Work Matters
Critical Reflections on Contemporary Work
Business & Finance, Human Resources & Personnel Management
| Author: | Sharon Bolton, Maeve Houlihan | ISBN: | 9781137036711 |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Education UK | Publication: | February 9, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Red Globe Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sharon Bolton, Maeve Houlihan |
| ISBN: | 9781137036711 |
| Publisher: | Macmillan Education UK |
| Publication: | February 9, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Red Globe Press |
| Language: | English |
Work Matters brings together a strong collection of narratives from the ethnographic field to discover the reality of pressure and change in the modern workplace.
Chapter-by-chapter, experts in the field of work and employment examine empirical accounts and explain the forces shaping today's organisations through a critical, contemporary perspective. The result is a powerful compendium of voices that will provoke a reassessment of work trends and inform the future of policy and managerial practice.
Key benefits:
• Understand the real issues that affect modern worklife within global capitalism from a range of perspectives
• Evaluate key debates about work quality through a flexible, critical mindset and a social perspective
• Build a strong social understanding of work place issues through a diverse and international set of field accounts, from the UK, Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand
Work Matters brings together a strong collection of narratives from the ethnographic field to discover the reality of pressure and change in the modern workplace.
Chapter-by-chapter, experts in the field of work and employment examine empirical accounts and explain the forces shaping today's organisations through a critical, contemporary perspective. The result is a powerful compendium of voices that will provoke a reassessment of work trends and inform the future of policy and managerial practice.
Key benefits:
• Understand the real issues that affect modern worklife within global capitalism from a range of perspectives
• Evaluate key debates about work quality through a flexible, critical mindset and a social perspective
• Build a strong social understanding of work place issues through a diverse and international set of field accounts, from the UK, Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand
