Disintegrating Democracy At Work

Informationen zum Autor Virginia Doellgast Klappentext Virginia Doellgast is Lecturer in Comparative Employment Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Zusammenfassung Virginia Doellgast contends that high pay and good working conditions are possible even for marginal service jobs. This outcome, however, depends on strong unions and encompassing collective bargaining institutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Changes in Markets and Collective Bargaining 3. Using Power in the Workplace 4. Losing Power in the Networked Firm 5. Broadening the Comparison 6. Conclusions Appendix A: Interviews conducted in the United States and Germany Appendix B: Organizational characteristics and employment practices by country, in-house and outsourced centers Appendix C: Organizational characteristics and employment practices by collective bargaining arrangements, United States and Germany Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Virginia Doellgast, Doellgast Virginia
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.01.2012
• EAN: 9780801477997
• ISBN: 978-0-8014-7799-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Labour, economic and industrial sociology