"Care Work in Europe provides a cross-national and cross-sectoral study of care work in Europe today. It covers policy, provision and practice, as well as how care work is conceptualised and understood." "This comparative study will provoke new thinking about the current situati…
A reader for a sociology course, reprinting 23 articles from professional journals. They cover work as social interaction, socialization and identity, experiencing work, work cultures and social structure, and deviance at work.
by Christensen, Clayton M., Dillon, Karen, Allworth, James
"Job and Work Design equips readers with a sound understanding of research, theory, and the practical aspects of job design. This volume critiques the theory and research that provide the foundations of our current understanding of job design, pointing to a need for methodologic…
Comprises ten papers which examine the origins and nature of technical work and explore the position of technical workers in modern society. Describes aspects of the work and culture of technicians in specific occupations and discusses the implications of technical practice for …
Reviews the development and implementation of new information technologies in several clerical occupations and sectors, in order to identify its positive and negative consquences for women's employment. Considers the likely size, incidence, nature, and timing of these effects, a…
Presents the results of studies of the Pune labour market carried out over seven years (1957-65) during which Pune underwent rapid industrialisation and rapid urbanisation. Examines the changes in labour market conditions which accompany industrial development and modernization,…
"Work and Family - Allies or Enemies? offers a fresh new lens for viewing the real struggles that business professionals face in their daily battle to find ways of "getting a life" and "having it all." Based on a pioneering study that surveyed more than 800 business professional…
¿Cual seria el mejor trabajo para mi? La idea generalizada es que hay que dedicarse a aquello que realmente nos apasiona ... Sin embargo, puede no ser una buena idea. Cal Newport ha escrito este libro para desmontar esa falsa creencia; su reveladora conclusion es que lo importan…
¿Qué es el comportamiento organizacional? - Bases de la conducta del individuo - Valores, actitudes y satisfacción laboral - Personalidad y emociones - Percepción y toma de decisiones individual - Concepto básicos de motivación - Motivación: de los conceptos a las aplicaciones -…
