisher.urihttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JHT
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1
dc.relation.ispartofpageto11
dc.relation.ispartofeditionApril 2005
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Hospitality and Tourism Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume12
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommercial Services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchTourism
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1504
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1506
dc.title'McJobs', Student Attitudes to Work and Employment Relations in the Fast-Food Industry
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Dept of Employment Relations and Human Resources
gro.rights.copyright© 2005 Australian Academic Press : Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher : This journal is available online - use hypertext links.
gro.date.issued2005
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorTimo, Nils
gro.griffith.authorAllan, Cameron R.
gro.griffith.authorBamber, Greg J.


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