Work Matters: Critical Reflections on Contemporary Work
- ISBN-10
- 1137036710
- ISBN-13
- 9781137036711
- Series
- Work Matters
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-02-09
- Publisher
- Macmillan International Higher Education
- Authors
- Sharon Bolton, Maeve Houlihan
Description
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
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- 2022-07-12
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