"Diverse, inclusive organizations have a distinct business advantage over other organizations. They innovate faster, outperform other companies, and even produce higher financial returns. Workforce diversity, as a business strategy, drives success and can transform a company. Bu…
Many managers and organizations still assume that employees who devote long hours to their jobs with no family interference are "ideal workers". However, this assumption has negative consequences for employees, their families and, more interestingly, for their organizations. Thi…
The rise of the new technology and the power of the multinationals to shift their production anywhere they choose has led to a massive rise in the employment of women. This text investigates the status of women in the global economy.
The contributors to this book investigate what impact the recent recession has had on women's employment focusing on the changing patterns of women's employment in relation to changes in industrial organization and labour markets.
Handbook of gender & work
This text is a comprehensive synthesis of current literature and knowledge regarding gender in organisations. Contributers examine the influence of gender on the conduct of work and the roles and experience of people in theworkplace.