Industrial relations, occupational health Books
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Challenges to Trade Unions in Europe:
Book SynopsisShould trade unions passively respond to turbulent changes in industrial relations or can they innovate and set their own agenda? In the face of technological, economic, political and cultural change, trade unions across Europe face a genuine threat to their past achievements and their future capacity to act and shape industrial relations.In The Challenges to Trade Unions in Europe , a group of prominent authors examines the unions' strategic policies in seven European member states and at the European Union level, as well as their responses to the globalization of economic competition. Using theoretical and historical analysis as well as up-to-date empirical research, they examine the successes of trade unions and their capacity to innovate in order to remain strategic actors in the industrial relations arena. In particular, the authors examine trade union policies responding to topical issues such as training, sustainable growth, flexibility, decentralization, deregulation and neo-liberal state policies.The Challenges to Trade Unions in Europe explores responses to the main economic, managerial, political and socio-cultural features of the transformation process facing trade unions in Europe. It will be welcomed by researchers and students interested in industrial relations, personnel management, and the social and economic implications of European integration.Trade Review'. . . a useful contribution to the field of comparative and international industrial relations. Its success is due to the involvement of a large number of authors who come from different countries and different disciplinary backgrounds, have both theoretical and empirical leanings, and have different methodological preferences. The diversity of their analyses - and their interest in going further then the descriptive question of the degree of innovation - produces a rich mosaic of current developments in union strategy.'Table of ContentsContents: Foreword Part I: Trade Unions on Shifting Grounds Part II: Rethinking Solidarity Part III: New Items on the Agenda Part IV: Adapting to Management Challenges Part V: Adapting toPolitical Pressures Bibliography Index
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Economic Performance and the Theory of the Firm:
Book SynopsisThis book presents for the first time a careful selection of David Teece's most important writings on the theory of the firm and its implications for economic performance. After a biographical introduction which sheds new light on his research programme, the book focuses on key areas, including:- the nature of the firm and dynamic capabilities diversification and vertical integration internal organization and economic performance international scope, alliances and joint ventures The volume also includes an extensive introduction which provides a biographical insight into the development of the author's career and his continuing research into the areas the articles in this volume exlore. David Teece's style of writing is succinct and logical and the material presented in this volume, and its companion Strategy, Technology and Public Policy, will be of great interest to economists, managers, consultants and policy makers.Trade Review'Few economists in the twentieth century have made so many significant contributions to different areas of industrial economics as David Teece. He has led the way in integrating industrial organization, technological innovation and strategic management, and these two volumes show how he did it.' -- Mark Casson, University of Reading, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Nature of the Firm and Dynamic Capabilities Part II: Diversification Part III: Vertical Integration Part IV: International Scope PartV: Internal Organization and Economic Performance Part VI: Alliances and Joint Ventures Index
£173.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Labour Relations in Transition: Wages, Employment
Book SynopsisLabour Relations in Transition provides a unique insight into the realities of Russian industrial enterprises in the transition period as it affects workers on the shop floor.Based on a unique collaborative programme of ethnographic and case study research, this volume includes original work by Western and Russian scholars focusing on the restructuring of wages, employment and industrial relations, and how workers have responded to these changes. As well as presenting pioneering analysis of trade unions and industrial conflict, Labour Relations in Transition addresses changing status hierarchies within the workforce, the position of women in production, the process of bankruptcy, and insider and outsider control.This is the third volume in the series Management and Industry in Russia and will be welcomed by sociologists and Russian specialists for addressing contemporary Labour-Management relations within the context of the changing significance of work and work relations in the lives of Russian workers.Trade Review’The book is valuable, consisting of ten chapters written by Russian colleagues of the editor plus his introduction. The book is highly recommended.’- Guy Standing, British Journal of Industrial Relations’Labour Relations in Transition performs an important role, filling a serious gap in our understanding of the current extraordinary period in Russian history.’- Martin Spence, Capital and Class’American readers will have much to learn from this book.’- M. Gardner Clark, Industrial and Labor Relations ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Labour Relations and Class Formation (S. Clarke) 2. Wage Systems in Pioneers of Privatisation (I. Donova) 3. Foremen: An Ethnographic Investigation (M. Ilyina) 4. Internal Mobility and the Restruction of Labour (G. Monousova, N. Guskova) 5. How to Survive on a Russian Wage (S. Alasheev, M. Kiblitskaya) 6. Employment Policy in an Industrial Enterprise (T. Metalina) 7. Changes in the Social Organisation of an Industrial Enterprise (I. Kozina) 8. A Miners’ Town: From the Problem of Employment to the Problems of Personnel Management (I. Donova) 9. The Strike as a Form of Worker Activism in the Period of Economic Reform (V. Borisov) 10. Conflict in a Coal-Mining Enterprise: A Case Study of Sudzhenskaya Mine (V. Borisov, V. Bizyukova, K. Burnyshev) 11. Underground Miners’ Strikes (P. Bizyukov) Index
£115.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Industrial Policy and Competitive Advantage
Book SynopsisThe emergence of industrial policy as a central issue among not just policy makers but the intellectual community as well reflects not only concerns about the international competitiveness of firms and nations but also unemployment and growth. Scholarship on industrial policy has been scattered across a wide range of disciplines and subjects, rendering it difficult to grasp the state of knowledge on the subject. The purpose of this three volume series is to provide the classic articles forming the building blocks of scholarship on industrial policy and present them in an integrated framework. These classic contributions span a number of subjects within economics, such as international trade, industrial economics, labour economics, economic development and technological change, as well as a number of different academic disciplines, including political science, sociology, international relations, and international management. The first volume focuses on The Mandate for Industrial Policy, the second on Instruments and Targets, and the third on Industry and Country Studies.Trade Review‘David Audretsch has assembled a highly respectable collection of classical economic literature on the role and impact of industrial policy on national competitiveness . . . Audretsch’s collection of works is a blend of the conceptual and empirical and easily accessible to any professional working in the field of industrial policy. Economists, policy analysts (trade, technology and industrial policy in particular), business and international political economy scholars, and political scientists will find these texts to be an essential reference for their work . . . the breadth and scope of works presented in this set is considerable, and the great virtue of Industrial Policy and Competitive Advantage is in its organization of topics and themes . . . is an important addition to the literature on the study of industrial policy. Because it concentrates – in a single source – the significant economic contributions to the thinking, theory, and empirical evidence behind industrial policy making, most analysts will consider it a primary and essential resource.’ -- Maria Papadakis, James Madison University, US‘David Audretsch has undertaken a challenging task, in both concept and magnitude, in putting together the selection of 68 articles. He has met his self-imposed challenge with distinction. . . . In sum, these three volumes make an outstanding contribution to the reference literature of modern economics, not only for the overall high quality of the reprinted articles and chapters, but also for the editor’s perceptive and ingenious presentation of a highly complex body of writing.’ -- William L. Baldwin, Dartmouth College, US‘Industrial Policy and Competitive Advantage is a rich collection of classic articles by experts in the area to provide “building blocks of scholarship on industrial policy”. The three volumes are so organized, each addressing a unique characteristic of the literature in the field.’ -- V.P. Jain, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research‘There is good representation of both Eastern Europe and South East Asia with articles by Audretsch and Westphal among others. There is no doubt that the three volumes will provide a very useful reference collection for both students and academics and will help focus the debate surrounding industrial policy.’ -- Katherine Wakelin, The Economic JournalTable of ContentsVolume 1 The mandate for industrial policy: Part 1 The policy mandate: the idea of industrial policy, Chalmers Johnson; industrial policy - a dissent, Charles L. Schultze; industrial policy and American renewal, R.D. Norton; industrial change, barriers to mobility and European industrial policy, Paul A. Geroski and Alexis Jacquemin; some lessons from the East Asian miracle, Joseph E. Stiglitz. Part 2 Implementation: implementing a national technology strategy with self-organizing industry investment boards, Paul M. Romer; procurement policy as a tool of industrial policy, P.A. Geroski; the implementation of industrial policy in an evolutionary perspective, Alexander Gerybadze. Part 3 International competitiveness: making sense of the competitiveness debate, Paul R. Krugman; industrial policy and international competitiveness, David B. Audretsch; international R&D rivalry and industrial strategy, Barbara J. Spencer and James A. Brander. Part 4 Trade: trade and industrial policy under imperfect competition, Anthony J. Venables and Alasdair Smith; optimal trade and industrial policy under oligopoly, Jonathan Eaton and Gene M. Grossman; the welfare effects of imperfect harmonization of trade and industrial policy, Konstantine Gatsios and Larry Karp; R&D rivalry, industrial policy and US-Japanese trade, David B. Audretsch and Hideki Yamawaki. Part 5 Foreign direct investment: industrial policy and foreign direct investment, Phedon Nicolaides. Part 6 Technology policy: does technology policy matter?, Henry Ergas; technical innovation and national systems, Richard R. Nelson and Nathan Rosenberg; strategic R&D policy, John Beath et al; innovation policy in an open economy - a normative framework for strategic and tactical issues, Moshe Justman and Morris Teubal. Volume 2 Instruments and targets: Part 1 Competition policy: industrial policy and competition policy, Manfred Neumann; the evolution of Clayton section 7 enforcement and the beginnings of US industrial policy, Bruce M. Owen; antitrust law as industrial policy - should judges and juries make it?, Phillip Areeda; international mergers and state aid - what should competition policy do about industrial policy?, A. Neil Campbell et al. Part 2 Networks and cooperation: competition, cooperation and innovation - organizational arrangements for regimes of rapid technological progress, David J. Teece; when can government subsidize research joint ventures? politics, economics and limits to technology policy, Linda Cohen; company-scientist locational links - the case of biotechnology, David B. Audretsch and Paula E. Stephan; vertical relations between firms and industrial policy, P.A. Geroski; a dynamic analysis of export cartels - the Japanese case, Alexis Jacquemin et al; Europe - collaboration in the high technology sectors, Margaret Sharp. (Part contents)
£785.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Unemployment in Theory and Practice
Book SynopsisUnemployment in Theory and Practice examines the effectiveness of current policies in the battle against unemployment. It uses a variety of country case studies to analyse the range of potential causes of and cures for unemployment and analyses the complex nature of labour markets. This volume surveys the policy options and prescribes a mix of both macro and microeconomic policies to combat unemployment effectively. The contributors address the issue of policy targeted groups, including self-employed and older workers, and offer a comprehensive survey of key empirical findings. Issues considered include the rising number of self-employed in Australia and the labour market prospects for the aged in Germany. Particular labour market policies are discussed including the role of training and concerted international action through social democratic and trade union collaboration. The nature of unemployment in countries characterized by economic and social transformation, such as Bulgaria and Poland, is also analysed in detail. The final section of the book is dedicated to wage policy and compensatory pay for the unemployed. It challenges the conventional neoclassical wisdom that wage constraints and limited trade union power will necessarily lead to labour market improvements and reduced unemployment. Evidence from Germany and South Africa is used to argue that collective action is a promising policy alternative. International in scope, the book will be essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of economics, political economy, industrial relations and international economics. It will also appeal to professional economists, sociologists, political scientists, trade unionists and policy advisors.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Unemployment: From Macro to Micro Perspectives 2. Identifying Policy Target Groups 3. Evaluating Active Labour Market Policies 4. Unemployment in Central and Eastern Europe 5. Wage Policy and Compensatory Pay
£111.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Economics, Science and Technology
Book SynopsisEconomists need to understand some fundamental aspects of science in order to measure and analyse the process of technological change. This book explores the interrelationships between economics, science and technology in order to find ways of improving economists' approaches to technical change. Dr Payson begins by offering a scientific critique of economic discourse and presents a unique, unconstrained and critical view of the behavioral differences between economists and scientists. The economic literature on technological change is analysed in order to assess economists' approach to science. The author then offers concrete solutions for the useful economic study of technological change including alternative methods of classifying data based on scientific principles, a characteristics approach to measuring physical capital, and a futuristic exploration into how artificial intelligence may improve economics.Trade Review'A major novelty of the book lies in its use of refreshingly new evidence from the natural sciences to question the scientific status of