dc.contributor.author | Allan, Cameron | |
dc.contributor.author | Bamber, Greg | |
dc.contributor.author | Timo, Nils | |
dc.contributor.editor | Paul Barron | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T14:06:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T14:06:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
dc.date.modified | 2013-05-27T23:14:49Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 14476770 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/4587 | |
dc.description.abstract | Fast 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.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Australian Academic Press | |
dc.publisher.place | Bowen Hills, Queensland | |
dc.publisher.uri | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=JHT | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 11 | |
dc.relation.ispartofedition | April 2005 | |
dc.relation.ispartofissue | 1 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 12 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Commercial Services | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Tourism | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1504 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 1506 | |
dc.title | 'McJobs', Student Attitudes to Work and Employment Relations in the Fast-Food Industry | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.faculty | Griffith 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.issued | 2005 | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Timo, Nils | |
gro.griffith.author | Allan, Cameron R. | |
gro.griffith.author | Bamber, Greg J. | |