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Work after globalization : building occupational citizenship

Standing, Guy - 2009

1. Work and labour in great transformations -- 2. Fictitious decommodification : the failure of industrial citizenship … -- 3. Labour recommodification in the global transformation -- 4. Inequality, class and the 'precariat' -- 5. Crumbling …

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Research companion to working time and work addiction

Burke, Ronald J. (contributor) - 2006

This Research Companion examines the effects of work hours on individual and family well-being and questions why people work hard and whether some can work too hard. It integrates contributions from two areas of research-- work hours and work addiction-- that have historically been pursued...

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International handbook of trade unions

Schnabel, Claus (contributor); Addison, John T. (contributor) - 2003

This Handbook is an authoritative and invaluable reference tool, uniquely analysing the forces governing unionism, union behaviour and union impact from a variety of perspectives, both theoretical and empirical. The 14 chapters are written in an accessible style by acknowledged leading...

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Elgar encyclopedia of labour studies

Eriksson, Tor (ed.) - 2023

"This authoritative Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of central concepts in labour studies, and how they … can be used to analyse labour markets. Examining regional and sectoral labour markets alongside the internal labour … markets of firms, it clearly lays out the current state of social scientific knowledge on labour. Combining theoretical and …

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Industrial relations in the new Europe : enlargement, integration and reform

Leisink, Peter (contributor); … - 2007

This book presents an evidence-based assessment of the impact of EU enlargement on industrial relations and social standards in old and new EU Member States. It combines chapters which give an overview of the process of enlargement/integration and comparative socio-economic data at EU and...

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Handbook of research on employee voice

Wilkinson, Adrian (ed.); Donaghey, Jimmy (ed.); … - 2020 - Second edition

. Industrial democracy in the twenty-first century / Catherine Casey -- 6. Labour process / Abigail Marks and Shiona Chillas -- 7 …

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Industrial relations in China

Taylor, Bill; Chang, Kai; Li, Qi - 2003

book's appeal to industrial relations and Chinese scholars. It will also appeal to a wider audience of Asian labour and …

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Regulating utilities : new issues, new solutions

Robinson, Colin (contributor) - 2001

Every year the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School publish a volume of essays about Britain's system of utility regulation, with additional discussion of regulation in other countries. The book is a must for those interested in regulation, because it is an up-to-date...

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Cross-national appropriation of work systems : Japanese firms in the UK

Saka, Ayse - 2003

The diffusion of work processes across countries through foreign direct investment and technological collaborations is an increasingly important practice in today's global economy. Ayse Saka explores this process both by focusing on the role of actors in appropriating different ways of operating...

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Aging and working in the new economy : changing career structures in small IT firms

McMullin, Julie Ann (contributor); … - 2010

The case studies and analyses developed in this timely book provide insight into the structural features of small and medium-sized firms in the information technology sector, and the implications of these features for the careers of people who are employed by them

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