orthodox economics. . . . Readers who are interested in methodological issues in economics will find much of the book a very good read.'Table of ContentsContents: Preface Part I: A Scientific Critique of Economic Discourse 1. Economics of Science versus Science of Economics 2. The Difference in Behavior Between Economists and Scientists 3. Measurement in Economics Must be Taken More Seriously Part II: Economic Literature on Scientific Advancement, Technological Change and Related Topics 4. Science as a Public Good 5. Subfields on the Economic Effects of Scientific Research 6. Economic Literature on Technological Change Part III: New Attitudes, Philosophies, Frameworks and Models 7. Product Evolution and the Case for Function-Based Classification 8. Business Interests in Scientific Discoveries 9. Capital Input – It Need Not be Metaphysical 10. Conclusion References Index
£110.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Economics of Executive Compensation
Book SynopsisThe rapid rise in the earnings of top executives is a distinctive feature of modern capitalism. This important two volume collection presents some of the most influential published theoretical and empirical papers on executive compensation. Topics include: Theoretical Foundations of Executive Pay; Executive Compensation and Company Performance; Relative Performance Evaluation; Determinants of Executive Compensation; The Effects of CEO Pay; Accounting Measures in Executive Contracts; CEO Turnover; CEO Pay Internationally; Economic Environments and Executive Pay.The Economics of Executive Compensation draws together a wide range of literature and will be an essential reference guide for students, researchers and practioners.Table of ContentsContents: Volume I: Introduction Part I: Theoretical Foundations of Executive Pay 1. Michael C. Jensen and William H. Meckling (1976), ‘Theory of the Firm: Managerial Behavior, Agency Costs and Ownership Structure’ 2. Bengt Holmstrom (1979), ‘Moral Hazard and Observability’ 3. Eugene F. Fama (1980), ‘Agency Problems and the Theory of the Firm’ 4. Edward P. Lazear and Sherwin Rosen (1981), ‘Rank-Order Tournaments as Optimum Labor Contracts’ 5. Bengt Holmstrom (1982), ‘Moral Hazard in Teams’ 6. Sherwin Rosen (1982), ‘Authority, Control, and the Distribution of Earnings’ 7. Sanford J. Grossman and Oliver D. Hart (1983), ‘An Analysis of the Principal-Agent Problem’ Part II: Executive Compensation and Company Performance 8. Wilbur G. Lewellen and Blaine Huntsman (1970), ‘Managerial Pay and Corporate Performance’ 9. Kevin J. Murphy (1985), ‘Corporate Performance and Managerial Remuneration: An Empirical Analysis’ 10. Anne T. Coughlan and Ronald M. Schmidt (1985), ‘Executive Compensation, Management Turnover, and Firm Performance: An Empirical Investigation’ 11. Michael C. Jensen and Kevin J. Murphy (1990), ‘Performance Pay and Top-Management Incentives’ 12. Sherwin Rosen (1992), ‘Contracts and the Market for Executives’ 13. Joseph G. Haubrich (1994), ‘Risk Aversion, Performance Pay, and the Principal-Agent Problem’ Part III: Relative Performance Evaluation 14. Rick Antle and Abbie Smith (1986), ‘An Empirical Investigation of the Relative Performance Evaluation of Corporate Executives’ 15. Robert Gibbons and Kevin J. Murphy (1990), ‘Relative Performance Evaluation for Chief Executive Officers’ Part IV: Determinants of Executive Compensation 16. Kevin J. Murphy (1986), ‘Incentives, Learning, and Compensation: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of Managerial Labor Contracts’ 17. Wilbur Lewellen, Claudio Loderer and Kenneth Martin (1987), ‘Executive Compensation and Executive Incentive Problems: An Empirical Analysis’ 18. Charles A. O’Reilly III, Brian G. Main and Graef S. Crystal (1988), ‘CEO Compensation as Tournament and Social Comparison: A Tale of Two Theories’ 19. Jonathan S. Leonard (1990), ‘Executive Pay and Firm Performance’ 20. Richard A. Lambert, David F. Larcker and Robert E. Verrecchia (1991), ‘Portfolio Considerations in Valuing Executive Compensation’ 21. Robert Gibbons and Kevin J. Murphy (1992), ‘Optimal Incentive Contracts in the Presence of Career Concerns: Theory and Evidence’ 22. David Yermack (1995), ‘Do Corporations Award CEO Stock Options Effectively?’ Name Index Volume II: Part I: The Effects of CEO Pay 1. Robert Tempest Masson (1971), ‘Executive Motivations, Earnings, and Consequent Equity Performance’ 2. James A. Brickley, Sanjai Bhagat and Ronald C. Lease (1985), ‘The Impact of Long-Range Managerial Compensation Plans on Shareholder Wealth’ 3. Hassan Tehranian and James F. Waegelein (1985), ‘Market Reaction to Short-Term Executive Compensation Plan Adoption’ 4. Anup Agrawal and Gershon N. Mandelker (1987), ‘Managerial Incentives and Corporate Investment and Financing Decisions’ 5. John M. Abowd (1990), ‘Does Performance-Based Managerial Compensation Affect Corporate Performance?’ 