Work Matters - Critical Reflections on Contemporary Work

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>

Product details

• Authors: Sharo Bolton, Sharon Bolton, Maeve Houlihan
• Assisted by: Sharon Bolton (Editor), Maeve Houlihan (Editor)
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.02.2009
• EAN: 9780230576391
• ISBN: 978-0-230-57639-1
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Critical Perspectives on Work & Organizations; Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment; Critical Perspectives on Work; Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment; Critical Perspectives on Work; Red Globe Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; B, Human Resource Management, Business and Management, Personnel Management, Management science, labor market;Motivation;service