Sociology: work and labour

Welfare-to-work or activation policies refer to programmes aimed at promoting the employability, labour-market and social participation of benefit recipients of working age.

In the past, 'Global Management' meant optimizing production and commercialization activities around the world in an international business context.

Whilst much has been written about the doors that technology can open for students, less has been said about its impact on teachers and professors.

This book will give unique insight into how a new generation of Bourdieusian researchers apply Bourdieu to contemporary issues.

This book will give unique insight into how a new generation of Bourdieusian researchers apply Bourdieu to contemporary issues.

Welfare-to-work or activation policies refer to programmes aimed at promoting the employability, labour-market and social participation of benefit recipients of working age.

There is a growing consensus in social sciences that there is a need for interdisciplinary research on the complexity of human behavior.

Comprising five thematic sections, this volume provides a critical, international and interdisciplinary exploration of employment relations.

Comprising five thematic sections, this volume provides a critical, international and interdisciplinary exploration of employment relations.

The social, cultural and economic significance of sport has never been more evident than it is today.

The social, cultural and economic significance of sport has never been more evident than it is today.

What is leisure?

Migration is conceived differently in Europe compared with countries like the US, Canada or Australia.

Migration is conceived differently in Europe compared with countries like the US, Canada or Australia.

This internationally conducted study of the latest construction industry practices addresses a broad range of Information and Communication Technology applications.

This internationally conducted study of the latest construction industry practices addresses a broad range of Information and Communication Technology applications.

The landlord and his emaciated labourer are symbolic of Indian agriculture.

The landlord and his emaciated labourer are symbolic of Indian agriculture.

Our organizations are flooded with empty talk.

Our organizations are flooded with empty talk.

The starting point for this book is the question of how we research sex for sale and the implications of the choices we make in terms of epistemology and ethics.

What is leisure?

In the last two decades there has been an explosion of research inspired by Michel Foucault's suggestion of a new concept, 'governmentality'.

With China's rapid advancements in urbanization and industrialization, there has been significant labor movement away from agriculture in the rural regions.

With China's rapid advancements in urbanization and industrialization, there has been significant labor movement away from agriculture in the rural regions.

This book is a philosophical exploration of the relationship between leadership and organization.

This book is a philosophical exploration of the relationship between leadership and organization.

Over the past decade, research and theory on heroism and heroic leadership has greatly expanded, providing new insights on heroic behavior.

Over the past decade, research and theory on heroism and heroic leadership has greatly expanded, providing new insights on heroic behavior.

How is practical change work carried out in modern organizations?

How is practical change work carried out in modern organizations?

European Social Problems is the first book to examine social issues in Europe from the perspective of the social sciences.

European Social Problems is the first book to examine social issues in Europe from the perspective of the social sciences.

Inextricably linked to neoliberal market economies, public relations' influence in our promotional culture is profound.

Inextricably linked to neoliberal market economies, public relations' influence in our promotional culture is profound.

Innovation has a pivotal role for companies in attaining business survival but making an organization innovative is not straightforward.

Innovation has a pivotal role for companies in attaining business survival but making an organization innovative is not straightforward.

In the organizational context, the word "e;innovation"e; is often associated with private sector organizations, which are often perceived as more agile, adaptable, and able to withstand change than government agencies and nonprofit organizations.

In the organizational context, the word "e;innovation"e; is often associated with private sector organizations, which are often perceived as more agile, adaptable, and able to withstand change than government agencies and nonprofit organizations.

This book reframes tourism, as well as leisure, within mobilities studies to challenge the limitations that dichotomous understandings of home/away, work/leisure, and host/guest bring.

This book reframes tourism, as well as leisure, within mobilities studies to challenge the limitations that dichotomous understandings of home/away, work/leisure, and host/guest bring.

The last two decades have witnessed a dramatic expansion and intensification of mineral resource exploitation and development across the global south, especially in Latin America.

The last two decades have witnessed a dramatic expansion and intensification of mineral resource exploitation and development across the global south, especially in Latin America.

The growth of entrepreneurship research has been accompanied by an increased convergence and institutionalization of the field.

The growth of entrepreneurship research has been accompanied by an increased convergence and institutionalization of the field.

Tourism is a central part of regional development strategies in many localities around Europe, not just in traditional coastal or mountain resorts but also in areas without a strong track record with regard to visitor economy.

Tourism is a central part of regional development strategies in many localities around Europe, not just in traditional coastal or mountain resorts but also in areas without a strong track record with regard to visitor economy.

The book's central focus explores several "e;myths"e; associated with American entrepreneurship: the idea that small business owners are "e;job creators"e;; that entrepreneurs are the "e;backbone"e; or "e;engine"e; of the economy; that entrepreneurship provides a path of economic mobility for immigrants, ethnic and racial minorities, and women; that the Horatio Algiers "e;rags to riches"e; story is possible for anyone willing to work hard.

The book's central focus explores several "e;myths"e; associated with American entrepreneurship: the idea that small business owners are "e;job creators"e;; that entrepreneurs are the "e;backbone"e; or "e;engine"e; of the economy; that entrepreneurship provides a path of economic mobility for immigrants, ethnic and racial minorities, and women; that the Horatio Algiers "e;rags to riches"e; story is possible for anyone willing to work hard.

The political economy of research and innovation (R&I) is one of the central issues of the early twenty-first century.