Restructuring the Employment Relationship

Zusatztext The co-authors produce some startling findings about UK employees. - Robert Taylor. Financial Times. 1/7/1998 Klappentext This new study presents the first large-scale empirical analysis of the changes in British work experiences and employment relationships between the 1980s and 1990s. Drawing evidence from the Employment in Britain survey, it demonstrates that, despite a marked trend towards upskilling, the restructuring of the employment relationship has actually reinforced traditional lines of division in the workplace. Zusammenfassung Presents large-scale empirical analysis of the changes in British work experiences and employment relationships between the 1980s and 1990s. Draws evidence from the Employment in Britain survey and demonstrates that the restructuring of the employment relationship has actually reinforced traditional lines of division in the workplace. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Skill and the Quality of Work 3: Discretion and Control 4: Participation and Representation 5: The Growth of Job Insecurity 6: The Flexible Workforce? The Employment Conditions of Part-Time and Temporary Workers 7: Employment Commitment and Job Expectations 8: Job Involvement, Work Strain, and Psychological Health 9: Organizational Commitment 10: Labour Cost and Performance Conclusion

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• Authors: Yuan Cheng, Cheng Yuan, Yuan Cheng Yuan, Duncan Gallie, Duncan (Professor of Sociology Gallie, Duncan White Gallie, Gallie Duncan, Mark Tomlinson, Tomlinson Mark, Michael White
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1998
• EAN: 9780198293903
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829390-3
• No. of pages: 366
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Labour / income economics, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Labour Economics, Sociology: work & labour, British Isles, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General