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E J Hobsbawm
[Paperback 1999, 1st Edition]
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This collection of 26 essays range over the history of working men and women between the late 18th century and the present day, and brings back into print a selection of this celebrated historian's pioneering studies into labour history, together with more recent reflections previously unpublished in book form. Eric... more
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Nelson Lichtenstein
[Paperback 2010]
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Wal-Mart is the world’s largest company and it sets the standard--both social and commercial--for a huge swath of the global economy. In this probing investigation, historian Nelson Lichtenstein shows how the company's success has spread evangelical Protestantism into the workplace, made South China an American workshop, and pushed American politics to... more
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Harvard Business School Press
[Paperback 2005]
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Seth Allcorn
[Hardcover 2003]
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The complexity and dynamism of organizations make them difficult to understand and manage. This book presents the workings and designs of organizations and identifies the types of problems encountered by organizational workers. Allcorn provides an essential focus on dynamic workplace theory, questioning the current and future value of today's bureaucratic,... more
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Leslie Chang
[Paperback 2010]
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'Head and shoulders above almost all other new books about China, this unflinching and yearningly compassionate portrait of the lives and loves of ordinary Chinese workers is quite unforgettable' Simon Winchester An account of 2 migrant Chinese workers over the course of 3 years. It also looks at the global... more
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Kogi Naidoo ,
Fay Patel
[Hardcover 2009]
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Working Women: Stories of Strife, Struggle and Survival contains narratives pertaining to the challenges, struggles and success stories of women in the workplace who come from diverse cultures and social backgrounds. The essays discuss the struggles of women who were marginalized but who fought for recognition, dignity, and respect in... more
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Alexandra Harney
[Paperback 2009]
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In this landmark work of investigative reporting, former "Financial Times" correspondent Alexandra Harney uncovers a story of immense significance to us all: how Chinaas factory economy gains a competitive edge by selling out its workers, environment, and future. Harneyas firsthand reporting brings us face-to-face with a world in which intense... more
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Jonathan Brock
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Richard J Butler
[Hardcover 1999]
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Campbell R Mc Connell ,
Stanley L Brue ,
David A Mac Pherson
[Hardcover 2007, 8th Edition]
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Contemporary Labor Economics, 7e presents the "new" labor economics. In the past, study of labor was highly descriptive, emphasizing historical developments, facts, institutions, and legal considerations. Labor markets and unemployment was accorded some attention, but the analysis was typically minimal. This state of affairs has changed significantly in recent decades.... more
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Gill Ringland
[Paperback 2002]
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In this practical and comprehensive guide Gill Ringland shows how scenario thinking can help public sector organizations think about uncertainty in a structured way and manage their own future. In use at Royal/Dutch Shell since the 1960s, scenario thinking is now widely accepted as a valuable method for making informed... more
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David Montgomery
[Paperback 1995]
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In the 1990s, democracy and market freedom are often discussed as though they were synonymous or interchangeable. What the experience of workers in the United States actually reveals is that as government became more democratic, what it could do to shape daily life became more restricted. This original and significant... more
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Alessandro Cigno ,
Furio Camillo Rosati
[Hardcover 2005]
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In this book Cigno and Rosati develop a theoretical framework within which to analyze decisions about child labour, drawing on empirical studies and making policy recommendations. They address such issues as parental decisions, gender, education, health, fertility and infant mortality, and children living alone; provide studies of child labour in... more
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Institute Of Medicine
[Hardcover 1993]
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This book describes the strength and limitations of the current system of employment-based health benefits.... more
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William H Crown
[Hardbound 1996]
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Thomas A Hannigan
[Paperback 2000]
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Only by adopting a new style of high-performance union management can labor recover and revitalize itself, says Thomas A. Hannigan, a 40-year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. His book offers a practical, common sense understanding of how a successful management works and how it can be used... more
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Frederic L Pryor ,
David L Schaffer
[Paperback 2000]
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This book presents a view of the operations of the labor market totally different from the conventional wisdom. The authors present data showing on one hand that jobs requiring a high level of education are increasing more slowly than those requiring somewhat fewer educational credentials. On the other hand, these... more
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Kirsten S Wever
[Hardcover 1995]
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Combining the perspectives of business strategy, political economy, industrial relations, and human resource management, Negotiating Competitiveness compares and contrasts the inner workings of employment relations in the "social market" economy of Germany and the free market system of the United States. In analyzing each approach to the relationship between employment... more
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Richard E Walton ,
Joel E Cutcher Gershenfeld ,
Robert B Mc Kersie
[Hardcover 1994]
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Strategic Negotiations identifies three fundamental negotiating strategies that are being used to effect changes in labor-management relations. The first, called forcing, involves making labor accept unwanted substantive terms while simultaneously reducing the union's influence in the workplace. This strategy carries severe risks, including uncontrolled escalation, defeat, and a legacy of... more
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Kenneth M Jennings
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Kenneth M. Jennings examines union-management relations in professional baseball, bringing together all the information the sports fan needs to follow the issues surrounding player-management arbitration in this unique industry. Covering the history of collective bargaining action in baseball from 1869 to the 1990 season, this book examines the issues that... more
