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Paperback. Confronts head-on the myth that organizational giantism leads to economic efficiency and well-being in the modern age. On the contrary, this book demonstrates how bigness undermines our economic productivity and progress, endangers our democratic freedoms, and exacerbates our economic problems and challenges. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; KCF; KJV; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749695
- ISBN
- 9780804749695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.72
€ 42.99
€ 38.72
Hardback. Trucking used to be one of the best working-class jobs in the United States. Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews and years of extensive observation, this book explains how this massive degradation in the quality of work has occurred, and how companies achieve a compliant and dedicated workforce despite it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278110
- ISBN
- 9780520278110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.73€ 72.45
€ 94.73
€ 72.45
Paperback. Why do truckers accept these conditions and pay? Why can't they achieve what workers did in the past through collective action and union organization? This book looks at what has happened to blue-collar jobs since the trucking industry was deregulated. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBL; KCF; KNGR; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520278127
- ISBN
- 9780520278127
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
The Aging Workforce. Realities, Myths, and Implications for Organizati...
Hedge, Jerry W.; Borman, Walter C.; Lammlein,...
Hardback. Examines the changing demographics of the workforce, and their impact on the world of work. This work provides a perspective on what we know about issues related to the older worker, thus providing a foundation for confronting the challenges facing the workforce of the future. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591473190
- ISBN
- 9781591473190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Explores the dysfunctional state of US high-skilled immigration laws. This title recommends a coherent set of immediate reforms, which should aim to facilitate continuously high and increasingly economically necessary levels of high-skilled immigration to the United States. Series: Policy Analyses in International Economics. Num Pages: 132 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 9. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324136
- ISBN
- 9780881324136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.06
€ 20.99
€ 17.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- MX Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780922225
- ISBN
- 9781780922225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.96
€ 14.96
Hardback. This volume deals with the general issues of the causes and consequences of the rise of so-called free labor from slavery and serfdom in Europe, the United States, and the Caribbean over the past four to five centuries, and points to the many complications and paradoxical aspects of this change. Editor(s): Engerman, Stanley L. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 364 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 1KJ; JHBL; KCF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735216
- ISBN
- 9780804735216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06
€ 92.06
Paperback. Editor(s): O'Brien, Ruth; Pempel, T. J.; Ravenhill, John. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382. Clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0221024
- ISBN
- 9780801473579
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Num Pages: 118 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: KCF; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 118
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903319744
- ISBN
- 9780903319744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.30
€ 10.30
Hardcover. This book analyses the impact of European tax and benefit systems on incentives to create and take up jobs. European policymakers face tough choices as reforms to these systems are costly and recognising and understanding the complex trade-offs involved - a pre-condition to pushing the reform process forward - is the aim of this volume. Editor(s): Buti, Marco; Sestito, Paolo; Wijkander, Hans. Num Pages: 320 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; KCFM; LNTH; LNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 234. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840645118
- ISBN
- 9781840645118
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.21
€ 149.21
Paperback. Explores how the sugar beet industry transformed the rural Midwest by introducing large factories, contract farming, and foreign migrant labour. Identifying rural areas as centres for modern American industrialism, this study contributes to a re-orientation of labour history from urban factory workers to rural migrant workers. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; HBTK; KCF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252076671
- ISBN
- 9780252076671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.94
€ 34.99
€ 31.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: KCFM; VFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 162. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- LIBERTIES PRESS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- SKU
- KIN0008749
- ISBN
- 9781905483600
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Essay collection from the Global Labour Column Editor(s): Pons-Vignon, Nicolas; Nkosi, Mbuso. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336169
- ISBN
- 9780745336169
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65€ 84.13
€ 100.65
€ 84.13
Paperback. Essay collection from the Global Labour Column Editor(s): Pons-Vignon, Nicolas; Nkosi, Mbuso. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745336213
- ISBN
- 9780745336213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.49
€ 40.99
€ 31.49
Hardcover. Selected papers from a conference held in honour of Professor Dale T. Mortensen upon the occasion of his 65th birthday. It includes papers on some of Professor Dale T. Mortensen's current research topics, as well as additional theoretical papers, and micro- and macro-econometric papers. Editor(s): Bunzel, Henning; Christensen, Bent; Neumann, George R.; Robin, Jean-Marc. Series: Contributions to Economic Analysis. Num Pages: 612 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCF; KCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780444520890
- ISBN
- 9780444520890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.42
€ 152.42
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332550
- ISBN
- 9780745332550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 26.89
€ 40.99
€ 26.89
Paperback. Editor(s): Garcia, Clark Martin; Cook, Scott. Num Pages: 141 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 8. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622578184
- ISBN
- 9781622578184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.64€ 70.23
€ 100.64
€ 70.23
paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; JNM; JNRV; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 212 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Budrich Unipress Ltd
- Edition
- 1. Aufl.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783940755421
- ISBN
- 9783940755421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 54.53
€ 59.15
€ 54.53
Hardback. Volume 17 of Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labor-Managed Firms provides detailed analysis on standard econometric studies to new institutional economics to behavioral economics. Series Editor(s): Kato, Takao. Series: Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. .
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785609664
- ISBN
- 9781785609664
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.60
€ 133.60
Paperback. Focuses on such areas as: the fraction of firms that participate in shared capitalism programs in the United States and abroad, the factors that enable these firms to overcome classic free rider and risk problems, the effect of shared capitalism on firm performance, and the impact of shared capitalism on worker well-being. Editor(s): Kruse, Douglas L.; Freeman, Richard B.; Blasi, Joseph R. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 432 pages, 22 line drawings, 94 tables. BIC Classification: KCF; KFFM; KJVW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226456676
- ISBN
- 9780226456676
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Paperback. This is a comprehensive study on the social history of China during the first half of the 20th century. It draws on abundant sources and studies which have appeared in the People's Republic of China since the early 1980sand which have not been systematically used in Western historiography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804724913
- ISBN
- 9780804724913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Hardback. This social history of China during the first half of the 20th century focuses on the Shanghai labour movement. It draws on abundant sources and studies which have appeared in the People's Republic of China since the early 1980s and which have not been systematically used in Western historiography. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 half-tones 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; KCF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720632
- ISBN
- 9780804720632
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.99
€ 149.99
Hardback. Series: New Black Studies Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; JFMX; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252040207
- ISBN
- 9780252040207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.74
€ 118.74
Hardcover. Presents an interpretation of the nature, causes and consequences of sex inequality in the modern labour market. This book offers a comprehensive account of sex segregation; and draws on the methodological innovations to provide an original empirical analysis of sex segregation using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781861345998
- ISBN
- 9781861345998
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.44
€ 92.44