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Blyton, Paul.

Key concepts in work / Paul Blyton and Jean Jenkins. - Los Angeles, Calif. ; London : SAGE, c2007. - 246 p. ; 21 cm. - SAGE key concepts .

Includes bibliographical references.

Absence and turnover --
Alienation --
Bureaucracy --
Career --
Collective bargaining --
Conflict --
Consent --
Customers --
Discrimination --
Domestic work --
Effort and intensity --
Emotional labour --
Employment patterns --
Flexibility --
Fordism --
Globalization and labour migration --
Human relations --
Informal work --
Job design --
Job satisfaction --
Job security --
Knowledge work --
Labour process --
The law and contract of employment --
Management --
Motivation and commitment --
Organizational culture --
Organizations : networks and alliances --
Participation and involvement --
Pay and performance --
Perspectives on work --
Power and authority --
Presenteeism --
Psychological contracts --
Redundancy --
Scientific management --
Skill --
Surviving work --
Teamworking --
Technology --
Teleworking --
Trade unions --
Unemployment and underemployment --
Voluntary work --
Working time --
Work-life balance. TOC

Clearly and concisely explains the central ideas, debates and theories of work and offers a broad overview of the social, political and economic contexts of work illustrated from diverse industrial societies. Each entry begins with a snapshot definition followed by key words and guidance for further reading.



ISBN: 9780761944782 (pbk.) 9780761944775 (hbk.)

LCCN: 2007924711

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Labor.

LC Class. No.: HD4901 / .B63 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 331 / BLK 2007