The Realities of Work: Experiencing Work and Employment in Contemporary Society

ISBN-13: 9780230213043 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 432 str.

Mike Noon

Opis

The Realities of Work offers students a critical take on management and the experience of work. This newly-revised edition also takes account of the effects of the Global Financial Crisis on work and employment.

Spis treści

Preface Exploring the Realities of Work The Changing Context of Work The Meaning of Work Time and Work Work Skills Work Routines and Skill Change Emotion Work Knowledge and Work Survival Strategies and Work Unfair Discrimination at Work Representation at Work Hidden Work Life and Work Conclusion Bibliography Index.

O autorze

MIKE NOON is Professor of Human Resource Management at the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London, UK.
PAUL BLYTON is Professor of Industrial Relations and Industrial Sociology at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK, and a Research Associate, ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS).
KEVIN MORRELL is Associate Professor of Governance at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK.

Blurb

The Realities of Work adopts a unique approach providing a critical examination of work from the employee's perspective. The book explores the effects of being managed and how employees themselves interact with and respond to the strategies, tactics, decisions and actions of managers. Packed full of features such as key concepts, real world examples and exercises, the book introduces students to multi-disciplinary material from across the social sciences and encourages them to think more deeply about the variety of issues involved.

New to this edition:

• Thoroughly updated to reflect broad social and economic changes
• Detailed examination of the global financial crisis (GFC) and its effect on workers
• Explores recent research findings that focus on how work issues and demands affect employees
• Completely rewritten to improve accessibility
• Fully revised case studies and exercises

The Realities of Work is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of management, HRM, organization studies, employment studies and work sociology.

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