Taxi Driving: A Study of Leasing in New York City

<p>This study uses ethnography, survey research and organizational analysis to examine the impact that taxicab leasing has had upon the occupational, social and personal lives of fleet taxicab drivers. Ethnography has been conducted at the Yellow Taxi Company (a pseudonym for a major taxicab fleet garage in New York City); 408 surveys were completed by fleet drivers, and 50 interviews were conducted (30 with lessees 10 with management at various garages and 10 with local 3036 taxi union personnel). And organizational analysis was used in the description of how the shift from the commission remuneration system to the lease remuneration system effected the Yellow Cab Company.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Sociology

Grantor

The Graduate School and University Center of The City University of New York

Year dc:date.available

1991

Author dc:creator

• Stevens, Allen Russell

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• David Caplovitz

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• William Kornblum
• Charles Winick

• Sociology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/3661

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:academicworks.cuny.edu:gc_etds-4717