Recent speculation about the impact on family life of contemporary patterns of work has prompted considerable and concerted social research activity in which the workplace and household have figured prominently. This article extends these studies to examine employment in prototypical new sectors...

The dynamic growth of the ICT sector calls for continuous concern for learning and development on the part of ICT specialists. The ICT sector's traditional paternalistic relationships among employees and employers have been replaced in favor of more temporary, flexible, partner-oriented...

Examines the phenomenon of worker displacement resulting from redundancies within defence-related industries. Focuses on responses to an extensive survey of people made redundant over a three-year period in four defence-dependent companies in Scotland. Examines individuals’ experiences...

Examines the phenomenon of worker displacement resulting from redundancies within defence-related industries. Focuses on responses to an extensive survey of people made redundant over a three-year period in four defence-dependent companies in Scotland. Examines individuals’ experiences...

This article explores the employability of information and communication technology (ICT) professionals from the perspective of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The first stage of analysis, based on over 100 interviews with managers of ICT supplier companies in seven European...

The paper evaluates the centrality of work to employees in two growing employment sectors, call-centres and software development. It then examines evidence for extensions of work into household and family life in these two sectors. Extensions are identified as tangible, such as unpaid overtime,...