TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the teamwork of temporary employees by taking into consideration the impact and role of the management’s perspective, temporary employee’s perspective and contextual perspective.Design/methodology/approach Based on reviews of workplace literature pertaining to temporary employments, conversations with managers and temporary and permanent employees of organizations engaging temporary employees on a perennial basis have been thematically analyzed.Findings Multiple perspectives of teamwork of temporary employees exist in organizations. However, one rarely finds the interaction and collective treatment of these perspectives, which are critical to understanding teamwork of temporary employees. The paper reports on these perspectives.Practical implications With rise in temporary employments in organizations and teamwork being crucial to participative work cultures, organizations need to consider multiple perspectives of the phenomenon before making an informed decision.Originality/value There is limited research that delves into teamwork of temporary employees despite the phenomenon becoming increasingly significant in organizations. This paper offers an approach to look at teamwork of temporary employees through multiple perspectives.
VL  - 27
IS  - 1
SN  - 0967-0734
DO  - 10.1108/HRMID-08-2018-0172
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-08-2018-0172
AU  - Chakraborty Saikat
AU  - Chakravarti Sushmita
PY  - 2018
Y1  - 2018/01/01
TI  - Teamwork of temporary employees: multiple perspectives
T2  - Human Resource Management International Digest
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 11
EP  - 14
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -