Sociology: work & labour books

Margaret Llewelyn Davies (1861-1944), a co-operator, feminist and socialist, was well known in her time as the outstanding...  Read More >>

This open access book addresses the current debate on extended working life policy by considering the influence...  Read More >>

This book examines the dominance and significance of lean organizing in the international economy. Scholars from...  Read More >>

“Matching the rigour of the analysis with an extraordinary pedagogical capacity, the authors unveil all the arcana...  Read More >>

It uses the evidence of innovation in the context of skewed or limited livelihood options and multiple knowledge...  Read More >>

This book examines the dominance and significance of lean organizing in the international economy. Scholars from...  Read More >>

The book shows how anarchist ideas can turn management on its head, challenging business school assumptions about...  Read More >>

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The concept of ‘the commons’ has been used as a framework to understand resources shared by a community rather than...  Read More >>

First published in 1930, J. A. Hobson's Rationalisation and Unemployment - An Economic Dilemma is a vintage economic...  Read More >>

Gender and Precarious Research Careers aims to advance the debate on the process of precarisation in higher education...  Read More >>

Susanne Edler presents research that reveals that employment relations after recalls are less protected by labor...  Read More >>

A study of women creating fake fashion in China - and how it affects the economy, labour, creativity and culture....  Read More >>

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A study of women creating fake fashion in China - and how it affects the economy, labour, creativity and culture....  Read More >>

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Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit verweisen sowohl auf die Bedeutung von Erwerbsarbeit für die Subjektivierungsformen...  Read More >>

​Insofern sich Städte als „Unternehmen“ begreifen (sollen), werden Sportgroßveranstaltungen als „Standortfaktor“...  Read More >>

First published in 1998, this organizational and professional socialization of trainee chartered accountants reports...  Read More >>

First published in 1999, this aims to shift the balance from current concerns about individual behaviour and its...  Read More >>

Financialization has become the go-to term for scholars grappling with the growth of finance. This handbook offers...  Read More >>

Both research and policy on balancing work and family life have tended to focus on mothers' lives. This volume examines...  Read More >>

Positive Organizational Behaviour: A Reflective Approach introduces the most recent theoretical and empirical insights...  Read More >>