6. Patricia M. Dechow and Richard G. Sloan (1991), ‘Executive Incentives and the Horizon Problem: An Empirical Investigation’ 7. Keith C. Brown, W.V. Harlow and Laura T. Starks (1996), ‘Of Tournaments and Temptations: An Analysis of Managerial Incentives in the Mutual Fund Industry’ Part II: Accounting Measures in Executive Contracts 8. Paul M Healy (1985), ‘The Effect of Bonus Schemes on Accounting Decisions’ 9. Robert M. Bushman and Raffi J. Indjejikian (1993), ‘Accounting Income, Stock Price, and Managerial Compensation’ 10. Richard G. Sloan (1993), ‘Accounting Earnings and Top Executive Compensation’ 11. Jennifer J. Gaver, Kenneth M. Gaver and Jeffrey R. Austin (1995), ‘Additional Evidence on Bonus Plans and Income Management’ 12. Robert W. Holthausen, David F. Larcker and Richard G. Sloan (1995), ‘Annual Bonus Schemes and the Manipulation of Earnings’ Part III: CEO Turnover 13. Jerold B. Warner, Ross L. Watts and Karen H. Wruck (1988), ‘Stock Prices and Top Management Changes’ 14. Michael S. Weisbach (1988), ‘Outside Directors and CEO Turnover’ 15. Kevin J. Murphy and Jerold L. Zimmerman (1993), ‘Financial Performance Surrounding CEO Turnover’ Part IV: CEO Pay Internationally 16. Steven N. Kaplan (1994), ‘Top Executive Rewards and Firm Performance: A Comparison of Japan and the United States’ 17. Steven N. Kaplan (1994), ‘Top Executives, Turnover, and Firm Performance in Germany’ 18. Martin Conyon, Paul Gregg and Stephen Machin (1995), ‘Taking Care of Business: Executive Compensation in the United Kingdom’ 19. John M. Abowd and Michael L. Bognanno (1995), ‘International Differences in Executive and Managerial Compensation’ Part V: Economic Environments and Executive Pay 20. Clifford W. Smith, Jr. and Ross L. Watts (1992), ‘The Investment Opportunity Set and Corporate Financing, Dividend, and Compensation Policies’ 21. Stuart C. Gilson and Michael R. Vetsuypens (1993), ‘CEO Compensation in Financially Distressed Firms: An Empirical Analysis’ 22. R. Glenn Hubbard and Darius Palia (1995), ‘Executive Pay and Performance: Evidence from the U.S. Banking Industry’ 23. Paul L. Joskow, Nancy L. Rose and Catherine D. Wolfram (1996), ‘Political Constraints on Executive Compensation: Evidence From the Electric Utility Industry’ Name Index
£557.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Industry, Space and Competition: The Contribution
Book SynopsisIndustry, Space and Competition rediscovers the contributions of the past on industrial organization and spatial economics and analyses these within the context of current movements towards globalization, regionalization and localization.It re-examines the work of von Thunen, Marshall, Weber and Perroux as well as re-assessing less well-known authors including Quesnay, George and Hearn whose contributions have previously been largely disregarded. The book analyses their contributions to spatial economics, industrial organization and economic geography within an historical context. The authors then go on to discuss related issues which are not strictly from the discipline of economics. Finally the authors propose that there should be more interaction with other disciplines including history and geography in order to gain a greater understanding of the subject.This book will be welcomed by historians of economic thought, regional economists, industrial economists, especially those interested in industrial organisation and competition, and scholars of international economics and economic geography.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Thünen 1. Coase and Thünen 2. Thünen’s Contribution to Location Economics and Marginal Productivity Theory Part II: Marshall 3. The Nation as an Organized System of Production 4. Industrial Districts as Knowledge Communities 5. Alfred Marshall and Territorial Organization of Industry Part III: Weber and Perroux 6. Economic Space, Institutions and Dynamics 7. The Organization of Industry and Location Part IV: The Forgotten Authors 8. The Economic Implications of the Location of England and the Location of France 9. W.E. Hearn on the Industrial Organization of Society 10. Henry George on the Location of Economic Activity Part V: Other Readings and Rereadings 11. The Notion of Space in the Economic Work of Emile Levasseur 12. A National Bank or Local Banks? Index
£114.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Labour Standards and International
Book SynopsisThis innovative book assesses the impact of labour standards on the competitiveness of firms through a comparison of developing and industrialized countries.The lack of a strict code of labour standards in developing countries is thought to result in unfair competition, which industrialized countries have used to justify protectionist policies. Developing countries are seen to oppose the adoption of labour standards, believing that such measures are likely to jeopardize their competitiveness in world markets. This book analyses both of these positions within the context of the current political debate on the subject. The authors investigate the reasons for implementing labour standards, and measure their impact upon firm competitiveness using a variety of empirical tests and statistics from approximately 165 countries. They conclude that labour standards do not have a significant impact on the competitiveness of firms or economies as a whole. From their evidence the authors offer policy advice including the decentralization of decision making for implementing labour standards, and the adoption throughout the world of core labour standards.Labour Standards and International Competitiveness will be welcomed by academics interested in international economics, development economics and labour economics, as well as by policymakers and practitioners working in international organizations.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. A Political Issue: Two Opposing Views 2. The Economic Analysis 3. The Strength of the Evidence 4. Conclusion Appendices Bibliography
