Work Matters Critical Reflections on Contemporary Work - Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment

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Publisher's Synopsis

Work Matters brings together a strong collection of narratives from the ethnographic field to discover the reality of pressure and change in the modern workplace.

Chapter-by-chapter, experts in the field of work and employment examine empirical accounts and explain the forces shaping today's organisations through a critical, contemporary perspective. The result is a powerful compendium of voices that will provoke a reassessment of work trends and inform the future of policy and managerial practice.


Key benefits:

 Understand the real issues that affect modern worklife within global capitalism from a range of perspectives

 Evaluate key debates about work quality through a flexible, critical mindset and a social perspective

 Build a strong social understanding of work place issues through a diverse and international set of field accounts, from the UK, Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand

Book information

ISBN: 9780230576391
Publisher: Macmillan Education UK
Imprint: Red Globe Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 331.2
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 277
Weight: 458g
Height: 230mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 16mm