The Meaning of Work in the New Economy
eBook - PDF

The Meaning of Work in the New Economy

  1. 289 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Meaning of Work in the New Economy

About this book

This book analyzes the multiple levels of meaning which people attach to work today, and the role of work in people's lives. By looking at call centres and software development, the book evaluates some of the claims made for the knowledge economy and argues that defining the work-life boundary is a constant problem for many workers

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Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2007
Print ISBN
9781403934079
eBook ISBN
9780230210646
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Business General
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Tables and Figure
  4. Foreword
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. 1 Work Attachment, Work Centrality and the Meaning of Work in Life
  7. 2 Into the New Century: The Changing Terrain for Work and Employment
  8. 3 Organizational Life: The Nature of Work
  9. 4 Organizational Life: The Management of Commitment
  10. 5 Occupational Life
  11. 6 Household and Community Life
  12. 7 Women and Men
  13. 8 Class and Status
  14. 9 Back to the Future? Change and Continuity at Work
  15. Appendix A: Research methods and data collection
  16. Appendix B: Survey respondent characteristics
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index

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