The Oxford Handbook of Work and Organization

by Stephen Ackroyd (Editor), Rosemary Batt (Editor), Paul Thompson (Editor), Pamela S. Tolbert (Editor)

Overview

The Oxford Handbook of Work and Organization aims to bring together, present, and discuss what is currently known about work and organizations and their connection to broader economic change in Europe and America. Issues of conceptualization are not neglected but, in contrast to other comparable volumes, the emphasis is firmly on what is known what and has been observed by researchers. The volume contains a range of theoretically informed essays, written by leading authorities in their respective fields, giving comprehensive coverage of changes in work, occupations, and organizations. It constitutes an invaluable overview of the accumulated understanding of research into work, occupations and organizations in recent decades. It shows that in almost every aspect of economic institutions, change has been considerable.

About the Series
Oxford Handbooks in Business & Management bring together the world's leading scholars on the subject to discuss current research and the latest thinking in a range of interrelated topics including Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Public Management, International Business, and many others. Containing completely new essays with extensive referencing to further reading and key ideas, the volumes, in hardback or paperback, serve as both a thorough introduction to a topic and a useful desk reference for scholars and advanced students alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199299249
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/27/2006
Series:	Oxford Handbooks
Pages:	680
Product dimensions:	9.64(w) x 6.82(h) x 1.43(d)

About the Author

Lancaster University Management School

Cornell University

University of Strathclyde

Cornell University

Table of Contents

Introduction, Stephen Ackroyd, Rose Batt, Paul Thompson, and Pamela S. TolbertSection I: Work, Technology, and the Division of Labor1. Labor Markets and Flexibility, Jill Rubery2. Organizations and the Intersection of Work and Family: A Comparative Perspective, Eileen Appelbaum, Tom Bailey, Peter Berg, and Arne Kalleberg3. Gender, Race, and the Restructuring of Work: Organizational and Institutional Perspectives, LeslieMcCall4. Skill Formation Systems, Colin Crouch5. Technology and the Transformation of Work, Richard Badham6. Groups at Work, Rose BattSection II: Managerial Regimes and Employee Actions7. The Diffusion and Domestication of ManagerialInnovations: The Spread of Scientific Management, Quality Circles, and TQM between the US and Japan, David Strang and Young-Mi Kim8. New Designs: Design and Devotion Revisited, Gideon Kunda and Galit Ailon-Souday9. Human Resource Management, Karen Legge10. Knowledge Management, Alan McKinlay11. Industrial Relations and Work, Harry Katz12. Labor Movements and Mobilization, John Kelly13. Informal Resistance, David Collinson and Stephen AckroydSection III: Occupations and Organizations14. Manual Workers: Conflict and Control, Laurie Graham15. Service Workers in Search of Decent Work, Steve Frenkel16. Craft and Technology, Steve Barley17. Professions, Bob Hinnings18. Ports and Ladders: The Nature and Relevance of Internal Labor Markets in a Changing World, Paul Osterman and Diane BurtonSection IV: Organizing and Organizations19. Organizations and Organized Systems: From Direct Control to Flexibility, Stephen Procter20. Post-bureaucracy?, Mats Alvesson and Paul Thompson21. Inter-firm Relations As Networks, Grahame Thompson22. Changes in the Organization of Public Services and Their Effects on Employment Relations, Bob Hebdon and Ian Kirkpatrick23. Understanding Multinational Corporations, Glenn Morgan24. Corporate Restructuring, Bill Lazonick

Editorial Reviews

"This handbook sets out to present a comprehensive map of the interactions among social systems, work, and employing organizations...Altogether, the book is a rigorous treatment of contemporary economic organizations in a global perspective, and it makes a valuable contribution to the state of scholarship in the field."—CHOICE

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