Sociology: work & labour books

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This edited volume examines how economic processes have worked...  Read More >>

This book uses a variety of empirical cases on topics including drug development, egg donation, and governance of...  Read More >>

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Powered by original field research and survey analysis in the United States and United Kingdom, The White Working...  Read More >>

The book explores the macroeconomic and sectoral employment implications (in agriculture, industry and services)...  Read More >>

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In the last two decades there has been an explosion of research inspired by Michel Foucault’s suggestion of a new...  Read More >>

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This comprehensive companion with an international cast of contributors gives voice to forms of organizing which...  Read More >>

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The Organization of Craft Work develops a diverse range of theoretical perspectives for understanding craft work...  Read More >>

This book argues that “organizing” is a broader term than managing, as it entails understanding how people and machines...  Read More >>

The need for career support, derived from personal, professional and organisational connections plays an important...  Read More >>

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Among the various areas and topics addressed are complexity and sustainable management, markets as complex adaptive...  Read More >>

The essence of this book can be found in a line written by the ancient Roman Stoic Philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca:...  Read More >>

This is the first book published in English to present a concise but panoramic overview of the social, economic...  Read More >>

The authors use extensive new datasets to explore the working practices, safety and regulation of the sex industry,...  Read More >>

Distant Companions tells the fascinating story of the lives and times of domestic servants and their employers in...  Read More >>

Provides a background to occupational stress, and traces the early work of Hans Selye and the development of bio-physiological,...  Read More >>

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Examining legitimation discourse in four OECD countries (Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United...  Read More >>

This book is the first to present a rich selection of over 30 real-world cases of how leading organizations conduct...  Read More >>