Emerging conceptions of work, management and the labor market

Economic institutions are undergoing radical transformations, and with these has come a reconfiguration of labor market institutions, managerial conceptions of work, and the nature of authority and control over employees as well. This volume addresses a wide array of questions to better understand t...

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Other Authors Vallas, Steven P. 1951- (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.
EditionFirst edition.
SeriesResearch in the sociology of work ; v. 30.
Subjects
Management.
Labor market.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781787144590
9781787149342
9781787144606
Physical Description1 online zdroj (xviii, 224 stran) : ilustrace

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Table of Contents:
  • Linkedin or LinkedOut? How Social Networking Sites Are Reshaping the Labor Market; Job Search and Digital Intermediaries; Data and Methodology; The Lure and Benefits of Social Networking Technologies; Double-Edged Exposure; Exposure of One's Image; Exposure and the One-Profile Dilemma; Exposure of the Social-Political Self; Implications and Conclusion; Notes.
  • The Serial Monogamy Model of New Organizational CareersThe Spiral Staircase Model of New Organizational Careers; Discussion; Conclusion; Note; References; Neo-Normative Control and Value Discretion in Interactive Service Work: A Case Study; Introduction; Control and Discretion at Work; Case Study and Methods; Neo-Normative Control; Recruitment and Selection; Management Approach; Discretion at Voicetel; Value Discretion; Task Discretion; Range and Degree of Service Offered; Range and Degree of Performance Offered; Discussion and Conclusion; Funding; Acknowledgements; References.
  • Engineering Medicine: The Deployment of Lean Production in HealthcareIntroduction; Lean Medicine; Models of Management and Divergent Change; Cases and Methods; Riverside Hospital; Organizing Lean's Deployment; Frame Alignment; Implementation; Lakeview Associates; Organizing Lean's Deployment; Frame Alignment; Implementation; Conclusion; References; Doing More with Less: Intensive Care and the Logic of Flexible Teamwork; Introduction; Medical Authority and the Rise of Teamwork; The Meaning(s) of Teamwork; Setting and Methods; Observations; Interviews; Analytic Process.
  • Doing Teamwork in the ICUTeamwork as a Culture; Hospital Restructuring; Service Lines; Rationalizing Labor; Expanding the ICU; Discussion; References; Race, Recession, and Social Closure in the Low-Wage Labor Market: Experimental and Observational Evidence; Introduction; Theoretical Background; Racial Discrimination and Sources of Employment Disadvantage; The Varying Effect of the Great Recession on Individuals; Disproportionate Disadvantage: Labor Queues and Social Closure; Proportionate Disadvantage: Durability of Inequality; Methods; Field Experiment; Sampling and Experimental Procedures.

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