Net-works : workplace change in the global economy : a critical and practical guide / Marvin S. Finkelstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finkelstein, Marvin Scott, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial sociology.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]

Summary:

This book offers a systematic approach not only to understanding workplace change, but alternative models and practical steps that can be taken to create change. It demonstrates how the sociological perspective helps to understand the rise of Net-Works as a new organizational form in the global economy and a way to envision new alternative work arrangements.

Contents:

Introduction: Sociology in the global net-work economy

The workplace is socially constructed

You and your workplace

Culture can make your dreams come true

Teamwork trumps individualism at work

Diversity defines the workplace

Technology : the gift of fire

Labor management cooperation and the new labor relations

Work and family in the global community

Guideposts for workplace change

Conclusion: Sociology in the global net-work economy : promise and peril.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-189).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7425-1910-4

1-4616-6586-8

OCLC:

869090728