![The Importance and Value of Older Employees]( "The Importance and Value of Older Employees")
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Hilsen, A. I., Olsen, D. S. (2021)
This open access book makes a contribution to our understanding of one of the social challenges facing many western nations i.e. the challenge of an ageing population. It …
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![The Agile Imperative]( "The Agile Imperative")
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Pfeiffer, S. (Ed), Nicklich, M. (Ed), Sauer, S. (Ed) (2021)
In an ever-changing working environment, customer and workplace demands have brought new challenges to how we organize and manage work. Increasingly, this is addressed by the idea …
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![Bygone Utopias and Farm Protest in the Rural Midwest]( "Bygone Utopias and Farm Protest in the Rural Midwest")
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Jaster, D. (2021)
This book explores those who long for “bygone utopias,” times before rapid, culturally destructive social change stripped individuals of their perceived agency. The case of the …
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![Temporary Agency Workers in Italy and the UK]( "Temporary Agency Workers in Italy and the UK")
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Bertolini, A. (2020)
This book offers a comparative exploration of the various disadvantages experienced by a category of atypical workers compared to standard employees, in the UK and Italy, and …
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![Chinese Migrant Workers and Employer Domination]( "Chinese Migrant Workers and Employer Domination")
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Siu, K. (2020)
This book explores three major changes in the circumstances of the migrant working class in south China over the past three decades, from historical and comparative perspectives. …
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![Bodies of Work]( "Bodies of Work")
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Saunders, R. (2020)
This book is a timely and innovative exploration of the vital relationship between sex and capitalism in the digital age. It provides a lively, provocative analysis of how …
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![Governing Social Protection in the Long Term]( "Governing Social Protection in the Long Term")
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Ramia, G. (2020)
This open access book examines the comparative evolution of social protection in Australia and New Zealand from 1890 to the present day, focusing on the relationship between …
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![The Social Meaning of Extra Money]( "The Social Meaning of Extra Money")
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Naulin, S. (Ed), Jourdain, A. (Ed) (2020)
Why do ordinary people who used to engage in domestic and leisure activities for free now try to make a profit from them? How and why do people commodify their free time? This …
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![Trade Union Cooperation in Europe]( "Trade Union Cooperation in Europe")
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Furåker, B., Larsson, B. (2020)
This open access book discusses transnational trade union cooperation in Europe – its forms, focuses, conditions, and obstacles. It provides an overview of existing trade union …
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![Design Thinking and the New Spirit of Capitalism]( "Design Thinking and the New Spirit of Capitalism")
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Seitz, T. (2020)
An ethnographic study on Design Thinking, this book offers profound insights into the popular innovation method, centrally exploring how design thinking’s practice relates to the …
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![China's White-Collar Wave]( "China's White-Collar Wave")
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Jiang, C., Hong, Q. L., Qiu, L. (2019)
This book explores the move from manufacturing towards service industry jobs in China's economic development during the 12th Five-Year Plan period. The service industry now makes …
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![Insecurity, Precarious Work and Labour Markets]( "Insecurity, Precarious Work and Labour Markets")
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Choonara, J. (2019)
Precarity is a key theme in political discourse, in media and academic discussions of employment, and within the labour movement. Often, the prevailing idea is of an endless march …
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![The Palgrave Handbook of Workers’ Participation at Plant Level]( "The Palgrave Handbook of Workers’ Participation at Plant Level")
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Berger, S. (Ed), Pries, L. (Ed), Wannöffel, M. (Ed) (2019)
Comprising the study, documentation, and comparison of plant-level workers’ participation around the world, this volume meets the challenge of offering a global perspective on …
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![Trade Unions on YouTube]( "Trade Unions on YouTube")
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Jansson, J., Uba, K. (2019)
This open access book investigates how trade unions representing different social classes use YouTube videos for renewal purposes. Information and communication technology has …
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![Collective Mobilization in Changing Conditions]( "Collective Mobilization in Changing Conditions")
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Axelsson, J., Karlsson, J. C., Skorstad, E. J. (2019)
This book presents the first published account in English of Sverre Lysgaard's theory of the ‘worker collectivity’ – a theory of an informal protective organisation among …
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![Labour in Contemporary Capitalism]( "Labour in Contemporary Capitalism")
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Huws, U. (2019)
In this long-awaited book, Ursula Huws brings together the results of decades of prescient research on labour market transformation to provide an authoritative overview of the …
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![Time, Freedom and the Self]( "Time, Freedom and the Self")
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Shir-Wise, M. (2019)
While abundant research has investigated time use, much less attention has been given to the cultural meanings attached to free time and what these may express with regard to …
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![Industrial Revolution 4.0, Tech Giants, and Digitized Societies]( "Industrial Revolution 4.0, Tech Giants, and Digitized Societies")
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Lim, T. W. (2019)
Industry 4.0 explores the emergence of disruptive digital technologies such as robotics, blockchain, nanotechnology and 3D printing and their impact on human lives and jobs in …
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![Creative Hubs in Question]( "Creative Hubs in Question")
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Gill, R. (Ed), Pratt, A. C. (Ed), Virani, T. E. (Ed) (2019)
Creative hubs have become a cornerstone of economic and cultural policy with only the barest amount of discussion or scrutiny. This volume offers the first interrogation of …
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![Stress and Suffering at Work]( "Stress and Suffering at Work")
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Loriol, M. (Ed) (2019)
This edited collection explores different strands of social constructionist theory and methods to provide a critique of the prevailing discourse of work stress, and introduces a …
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