£90.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Production, Stability and Dynamic Symmetry: The
Book SynopsisThis seminal work offers a carefully edited collection of Ryuzo Sato's pioneering contributions to the analysis of the theories of production, preference, stability and dynamic symmetry in economics.The author examines production functions and preference functions containing both goods and money and studies the stability of general equilibrium systems and economic conservation laws. The book also includes Professor Sato's groundbreaking work on the application of Lie group theory to the estimation of technical progress.This important book will be welcomed by scholars interested in technical change and progress.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: Production and Preferences Part II: Stability Part III: Dynamic Invariance
£116.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Noise and Hearing
Book SynopsisNoise damage to hearing health is a health risk which is associated with both civilian and military occupations as well as certain leisure activities. Occupational noise damage to hearing must date from the bronze age, when man first began to fashion metals some five thousand years ago. The rapid growth of industrialisation over the past two centuries has produced what might be termed as the current civilian epidemic of occupational noise induced hearing loss. This series seeks to address points relevant to current knowledge of the subject. The volume should prove useful to members of the many disciplines that have an interest in this subject.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. Part I References. Part II Some Acts, Regulations and Standards Relevant to Hearing and to Noise. Part III Glossary of Symbols, Abbreviations and Terms. Part IV Chronology of Development of Knowledge and Practice Relevant to ONIHL. Part V Chronology of Publications relating Tinnitus to Noise Exposure.
£121.46
University of KwaZulu-Natal Press SADTU and the Struggle for Professional Unionism
Book SynopsisThis book traces the emergence and development of SADTU's professional unionism and explores its implications for teachers and the delivery of quality education in the context of SADTU's relationship with the state and the governing party, specifically the union's location within the ANC-led Tripartite Alliance.It highlights SADTU's role in the struggle for democracy, including its crusade for recognition as a non-racial union and its involvement in the development of post-apartheid education policy. However, despite its centrality in the education struggles of the past, SADTU's continued role and relevance in the development of the education system have become the subject of intense debate in the public domain, as it is seen as more focused on unionism and the political battles in the Alliance than on furthering teacher professionalism. This volume explores how and why this has come about, and offers insights that would enable SADTU to reclaim its role and relevance in reimagining the future of education in South Africa in response to the socio-economic development challenges that confront the country in the twenty-first century.Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgements Abbreviations Contributors Introduction Logan Govender and Michael Cross 1. SADTU and the Origins of Professional Unionism, 1976–1995 27 — Ihron Rensburg 2. The Influence of COSATU on the Evolution and Development of SADTU: An Insider's Perspective — Khetsi Lehoko 3. Teacher Unions and Policy-Making in South Africa: Exclusion, Contestation and Collaboration — Logan Govender and Michael Cross 4. Organisational Development and Efficiency: Key Ingredients for Professional Unionism — Logan Govender 5. Dilemmas of Unionism and Professionalism in the Promotion of Teacher Accountability — Michael Cross and Sibonokuhle Ndlovu 6. Leaders, Leadership and Change in SADTU — Michael Cross and David Matsepe 7. SADTU's Future Role in the South African Education Landscape — Ahmed Essop Conclusion — Michael Cross and Logan Govender Index
£27.96
UNSW Press Worth Fighting For: Inside the 'Your Rights at
Book SynopsisThe 'Your Rights at Work' campaign was an unprecedented campaign in Australia's political history and it aroused great public interest. This book presents an in-depth account of the campaign, based on over 60 interviews with key union leaders, rank and file members and non-union community supporters. It is based on 18 months of close study of the campaign, including the author spending 6 months on the campaign trail. Over 5000 Australians were actively involved in the 'YRaW' campaign, as well as every union in Australia and 24 marginal seats in every state.It was published on the first anniversary of the 2007 federal election when the Rudd government came to power, and it is widely recognised that the 'YRaW' campaign influenced the result of this election. This is the only book currently on the market to document the 'YRaW' campaign. This book tells the story of the ACTU's 'Your Rights at Work' campaign against Work Choices, the largest, most expensive and most sophisticated political campaign ever mounted in Australia, and one with a decisive impact on the 2007 federal election.
