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Net-Works: Workplace Change in the Global Economy

Marvin Finkelstein

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Description for Net-Works: Workplace Change in the Global Economy Paperback. This book offers a systematic approach not only to understanding workplace change, but alternative models and practical steps that can be taken to create change. Series: Net-Works S. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Net-works: Workplace Change in the Global Economy primarily discusses how sociology may be applied to the Global Net-Work Economy and the changing workplace. It demonstrates how the sociological perspective has both explanatory power and extraordinary practical applicability to the world of work and employment in the emerging global economy. Finkelstein argues that it is more accurate to think of work organizations as Net-Works, a new form of organization that links individuals, groups and organizations of all kinds in a vast web of relationships that may span locations around the world. Thus, the jobs of the future (and many of the ... Read more

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Format

Paperback

Publication date

2004

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield United States

Number of pages

208

Condition

New

Series

Net-Works S.

Number of Pages

208

Place of Publication

Lanham, MD, United States

ISBN

9780742519107

SKU

V9780742519107

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99-15

About Marvin Finkelstein

Marvin Finkelstein is professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice Studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He received his Masters Degree in Labor and Industrial Relations and Ph.D. in Sociology from Michigan State University. He was President of the Faculty Senate at SIUE and is Executive Director of the Labor Management Committee Southwestern Illinois. He developed ... Read more

Reviews for Net-Works: Workplace Change in the Global Economy

Finkelstein’s Net-Works: Workplace Change in the Global Economy: A Critical and Practical Guide offers a unique perspective on, and adds a rare proposition to, the discussion of how the global economy impacts the American workplace: He proposes that we indeed have control over how that process unfolds and influences our work environment … Finkelstein more than achieves his goal … ... Read moreit is rare to find a book that promises as much practical value as Net-Works.
Marjukka Ollilainen, Weber State University It is rare to find a book that promises as much practical calue as Net-Works. In fact, it may dind its greatests impact off-campus, in workplace training that often favors the less critical management approaches. It is high time sociology as a critical perspective made itself accessible and applicable to those "students" who also are in a position to translate their nely-gained insights into workplace action. For that end, Net-Works provides and excellent starting point.
Teaching Sociology
This is a well-conceived and well-written book. It is clearly written and reflects considerable expertise. It makes an important scholarly contribution to sociology as a whole and to several subfields, principally formal organizations, the sociology of work and occupations, and social and cultural change. Its two chief assets are (1) the manner in which a large amount of relevant material is brought together and organized and (2) its emphasis on application. Together, these make it a unique contribution.The author is an applied sociologist, which is both commendable and obvious from his approach. Also noteworthy is the manner in which the author integrates the narrative on the nature of work and workplace change with basic sociological principles and with the field's theoretical foundations?both classic (Weber, Durkheim, etc.) and contemporary (Zuboff, Ritzer, etc.). Another key feature is the author's skillful use of material on globalization to elucidate industrial trends, and industrial change to explain the globalization process.
Jay Weinstein, Eastern Michigan University
Journal of Applied Sociology
This is a well-conceived and well-written book. It is clearly written and reflects considerable expertise. It makes an important scholarly contribution to sociology as a whole and to several subfields, principally formal organizations, the sociology of work and occupations, and social and cultural change. Its two chief assets are (1) the manner in which a large amount of relevant material is brought together and organized and (2) its emphasis on application. Together, these make it a unique contribution. The author is an applied sociologist, which is both commendable and obvious from his approach. Also noteworthy is the manner in which the author integrates the narrative on the nature of work and workplace change with basic sociological principles and with the field's theoretical foundations—both classic (Weber, Durkheim, etc.) and contemporary (Zuboff, Ritzer, etc.). Another key feature is the author's skillful use of material on globalization to elucidate industrial trends, and industrial change to explain the globalization process.
Jay Weinstein, Eastern Michigan University
Journal of Applied Sociology
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