The Organisation of Employment
An International Perspective
Published on 11. December 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXI, 298 pages
978-0-333-80236-6 (ISBN)
Description
The Organisation of Employment explores the diversity in the organization of employment among advanced industrial societies. In particular, it focuses on the implications of distinctive employment systems for international competitiveness, organizational performance and social divisions and considers the impact of globalization on the sustainability of such diversity.
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'...could serve well as backbone reading for courses that also provide micro-level case studies...' - J.P. Jacobsen, ChoiceMore details
Series
Edition
2002
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
491 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-80236-6 (9780333802366)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-10224-9
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Jill Rubery | Damian Grimshaw | Arjan Keizer
The Organisation of Employment
An International Perspective on Work
Book
01/2016
2nd Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€46.32
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Persons
JILL RUBERY is Professor of Comparative Employment Systems at the Manchester School of Management, UMIST and Director of the European Work and Employment Research Centre both in the UK.
DAMIAN GRIMSHAW is Lecturer in Employment Studies at the Manchester School of Management, UMIST in the UK.
DAMIAN GRIMSHAW is Lecturer in Employment Studies at the Manchester School of Management, UMIST in the UK.
Content
Diversity in the Organisation of Employment: An Introduction to the Subject.- Making Sense of International Differences: Some Methodological Approaches.- The Development of Employment and Production Regimes.- The State, the Family and Gender: From Domestic Work to Wage Employment.- Skilling the Labour Force.- Labour Market Flexibility and Labour Market Regulation.- Employment Policy and Practice: Implementation at the Workplace.- Multinationals and the Organisation of Employment.- Globalisation and the Future for Diversity.- Labour Regulation in a Global Economy.