Mapping the contours of work -- Scenes from the new economy -- Culture and work -- Structure and work -- Class structures -- Job markets and job demands -- Demography and the new labor force -- Agency and careers -- Conclusion -- How new is the new economy? -- The old in the new -- A...

"Changing Contours of Work is an exploration of the American workplace in the larger context of an integrated global economy. Presented with engaging vignettes and rich data, this fourth edition shows the reader how the "old economy" is now operating within the "new economy" and how that...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. The Social Risks of the Dot-Com Era -- Risk Is Social -- Work Is Riskier -- Framing Risk -- Defining Venture Labor -- Venture Labor in the Internet Industry -- Methods -- Overview of the Book -- Why Risk Matters -- Chapter 2. The...

In dem Heft werden drei Papiere vorgestellt, die im Oktober 2000 auf einem Workshop in Heidelberg vorgetragen wurden. Gefragt wird danach, inwieweit die sog. 'new economy' mit neuen Formen der Arbeitsorganisation verbunden ist. Ziel des Workshops war es, eine theoriegestützte komparative...