Key Concepts in Work

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-7619-4477-5
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: SAGE Key Concepts series

"This excellent book will encourage students to think about the diverse range and broad character of issues encountered at work. It highlights both enduring dilemmas and emerging issues in contemporary employment. Each concept is carefully explained with engaging examples provided throughout. As such it will help prime students to understand key issues at work and make a first-rate addition to any social science reading list."

- Nicolas Bacon, Nottingham University Business School

"This authoritative, comprehensive, up-to-date, and user-friendly reference book will be appreciated greatly by all social science staff and students of work."

- Stephen Edgell, University of Salford and author of The Sociology of Work

The SAGE Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensible study aids and guides to comprehension. Key Concepts in Work:

- Clearly and concisely explains the central ideas, debates and theories of work.

- Offers a broad overview of the social, political and economic contexts of work illustrated from diverse industrial societies.

- Begins each entry with a snapshot definition followed by key words and guidance for further reading.

- Inspires students to engage in further exploration of ideas and debates.

- Provides an essential reference guide for all students in sociology, business studies, management learning about work, employment, organizations and labour markets.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Blyton, Paul

Jenkins, Jean

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Arbeitsmarkt
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Absence and Turnover
Alienation
Bureaucracy
Career
Collective Bargaining
Conflict
Consent
Customers
Discrimination
Domestic Work
Effort and Intensity
Emotional Labour
Employment Patterns
Flexibility
Fordism
Globalisation and Labour Migration
Human Relations
Informal Work
Job Design
Job Satisfaction
Job Security
Knowledge Work
Labour Process
The Law and Contract of Employment
Management
Motivation and Commitment
Organisational Culture
Organisations: Networks and Alliances
Participation and Involvement
Pay and Performance
Perspectives on Work
Power and Authority
Presenteeism
Psychological Contracts
Redundancy
Scientific Management
Skill
Surviving Work
Teamworking
Technology
Teleworking
Trade Unions
Unemployment and Underemployment
Voluntary Work
Working Time
Work-Life Balance