£999.99
AU Press Solidarités Provinciales: Histoire de la
Book SynopsisLa Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses duNouveau-Brunswick, fondée en 1913, est la deuxième plus anciennefédération provinciale du travail au Canada. Son histoire remonte auxpremières campagnes en faveur de l’indemnisation des accidents dutravail et de la reconnaissance syndicale, et elle se poursuit dans lesplus récentes luttes visant à défendre les normes sociales et àprotéger les emplois et les droits syndicaux. La Fédération a vu lejour dans la ville portuaire de Saint John et le centre ferroviaire deMoncton, puis elle s’est étendue aux travailleurs des mines etdes usines du nord de la province, soutenant la cause des employés dusecteur public et des travailleuses, reflétant les réalités de la vieet du travail dans une société bilingue. Puisant dans les archives, lesjournaux et les propres expériences des travailleurs et destravailleuses, voici l’histoire inédite de solidarités syndicalesprovinciales qui ont surmonté les divisions et les revers afin derehausser le statut des travailleurs et des travailleuses dans lasociété néo-brunswickoise. Par cette étude pionnière rédigée dans unstyle clair et puissant, Frank apporte une contribution originale à lacompréhension de l’évolution politique, économique et sociale dela province, et il aide à combler le besoin d’éclairer laconnaissance que le public a de l’histoire des travailleurs etdes syndicats de toutes les régions du Canada.Table of ContentsTable des sigles- vii Remerciements- ix Introduction- 3 Chapitre 1, Un fait accompli - 17 Chapitre 2, Ce qui nous a été promis - 53 Chapitre 3, Une province digne des héros - 85 Chapitre 4, Le nouveau syndicalisme - 117 Chapitre 5, Sur la ligne - 171 Épilogue, Honorons le passé, bâtissons l’avenir - 245
£23.39
Campus Verlag Beyond Decent Work: The Cultural Political
Book SynopsisBeyond Decent Work explores the history of the Indonesian labor movement, using three contemporary case studies to shed light on the development of Indonesia’s labor struggles and trade union strategies. Drawing on extensive and recent qualitative fieldwork, Felix Hauf argues that the economic idea of “decent work” plays a central role in current trade union strategies at the expense of more radical—or traditional working-class—strategies of industrial action, even though the latter have been more effective in fulfilling workers’ demands for higher wages and better working conditions. Hauf’s analysis offers unique insight into the labor dynamics of Indonesia and Southeast Asia more broadly, revealing how genuinely democratic and independent unions—confronted with rival unions controlled by businesses, Indonesian subcontractors, multinational corporations, and the Indonesian state—struggle to create an economy outside the confines of neoliberal capitalism.
£48.45
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Personalakquisition im Spiegelbild der
Book SynopsisIsabelle Latz analysiert unter Einbezug der Charaktereigenschaften und des Mediennutzungsverhalten die beruflichen Erwartungen der vier Generationen Babyboomer, X, Y und Z. Die Ergebnisse der Arbeit liefern damit Implikationen für eine erfolgsorientierte Personalakquisition in Anbetracht einer Generationenvielfalt. In Zeiten des demografischen und soziokulturellen Wandels ermöglicht die zielgruppenorientierte Personalbeschaffung das Erwecken von nachhaltigem Interesse an Unternehmen.Table of ContentsDer demografische Wandel fordert seinen Tribut.- Erwartungen zu Arbeitsplatz, beruflicher Selbstverwirklichung, Informationskanälen und Auswahlverfahren.- Fazit und Mehrwert: Harte (Personal-) Arbeit zahlt sich aus.
£44.99
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Strategische Kommunikation von Gewerkschaften:
Book SynopsisSascha Kristin Futh untersucht anhand von drei zeitgeschichtlich bedeutenden Kampagnen zum ersten Mal vergleichend die strategische Kommunikation von Gewerkschaften. Sie analysiert die Bedingungen, unter denen die Gewerkschaften ihren Einfluss über Kampagnen-Kommunikation geltend machten und stellt im Vergleich die ausschlaggebenden Faktoren für die gewerkschaftliche Kampagnenfähigkeit heraus. Die Verknüpfung von Kampagnen und tarifpolitischen Verhandlungen ist dabei ein zentraler Erfolgsfaktor. Der Kampagnen-Vergleich zeigt, dass für die Handlungsfähigkeit der Gewerkschaften insbesondere die Aufstellung des gewerkschaftlichen Apparats entscheidend ist.Table of Contents
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IAEA Determination of Environmental Remediation End
Book SynopsisSites with radioactive contamination may require action to protect people and the environment and to enable transition to a different future use. To support environmental management of these sites, this publication presents a process to determine the "end state" of the site to be remediated or being remediated, and implications for the site future use and necessary controls. The approach is intended to assist those responsible for a site in making an informed and transparent decision on what is the mutually agreed end state. It provides a common basis for all stakeholders involved in the decision-making process, who are working on achieving consensus, so that the potential for misunderstanding is reduced.
