Work and Wellbeing in the Nordic Countries: Critical Perspectives on the World's Best Working Lives

ISBN-13: 9780815387237 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 378 str.

Helge Sondergard Hviv; Eivind Falkum

Opis

The Nordic countries have the world's best working life. This book explores how these good working conditions are created and maintained. It will be of interest to all students, academics and policy-makers working in the fields of social policy, wellbeing, management studies, employment relations, work sociology and work psychology.

Spis treści

Introduction. Helge Hvid and Eivind Falkum; Part I. An overview: Introduction. Helge Hvid and Eivind Falkum; Chapter 1. Nordic working life, shaped through conflicts and compromises. Helge Hvid, Eivind Falkum, and Arild Henrik Steen; Chapter 2. The peculiar history of Nordic working life. Eivind Falkum, Helge Hvid, and Per Bonde Hansen; Part II. Organization and management in a working life perspective: Introduction. Helge Hvid and Eivind Falkum; Chapter 3. Democracy at work. Heidi　Enehaug, Eivind　Falkum　and　Helge　Hvid; Chapter 4. Workplace democracy under pressure. Eivind Falkum, Ida Drange, Heidi Enehaug and Bitten Nordrik; Chapter 5. International management concepts meeting Nordic working life. Peter Hagedorn-Rasmussen and Pål　Klethagen; Chapter 6. Working environment regulation in Norway and Denmark. Jan Erik Karlsen, Klaus T. Nielsen and Robert H. Salomon; Chapter 7. New working time and new temporalities – The Erosion of influence and rhythms in work. Henrik Lambrecht Lund; Part III. Learning, inclusion and equality: Introduction. Helge Hvid and Eivind Falkum; Chapter 8.　Young　people’s　access　to　working life　in　three　Nordic countries　–　what is　the role of vocational education and training? Christian Helms Jørgensen; Chapter 9. A new bargaining agenda for continuing education: A Norwegian case of ‘lifelong learning unionism’. Anders　Underthun　and　Ida　Drange; Chapter　10.　Tackling　increasing　marginalization: Can　support-side approaches　contribute　to work inclusion? Kjetil　Frøyland, Angelika Schafft and　Øystein　Spjelkavik; Part IV. Nordic approaches to New Public Management: professions in transition – Introduction. Annette Kamp,　Agnete　Meldgaard　Hansen　and　Christin Thea　Watne; Chapter 11.　Nordic New Public Management – the case of Denmark. Annette Kamp and　Agnete　Meldgaard　Hansen; Chapter　12.　Welfare professionals in transformation – the case of elderly care. Agnete Meldgaard Hansen　and　Annette Kamp; Chapter　13.　Welfare professionals in transformation – the case of police officers in Norway. Christin Thea Wathne; Part V. Terms of employment: Precarious work in a Nordic setting – Introduction. Helge Hvid and Eivind Falkum; Chapter 14.　Precarity in Nordic working life? Mari Holm　Ingelsrud, Niels Warring,　Janne　Gleerup, Per　Bonde　Hansen, Anders Jakobsen,　Anders　Underthun　and　Søren　Salling　Weber; Chapter 15. Experiences of precarious work among graduates in the Danish labour market. Janne　Gleerup, Anders Jakobsen and Niels Warring; Chapter 16. The formation and destabilization of the standard employment relationship in Norway: The contested politics and regulation of temporary work agencies. Per　Bonde　Hansen　and　Anders　Underthun; Chapter 17.　Working　life　on　nordic　labour　platforms. Søren Salling Weber; Closure: The end of the story? Helge Hvid and Eivind Falkum; Index