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Global Management, Local Labour
Nichols, T.; Sugur, Nadir
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Description for Global Management, Local Labour
Paperback. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Little discussion about 'globalization' has concerned one of the truly global forces - the management of multi-national and large domestic corporations - and the significance of modern management practices for workers in the developing world. This book examines the nature of work in the modern corporate sector in Turkey with special reference to three industries, white goods, cars and textiles. Based on extensive interviews, it questions some common assumptions in the modern western social science literature, especially in North America and Britain.
Little discussion about 'globalization' has concerned one of the truly global forces - the management of multi-national and large domestic corporations - and the significance of modern management practices for workers in the developing world. This book examines the nature of work in the modern corporate sector in Turkey with special reference to three industries, white goods, cars and textiles. Based on extensive interviews, it questions some common assumptions in the modern western social science literature, especially in North America and Britain.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349513413
SKU
V9781349513413
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99-15
About Nichols, T.; Sugur, Nadir
THEO NICHOLS is Distinguished Research Professor, Cardiff University. He has written on a wide variety of subjects in the general field of economic sociology. Over the last decade he has actively researched and written on aspects of economic development and social structure in Turkey, often with Nadir Sugur. NADIR SUGUR is Professor of Sociology at Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey, ... Read more
Reviews for Global Management, Local Labour
'This book offers penetrating insight into both the benefits and problems of paid work in modern manufacturing in the South. More particularly, it provides the first systematic account of workers' lives in the new Turkey, based on rich case studies of how workers get work, feel about work, operate under modern management methods and deal with local conditions, such as ... Read more