Labor category: 1449 books

This volume of Research in the Sociology of Work starts with a deceptively simple question of, "Do events and experiences during adolescence influence the work outcomes of individuals when they reach adulthood?" While at first glance simple, the question has a wide range of theoretical and...

In this volume, first published in 1983, the editors aim to achieve an understanding of performance from a variety of theoretical perspectives. The papers in this volume will not only spur further research, but will also provide an opportunity for some careful considerations of how performance is...

As the baby boomer generation approaches midlife, many dual-earner couples are struggling with issues of simultaneously caring for children while tending to aging parents. This timely book uncovers the circumstances faced by these workers, known as the “sandwiched generation”, and identifies what...

Labour focuses on the issues and problems concerning the efficient full employment of labour in a free market economy. The discussion is largely about the conditions (including comparative wages) underlying industrial efficiency and maximum production from various labour resources at least cost. By...

This revealing book is about software development, the developers themselves, and how their work is organized and managed. The latest original research from Australia, Europe, and the UK is used to examine the differences between the image and reality of work in this industry. Chapters also cover...

A meeting of twenty-four journeymen printers at the York Hotel in Toronto in 1832 marked the birth of Canada’s earliest and still continuing labour organization. This case study of the printers of Toronto traces the development of the union which began as the Toronto Typographical Society. Through...

Labour migration has been on the agenda of many countries around the globe at the same time as governments of both sending and receiving countries have been trying to develop regulatory mechanisms. This book opens the debate on the global politics of labour migration by proposing a re-assessment of...

An edited book in the Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment series associated with the annual International Labour Process Conference. The book focuses on comparative work and employment relations research conducted within a broader political economy framework. Written by leading academics, it contains cutting-edge research.

Research in recent decades has proven that the seemingly disparate worlds of family life and the workplace are in fact closely intertwined. Moreover, scholars have begun to recognize the extent to which community life influences the work-family interface, for instance, the lack of fit between school...

In a world of organizations that are in constant change scholars have long sought to understand and explain how they change. This book introduces research methods that are specifically designed to support the development and evaluation of organizational process theories. The authors are a group of...

En este mismo instante, cientos de miles de personas en España están pensando en la posibilidad de llevar a cabo un proyecto empresarial. Jóvenes a punto de terminar sus estudios universitarios, desempleados de todas las edades, profesionales de éxito o prejubilados y jubilados con mucho tiempo...

Esta obra recoge, por una parte, los conceptos básicos de la gestión de proyectos y de la innovación y, por otra, facilita una visión moderna, rigurosa pero sintética de la gestión integrada de los proyectos de innovación y de I+D. El texto es ambicioso en cuanto a los contenidos, ya que abarca...

En esta nueva edición corregida y actualizada se expone la teoría que ya ha sido aplicada en la creación de empresas franquiciadoras, se desarrollan las prácticas que se han diseñado con el análisis de los aciertos y los fracasos, y en el contenido jurídico se plantean todas las circunstancias...

Se cuentan por millones y creciendo. Están en todas partes. A tu alrededor en una cafetería, consultando su tablet mientras esperan en la consulta del médico, o con sus teléfonos inteligentes haciendo transacciones mientras viajan en el metro. No tienen jefes ni quieren tenerlos. No tienen horarios...