Sociology: work and labour

Impoverished, indebted, and underdeveloped at the close of World War II, Romania underwent dramatic changes as part of its transition to a centrally planned economy.

Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden today all enjoy a reputation for strong labour movements, which in turn are widely seen as part of a distinctive regional approach to politics, collective bargaining and welfare.

Despite the wealth of empirical research currently available on the interrelationships of gender and labor, we still know comparatively little about the forms of classification and categorization that have helped shape these social phenomena over time.

This study examines the process of unionizing domestic workers in Lebanon, highlighting the potentialities as well as the obstacles confronting it, and looks at the multiple power relations involved through axes of class, gender, race, and nationality.

Building and Facilities Maintenance Management: An Innovative Operational Approach is a new introductory textbook aimed at students who are studying building maintenance and asset management for the first time as part of their undergraduate or foundation course.

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.

As was the case in many other countries, it was only in the early years of this century that Greek and Turkish labour historians began to systematically look beyond national borders to investigate their intricately interrelated histories.

With the spread of neoliberal projects, responsibility for the welfare of minority and poor citizens has shifted from states to local communities.

An "e;excellent"e; ethnography that "e;reveal[s] the global implications of the US morality on international policies and migrant workers"e; (Cristina Firpo, International Review of Modern Sociology).

You don't have to be born with it .

Chinese Labor in a Korean Factorydraws on fieldwork in a multinational corporation (MNC) in Qingdao, China, and delves deep into the power dynamics at play between Korean management, Chinese migrant workers, local-level Chinese government officials, and Chinese local gangs.

This book chronicles how four resort cities (Asheville, Aspen, Key West and Laguna Beach) addressed failing economic situations to reinvent themselves and prosper.

Survey research is a powerful tool to help understand how and why individuals behave the way they do.

Service Design is an eminently practical guide to designing services that work for people.

User research war stories are personal accounts of the challenges researchers encounter out in the field, where mishaps are inevitable, yet incredibly instructive.

In recent years labor relations have altered significantly and new and more serious forms of labor marginalization and control have emerged.

Remote studies allow you to recruit subjects quickly, cheaply, and immediately, and give you the opportunity to observe users as they behave naturally in their own environment.

Customer experiences are increasingly complicatedwith multiple channels, touchpoints, contexts, and moving partsall delivered by fragmented organizations.

Elizabeth Ferry explores how members of the Santa Fe Cooperative, a silver mine in Mexico, give meaning to their labor in an era of rampant globalization.

We are in a decisive decade that demands more inspired and informed practitioners who can use positive futures to rebalance the present.

When managed well, IP can become the most enduring form of competitive advantage, creating streams of revenue well into the future.

This book presents emerging work in the co-evolving fields of design-led systemics, referred to as systemic design to distinguish it from the engineering and hard science epistemologies of system design or systems engineering.

Since its emergence at the end of the seventeenth century, industrial capitalism as a specific form of social organisation has set recurrent challenges to its own persistence, and until today, it has proved to be successful to develop new ways of accumulation based on its capacity of adaptation.

How have rapid changes in biotechnologisation, for example around assisted reproductive technologies or (re)constructive surgery, effected those seeking help with fertility treatment or clitoral reconstruction?

This book studies the variety of organizational strategies selected to cope with critical uncertainties during crises.

Since its emergence at the end of the seventeenth century, industrial capitalism as a specific form of social organisation has set recurrent challenges to its own persistence, and until today, it has proved to be successful to develop new ways of accumulation based on its capacity of adaptation.

Proven methods for achieving environmental excellence while increasing profitability"e;If your goal is to design and develop environmentally sustainable products that also drive shareholder value, then this book is a must read.

How have rapid changes in biotechnologisation, for example around assisted reproductive technologies or (re)constructive surgery, effected those seeking help with fertility treatment or clitoral reconstruction?

This book examines the transformative power of grassroots social innovations within dynamic urban landscapes.

A true original-the first practical guide to patents written specifically for corporate scientists, engineers, and product developersPatents and Strategic Inventing spells out exactly what a typical corporate inventor needs to know about patents and patent strategy, as well as how these topics can be used to guide the creation of new products.

The Latest Tools and Guidance Needed to Implement Design for Six Sigma in New Product and Service Development!

An in-depth look at Qatar's migrant workers and the place of skill in the language of control and powerSkill-specifically the distinction between the "e;skilled"e; and "e;unskilled"e;-is generally defined as a measure of ability and training, but Does Skill Make Us Human?

A remarkable look at how the growth, technology, and politics of high-frequency trading have altered global financial marketsIn today's financial markets, trading floors on which brokers buy and sell shares face-to-face have increasingly been replaced by lightning-fast electronic systems that use algorithms to execute astounding volumes of transactions.

How tech giants are reshaping spirituality to serve their religion of peak productivitySilicon Valley is known for its lavish perks, intense work culture, and spiritual gurus.

Exploring the unintentional production of seemingly feminist outcomes In India, elite law firms offer a surprising oasis for women within a hostile, predominantly male industry.

A dynamic framework for studying social emergenceThe social sciences have sophisticated models of choice and equilibrium but little understanding of the emergence of novelty.

The first comprehensive account of the growing dominance of the intangible economyEarly in the twenty-first century, a quiet revolution occurred.

Many of us have had experiences of using IT systems at work that just don't work right or cause more problems than they solve.

The Chinese in Silicon Valley examines the complex and ever-growing role of Chinese American scientists and engineers in Silicon Valley.

Nobody has to tell you that when things go bad, they go bad quickly and seemingly in bunches.

This book examines the possibilities, practices and consequences of digital disruption and networked economies in education policy.

This book explores the complexities of the recreational summer camp experience and its reliance on the expertise and emotion work of young people.

This practical guide is a must read for students interested in developing the attitudes, knowledge, skills, and values that foster positive relationships with people from diverse cultures both within and outside of the workplace.

This book critically interrogates the role of religious faith in the experiences and practices of migrant entrepreneurs against the backdrop of neoliberal Britain.

Part of the Critical Perspectives on Work and Employment series, this edited collection brings together contributions from leading international scholars to initiate an important dialogue between labour process analysis and scholarship on work in the Global South.

Through a series of conversations with prominent theorists and leading political activists in different parts of the world, this book explores the causes of the setbacks of both the reformist and revolutionary strategies of the socialist Left.

In this long-awaited book, Ursula Huws brings together the results of decades of prescient research on labour market transformation to provide an authoritative overview of the impacts of technological, economic, social and political change on working life in the 21st century.

In our rapidly changing world, digitalization is often either the key to survival or the driving force behind organizations' success.

This ethnographic book enhances our understanding of asylum screening, an area of immigration that is often overlooked and remains under-researched.

Across Europe, there is an intense search for new and sustainable approaches to providing welfare.