Sociology: work and labour

In the past decades, social enterprise has been an emerging field of research.

This book explores the differences between Western and non-Western cultures to provide a more comprehensive understanding of psychological contract and its consequences on employees' behavioral, attitudinal, and cognitive outcomes.

In The Problem with Work, Kathi Weeks boldly challenges the presupposition that work, or waged labor, is inherently a social and political good.

Often considered irredeemably conservative, the US working class actually has a rich history of revolt.

Trotz des großen Einflusses der Betreuungsbehörden auf die Bestellung rechtlicher Betreuer ist bislang nur wenig darüber bekannt, wie die hierfür zentralen Sozialberichte im behördlichen Betrieb hergestellt werden.

A definitive and fresh account of the role of beer in our country's founding and formative years.

Since its existence in the 1950s, consumer policy in Germany has been understood and pursued primarily as a bundle of actions and measures initiated and institutionalised by the state.

First published in 1972, this book rejects as inadequate the 'trait' and 'functionalist' theories of the professions and instead presents an alternative framework to analyse the contemporaneous occupational change in industrial societies.

There is increasing academic interest in how Pierre Bourdieu's sociology can be applied to management and organization studies (MOS).

This book offers a new framework for conceptualizing and managing organizations when using new information and communication technologies, for example decision support and artificial intelligence.

Industry 4.

The seventh edition of Sociology, Work and Organisation is outstandingly effective in explaining how we can use the sociological imagination to understand the nature of institutions of work, organisations, occupations, management and employment and how they are changing in the twenty-first century.

Marriages that involve the migration of at least one of the spouses challenge two intersecting facets of the politics of belonging: the making of the 'good and legitimate citizens' and the 'acceptable family'.

Examines the nation''s emerging ranks of professional experts – including doctors, lawyers, scientists and administrators – and their role in shaping modern America.

This book is about accounting in an alternative libertarian socialist economic system.

This leading, comprehensive text for courses on the sociology of work covers many vital new topics since the last edition (2015), just as it continues to offer foundational writings and discusses different types of jobs, inequality and intersectionality, work and family, and more.

How are identities formed among social workers, many of whom perform complex, challenging and ambiguous public sector functions on a regular basis?

This book examines the changes in many kibbutz factories which have recently transformed from socialist entities, with egalitarian and cooperative relationships, to hierarchical and market-driven structures.

Management by Agreement (1973) examines the ramifications of the 1971 Industrial Relations Act and industrial relations in Britain.

Many of today's books on the tools and techniques of leadership and management provide descriptions of long lists for use in decision-making, leading, coaching and project management.

Most marketing scholars implicitly consider independent merchants as conservative and passive actors, and study the modernization of retailing via department stores, chains and supermarkets.

Frustration, Rache- und Vergeltungsgedanken sind sowohl in der Menschheitsgeschichte als auch im Lebensalltag tief verwurzelt, auch wenn sie nicht immer gleich erkennbar sind.

Gendered Power Dynamics and Exotic Dance examines the social phenomenon of exotic dancing.

This volume focuses on mitochondrial RNA metabolism, emphasizing recent discoveries and technological advances in this fast moving area that increase our understanding of mitochondrial gene function.

Bernd Brandl und Gottfried Schweiger In diesem Buch soll der Vielfältigkeit des Arbeitskampfes Rechnung getragen werden.

For several decades, social enterprises have been pioneers in the conception and implementation of a pathbreaking social innovation: Fair Trade (FT).

This book brings together the theory and practice of managing public trust.

This book, first published in 1956, is intended for those who interview people to assess their suitability for appointment or promotion to a particular position of employment.

This shortform book presents an overview of theoretical and empirical work in the field of organization theory.

Competencies are a component of human capital and one of the most important assets of an enterprise.

How does the insecurity of work affect us?

Engaging with discussions surrounding the culture of disease, Disrupting Breast Cancer Narratives explores politically insistent narratives of illness.

A Short Economic and Social History of Twentieth Century Britain (1968) overcomes the statistical complexities of the twentieth century by establishing long-term social and economic trends to provide a succinct analysis of Twentieth Century Britain.

Capitalist societies need to undergo major change to provide for the material needs of all the people who work within the system, not just the 1 percent.

Presenting cutting-edge ethnographic research on contemporary worlds of work and the experiences of workers from a range of contexts, Volume 35 of Research in the Sociology of Work offers fine-grained, exploratory ethnographic data to provide insights unmatched by other research methods.

The Workshop on the Knowledge Economy and Postsecondary Education documents changes seen in the postsecondary education system.

This book proposes a theory of the legitimation crisis of neoliberalism.

With a particular focus on the British printing industry, this book tackles the ongoing issue of pay inequality and examines the challenges facing many women today.

The contributors to this book are leaders, consultants or managers in organizations who provide narrative accounts of their actual work and daily experience.

This book examines employee welfare in British and German companies from the 19th century through to the present day.

Of the wave of labor strikes that swept through the South in 1929, the one at the Loray Mill in Gastonia, North Carolina, is perhaps the best remembered.

Pierre Bourdieu, the French sociologist, philosopher, and anthropologist, has been widely studied and analyzed in academic circles, particularly in sociology, where his ideas about power relations in social life helped to define the contemporary field.

Heinrich Popitz, Hans P.

Explores the hidden underworld of Berlin''s Potsdamer Platz, where cleaners seek dignity through work yet find it elusive.

In Italy, the debate about the reform process, that has involved the water sector for several years, cannot be considered concluded.

Substantial literature has emerged on the subject of career planning, development, and management.

As the country's workforce ages, the changing labor market must address unique challenges as well as surprising opportunities.