Change at Work
Published on 3. April 1997
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-19-510327-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book illuminates what is really happening in the American workplace. The contributors explain how the widespread restructuring of American firms--usually resulting in a reduction of the workforce to cut costs--has had a profound impact on the lives of workers.
The book explains how the new relationship requires high skill levels, but does not provide training for them. Workers themselves now must take charge of their personal development instead of relying on their employers. Their alienation from their firms is compounded by the large disparity between the pay of top managers and that of workers. The future is uncertain, but the authors argue that the traditional relationship between employer and employees will continue to erode.
The book explains how the new relationship requires high skill levels, but does not provide training for them. Workers themselves now must take charge of their personal development instead of relying on their employers. Their alienation from their firms is compounded by the large disparity between the pay of top managers and that of workers. The future is uncertain, but the authors argue that the traditional relationship between employer and employees will continue to erode.
Reviews / Votes
Should become required reading on both sides of the Atlantic ... Cappelli's volume should be of great interest to everyone involved in the organisation of employment. The book is particularly lucid in analysing what it sees as the fundamental contradiction at the heart of modern employment systems. * Financial Times * ...the most significant contribution to the field of IR in the USA in at least a decade...this book is impressively researched, providing a thorough overview of the relevant US literature, and drawing from a broad array of sources. this should prove to be an important book, not just because of its message, but also because of the issues it addresses and the debate it is likely to engender. essential reading for anyone with even a passing interest in what is happening in the USA. - John Godard. British Journal of Indusrial Relations. 1998.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
605 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-510327-4 (9780195103274)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Peter Cappelli | Laurie Bassi | Harry Katz
Change at Work
E-Book
02/1997
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€24.99
Available for download
Persons
Author
Co-Director, National Center on the Education Quality of the WorkforceCo-Director, National Center on the Education Quality of the Workforce, Wharton School of Business University of Pennsylvania
School Industrial and Labor RelationsSchool Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University
Department of SociologyDepartment of Sociology, University of Minnesota
Sloan School of ManagementSloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Wharton School and Department of SociologyThe Wharton School and Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Content
Introduction
1: The Pressures to Restructure Employment
2: Downsizing and Employment Insecurity
3: Work Organization
4: Job Training Programs and Practices
5: Implications for Policy: A "Skills Gap"?
6: The Effects of Restructuring on Employees
7: Conclusions
1: The Pressures to Restructure Employment
2: Downsizing and Employment Insecurity
3: Work Organization
4: Job Training Programs and Practices
5: Implications for Policy: A "Skills Gap"?
6: The Effects of Restructuring on Employees
7: Conclusions