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The identification of internal labor markets at the turn of the century contradicts the claim that internal labor markets did not predate labor union and that their advent was management's response to new social norms of employment, especially labor unrest during the 1920's and 1930's. Instead, the findings in my thesis suggest that internal labor markets had developed and spread prior to the twentieth century, coping with growing organizational complexity. Economic efficiency considerations appear to have been seen as a major determinant of growth in internal labor markets.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T13:20:15Z (GMT). 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