Contemporary Work and the Future of Employment in Developed Countries
- 200 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Contemporary Work and the Future of Employment in Developed Countries
About this book
Whilst only in the second decade of the 21st century, we have seen significant and fundamental change in the way we work, where we work, how we work and the conditions of work. The continued advancements of (smart) technology and artificial intelligence, globalisation and deregulation can provide a 'sleek' view of the world of work. This paradigm can deliver the opportunity to both control work and provide new challenges in this emerging virtual and global workplace with 24/7 connectivity, as the boundaries of the traditional organisation 'melt' away.
Throughout the developed world the notions of work and employment are becoming increasingly separated and for some this will provide new opportunities in entrepreneurial and self-managed work. However, the alternate or 'bleak' perspectives is a world of work where globalisation and technology work together to eliminate or minimise employment, underpinning standardised employment with less and less stable or secure work, typified by the rise of the 'gig' economy and creating more extreme work, in terms of working hours, conditions and rewards. These aspects of work are likely to have a significant negative impact on the workforce in these environments.
These transformations are creating renewed interest in how work and the workforce is organised and managed and its relationship to employment in a period when all predictions are that the pace of change will only accelerate.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- 1 The Changing Nature of Work
- 2 The âGigificationâ of Work in the 21st Century
- 3 Extreme Working Hours
- 4 Wage Theft and the Challenges of Regulation: Reinventing an Old Form of Exploitation
- 5 Working at the Edge of the World
- 6 Working in Danger Zones: Customized Risk Management for Expatriate Occupations
- 7 Emergency Workers: Working with Violence
- 8 Changing Places of Work
- 9 Total Surveillance: Electronic Monitoring and Surveillance in the 21st Century
- 10 Working in âSweatshopsâ: Outsourcing to Developing Nations
- 11 About Not Predicting the Future âŚ
- Notes on Contributors
- Index