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Book Description
During the last two decades there have been profound changes in the organization of work. Myths at Work explores these changes, critically examining and challenging some of the central frameworks that have been used to explain them.Global economic restructuring has brought about changes in the jobs we do, our labour market opportunities, and the shape of our individual career paths. These changes have been explained through a number of potent 'myths' (in the sense of widely-held bodies of ideas) including globalization, post-fordist production methods, and a new consumer-based form of capitalism. The authors examine these myths, explain how they have come about, and question their accuracy. While doing so they provide a more accurate picture of employment and the modern workplace. They also look at the 'myths' of the feminisation of the labour force, the skills revolution, lean production, non-standard employment, the death of class, the end of trade unionism, and the 'economic worker'.The result is an illuminating and accessible teaching and research text that will appeal to students and academics in the sociology of work, organizational behaviour, business studies, and related areas.
During the last two decades there have been profound changes in the organization of work. Myths atWork explores these changes, critically examining and challenging some of the central frameworks that have been used to explain them.Global economic restructuring has brought about changes in the jobs we do, our labour market opportunities, and the shape of our individual career paths. These changes have been explained through a number of potent 'myths' (in the sense of widely-held bodies of ideas) including globalization, post-fordist production methods, and a new consumer-based form of capitalism. The authors examine these myths, explain how they have come about, and question their accuracy. While doing so they provide a more accurate picture of employment and the modern workplace. They also look at the 'myths' of the feminisation of the labour force, the skills revolution, lean production, non-standard employment, the death of class, the end of trade unionism, and the 'economic worker'.The result is an illuminating and accessible teaching and research text that will appeal to students and academics in the sociology of work, organizational behaviour, business studies, and related areas.
From the Author
Harriet Bradley is Reader in Sociology at the University of Bristol.
Mark Erickson is Lecturer in the Department of Cultural Studies and Sociology, University of Birmingham.
Carol Stephenson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Work and Employment, University of Sunderland.
Steve Williams is Senior Lecturer in Industrial Relations, University of Portsmouth.
Myths at Work
Myths at Work,Harriet Bradley,Mark Ericksen,Carolyn M. Stephenson,Steve Williams,Polity Press,0745622712,General,Industrial sociology,Organizational Behavior,Organizational change,Political Process - Political Parties,Political Science,Sociology,Sociology - General,Working class,LABOR AND LABORING CLASSES,Social Science / Sociology / General,Social theory,Work & labour
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