This book utilizes the School to Work Transition Survey (SWTS) of the ILO to discuss what shapes an individual worker's decision to participate in unionization and how her working condition is affected by that.
Private Risk and Public Dangers is comprised of a collection of chapters which were originally papers presented in the 1991 British Sociological Association Conference on Health and Society, and they address a range of private risks and public dangers.
Der Anteil der Älteren an der Bevölkerung steigt kontinuierlich an und in nicht allzu ferner Zukunft wird etwa ein Drittel aller in unserer Gesellschaft lebenden Menschen über sechzig Jahre alt sein; gleichzeitig sinkt die Anzahl der unter Dreißigjährigen auf weniger als ein Viertel der Gesamtbevölkerung ab.
The nature of globalization and the fallout from the international financial crisis have brought profound changes to societies and economies around the world.
The growth of the services sector in developing countries and their increased participation in trade in services have far-reaching implications for promotion of employment and income and management of international migration.
In this book, first published in 1975, the author critically examines the organisation of work, the systems of control, and the patterns of authority in British establishments.
This volume embodies the twin purpose of highlighting topics beyond the purview of themes commonly associated with workplace bullying, emotional abuse and harassment and of presenting insights into those occupations, professions and sectors which either have received extensive research attention or hold a pronounced propensity to trigger workplace bullying, emotional abuse and harassment.
Die Beiträge des Bandes beleuchten Prozesse der Globalisierung in den Bereichen der Wirtschaft und der Politik aus (zumeist) organisations- und kultursoziologischer Perspektive.
From the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1888 abolition of slavery in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro was home to the largest urban population of enslaved workers anywhere in the Americas.
Der erste Band der Trilogie untersucht historisch und anhand der aktuellen Krisen die Grundbegriffe des Geldes wie Kredit, Zins, Risiko und Kapitalanlage und zeigt, wie mit ihm menschliche Zusammenarbeit organisiert werden kann bzw.
Over the past few decades, the world economy has undergone radical transformations, in part connected to the expansion of the 'digital economy', in part to the growing interconnection via the internet of the world of objects and physical processes.
Much has been written about equal opportunity issues but little has been published about how organisations might provide more structure and support to ensure women's progress to the most senior business levels.
This book explores how rising pension and healthcare costs, along with workforce aging, are affecting pension and retirement planning around the world.
Originally published in 1983 The Urban and Regional Transformation of Britain, analyses economic and social changes recorded across the cities and regions of Britain since the Barlow Report.
Der Trend in der Softwareentwicklung in IT-Projekten wandelt sich in den letzten Jahren von klassisch hierarchischen Vorgehensweisen hin zu agilen, teamorientierten Methoden.
Women's Leadership challenges traditional concepts of leadership that draw on the male experience and offers an alternative construction that emerges from the female experience.
Theoretische Ausgangspunkte der Studie bilden Einsichten aus den frühen rechtssoziologischen Arbeiten Niklas Luhmanns, nach denen sich sowohl Rechtsbildungsprozesse auf den Systemebenen von Interaktion, Organisation und Gesellschaft als auch Rechtsstrukturen verschiedener, sozialstrukturell korrelierter Rechtstypen unterscheiden lassen.
Der Wohlfahrtsstaat in Deutschland ist durch die zunehmende Ökonomisierung des Sozialen und durch den Paradigmenwechsel hin zum aktivierenden Sozialstaat geprägt.
This book aims to delve into the application of feminist ethnography by engaging with the lived experiences of vulnerable workers, occupied by India's informal workforce, across its deeply stratified labour-market landscape.
This book discusses the major challenges facing dual-career couples-a substantial proportion of modern society-and suggests ways for both individuals to achieve career success by re-evaluating traditional styles of working and focusing on productivity, flexibility, and negotiating win-win solutions.
Based on extensive original research, this book explores how far the Soviet pattern of industrial workplace organisation, characterised by a high level of management discretion, authoritarian control and the use of punitive methods on the shop-floor, has been replaced by internationally established practices, with a greater emphasis on a lean organisation and employee involvement in quality improvement.
This book analyses novel and important issues relating to the emergence of new forms of work resulting from the introduction of disruptive technologies in the enterprises and the labour market, especially platform work.
Im ersten Band der „Ausgewählten Schriften von Claus Offe“ sind wichtige Arbeiten zu Arbeitsmarkt und Arbeitsgesellschaft sowie deren Zusammenhang mit der kapitalistischen Wirtschaftsordnung zusammengestellt.
