The realities of work : experiencing work and employment in contemporary society / Mike Noon, Paul Blyton and Kevin Morrell.
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TextPublisher: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013Description: xii, 420 pages : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781137296429 (ebook)Subject(s): Labor -- Sociological aspects | Society | Society & culture: general | Personnel & human resources management | Organizational theory & behaviourGenre/Form: Online access: Click to view (1 copy) Also available in printed form ISBN 9780230213043Summary: This 4th edition provides students with a critical and sociological approach to the examination of the experience of work, focusing on the perspective of the employee. It is updated to include the latest research from across the globe. The new edition of this successful textbook adopts a unique approach, providing a critical examination of work from the employee's perspective. The book explores the effects of being managed and how employees themselves interact with and respond to the strategies, tactics, decisions and actions of managers. Packed full of features such as key concepts, real world examples and exercises, the book introduces students to multi-disciplinary material from across the social sciences and encourages them to think more deeply about the variety of issues involved. Written by a team of respected experts on the subject, the text's concise and engaging style will appeal to students at all levels and help them to develop a critical perspective on the subject.The Realities of Work is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of management, HRM, organization studies, employment studies and work sociology.
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Previous ed.: 2007.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This 4th edition provides students with a critical and sociological approach to the examination of the experience of work, focusing on the perspective of the employee. It is updated to include the latest research from across the globe. The new edition of this successful textbook adopts a unique approach, providing a critical examination of work from the employee's perspective. The book explores the effects of being managed and how employees themselves interact with and respond to the strategies, tactics, decisions and actions of managers. Packed full of features such as key concepts, real world examples and exercises, the book introduces students to multi-disciplinary material from across the social sciences and encourages them to think more deeply about the variety of issues involved. Written by a team of respected experts on the subject, the text's concise and engaging style will appeal to students at all levels and help them to develop a critical perspective on the subject.The Realities of Work is an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of management, HRM, organization studies, employment studies and work sociology.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9780230213043
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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