Re-Thinking the Future of Work
Directions and Visions
Published on 28. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-1-4039-9371-7 (ISBN)
Description
How will work be organised in the future? With its global perspective and critical approach, Re-Thinking the Future of Work provides not only an overview and examination of the array of competing visions, but also a radical rethink about the direction of change.
Reviews / Votes
'...thought provoking, profound and based on sound research. It is well crafted and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in, among other things, helping to shape the future for those people throughout the world who are not empowered to do it for themselves.' - Tony Gould, Industrial Relations '...the book is precise, up-to-date and well-informed: it offers a comprehensive state of the art of contemporary social theory.' - Enzo Mingione, Urban StudiesMore details
Series
Edition
2007
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
519 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-9371-7 (9781403993717)
DOI
10.1007/978-0-230-20793-6
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
02/2007
Bloomsbury Academic
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E-Book
02/2007
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€77.49
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Person
COLIN C. WILLIAMS is Professor of Strategic Management in the School of Management at the University of Sheffield, UK.
Content
Introduction: rethinking the future of work.- PART 1: DOMINANT PERSPECTIVES ON THE DIRECTION OF WORK.- The dominant narratives.- The demise of the informal economy and growth of the formal economy.- The all-pervasive penetration of the market.- The advent of a globalized world.- PART 2: FUTURES FOR EMPLOYMENT.- The rise of the information/knowledge society.- New forms of flexible work organization.- Post-bureaurcratic management.- Non-capitalist futures for employment.- PART 3: VISIONS OF THE FUTURE OF WORK.- Third way visions of work organization.- Organizing work in a post-employment world.- Work Organization in a post-capitalist world.- Green visions of work organization.- Conclusions: futures for work.- References.- Index.