First published in 1985, this book examines the major components of working time from an international perspective, considering the individual aspects of working time, with particular emphasis on the argument that work should be shared to alleviate unemployment and the case for further increasing the flexibility and choice in working arrangements. Paul Blyton reviews working time since the Industrial Revolution, when a strict time-frame was first imposed on workers, and the growth in work-sharing, flexitime, part-time working and changes to the retirement age.

Changes in Working Time: An International Review

Blyton, Paul

Business & Money

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The Realities of Work provides a thorough analysis of the diverse nature of work in contemporary industrial society. Drawing on a wide range of evidence from different countries and current theories, it examines key issues such as: what values people attach to work; whether work is becoming more or less intensive; how some jobs come to be defined as 'skilled'; how emotions are increasingly used in jobs; how people 'survive' monotonous jobs; the importance of 'hidden' work; and discrimination at work.

The Realities of Work

Politics & Social Sciences

Noon, Mike

Social Sciences

Palgrave HE UK

An analysis of the changes and underlying continuities occurring in employee relations. The authors draw extensively on a wide range of case studies to produce a well informed, critical account.

The Dynamics of Employee Relations

Turnbull, Peter

Economics

The Dynamics of Employee Relations provides a critical assessment of employee relations within contemporary organisations. Written in a lively and readable style, The Dynamics of Employee Relations captures the essence of working reality within a variety of working environments. The third edition has been updated to include insights into the latest developments in the field and contains new case studies to illustate the nature of employee relations at the turn of the century. A must read for all undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students studying employee relations and a valuable resource for anyone engaged in grappling with the challenges presented by employee relations in contemporary workplaces.

Dynamics of Employee Relations (Management, Work and Organisations, 19)

Red Globe Press

The second edition of this highly popular text has been substantially revised and updated to include six new chapters including knowledge work, representation at work and virtual work, and substantial revisions to existing chapters. Now including more international examples and cross-national comparisons in response to feedback, the text also features a wealth of pedagogical devices such as case vignettes, definitions, learning objectives, more student exercises and summaries, ensuring maximum accessibility for students.

The Realities of Work: Second Edition

Management & Leadership

Argues that the concept of time is central to an understanding of contemporary work and work organisation, with contemporary organisations developing an environment in which time acts as the key regulator of human activity. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students in organisation studies and management, practising managers and personnel officers.

Time, Work and Organization

Hill, Stephen

Hassard, John

Starkey, Ken

Cengage Learning EMEA

Trends in the political and economic situation influence all sections of the business environment. The changes and continuities these create in workplace relations have an impact on the whole organization. While the formal, structural aspects of workplace relations are more often studied, the atmosphere in which those relations take place is central to understanding the ways they function in an organization. This book investigates not only the processes of industrial relations themselves but also the climate in which they work. As well as studying union behaviour, it views the topic from the wider perspective of human resource management and integrates theories of industrial relations and organizational analysis. The empirical evidence presented in the book, which draws on manufacturing and service industries in Canada, tests a model for analyzing the causes and consequences of this climate. By examining the possiblities for organizational design, it discusses the way improvements in the climate of workplace relations can benefit the overall effectivenesss of the organization. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of industrial relations, human resource management and organization studies.

The Climate of Workplace Relations

Dastmalchian, Ali

Adamson, Raymond

Industries

Routledge

Key Concepts in Work (SAGE Key Concepts series)

Key Concepts in Work clearly and concisely explains the central ideas, debates, and theories of work. Authors Paul Blyton and Jean Jenkins offer 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. This book inspires students to engage in further exploration of ideas and debates.

Jenkins, Jean

Sage Publications Ltd.

Key Concepts in Work clearly and concisely explains the central ideas, debates, and theories of work. Authors Paul Blyton and Jean Jenkins offer 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. This book inspires students to engage in further exploration of ideas and debates.

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Reassessing Human Resource Management

Drawing on a wide range of organizational examples, this book brings a new balance to assessing the role and impact of HRM. It looks at the core assumptions of an HRM perspective, and at what happens when organizations seek to implement HRM. The contributors show that there are a number of tensions and contradictions inherent in an HRM concept that raise central issues for practice. They demonstrate that HRM is one approach to employee management that will tend to prevail in certain contexts and conditions rather than universally.  Specific themes include: HRM and competitive success; organizational culture and HRM; HRM, flexibility and decentralization; reward management and HRM; HRM, Just-in-Time manufacturing and new tech

Turnbull, Peter J

Human Resources

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Changes in Working Time: An International Review

The Realities of Work

The Dynamics of Employee Relations

Dynamics of Employee Relations (Management, Work and Organisations, 19)

The Realities of Work: Second Edition

Time, Work and Organization

The Climate of Workplace Relations

Key Concepts in Work (SAGE Key Concepts series)

Key Concepts in Work (SAGE Key Concepts series)

Reassessing Human Resource Management