£25.60
IAEA A Systems View of Nuclear Security and Nuclear
Book SynopsisJointly developed by the lAEA Advisory Group on Nuclear Security (AdSec) and the International Nuclear Safety Group (INSAG), this publication examines the commonalities and differences of nuclear security and nuclear safety, with a view to stimulating new thinking on how the common elements of nuclear security and nuclear safety can be further recognized to enhance excellence in the management of nuclear activities. Although safety and security have a somewhat different focus, they may overlap with each other and have a common goal – protecting people and society. Actions taken to further one activity can have implications for the other. This publication, written for professionals working in the area, focuses on the interfaces between nuclear safety and security with the aim of ensuring that safety and security actions are integrated with each other as appropriate and serve to reinforce each other. It seeks to establish a framework for a more holistic capability to further both safety and security.
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United Nations ADR applicable as from 1 January 2015: European
Book SynopsisThe European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road is intended to increase the safety of international transport of dangerous goods by road. Regularly amended and updated since its entry into force, it contains the conditions under which dangerous goods may be carried internationally. This version has been prepared on the basis of amendments applicable as from 1 January 2015. It contains in particular new or revised provisions concerning transport of adsorbed gases; lithium batteries (including damaged or defective lithium batteries, lithium batteries for disposal or recycling); asymmetric capacitors; discarded packagings; ammonium nitrate and radioactive material; testing of gas cartridges and fuel cell cartridges; marking of bundles of cylinders; and the applicability of ISO standards to the manufacture of new pressure receptacles or service equipment
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United Nations Recommendations on the transport of dangerous
Book SynopsisThe Model Regulations cover the classification of dangerous goods and their listing, the use, construction, testing and approval of packagings and portable tanks, and the consignment procedures (marking, labelling, placarding and documentation). They aim at ensuring a high level of safety by preventing accidents to persons and property and damage to the environment during transport and, providing at the same time, a uniform regulatory framework which can be applied worldwide for national or international transport by any mode
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Canoe Press A to Z of Industrial Relations in the Caribbean Workplace
Book SynopsisThe A to Z of Industrial Relations in the Caribbean Workplace is a revision and expansion of the earlier successful publication of ""A-Z of Industrial Relations Practices at the Workplace"" by George Phillip. It comes against the background of a new era in Caribbean economic history and experience. Designed for both managers and workers in this new order, the A to Z offers useful strategies for understanding and handling absenteeism, strikes, fighting on the job, productivity and wage compensation. It emphasizes that the key to productive and positive relationship between managers and workers is the establishment of mutual trust in the workplace. This new project also recognizes and highlights the modern trend in disputes resolution, the preference for conciliation and alternative disputes resolution methods over litigation. The Caribbean's social and economic history has been fraught with conflict and confrontation, and as such, the region faces a particularly difficult challenge to use a more cooperative approach to resolving industrial relations problems. The Industrial Disputes Tribunal of Jamaica and the Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago have been highlighted for purposes of comparison and contrast. This feature has also been complemented with a selection of industrial relations cases from Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, suitably summarized and analysed. The A to Z is an excellent practitioner's guide as well as reference and guide for academics.
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Information Age Publishing Combating Workplace Violence: Creating and
Book SynopsisToday the threat of violence impacting worker safety and business operations is a major concern. It is crucial that thoughtful violence prevention policies and supporting violence response plans be developed before any incidents occur in order to properly prepare to use, respond, engage, and react appropriately. Once violence begins or ends is not good enough. The threats are real, and the risks must be managed. A violent threat from a current or former employee, domestic violence or relationship violence spillovers, and the threat posed by criminals committing crimes against people and property are concerns for which all organizations must prepare. Incident avoidance is not acceptable – indeed, most likely not possible. Our job is to make it manageable.This book, Combating Workplace Violence, provides a basic understanding of workplace violence as well as prevention policy and plan development in nontechnical terms. The key to the successful development and implementation of a w+orkplace prevention policy is the collaborative proactive leadership of company executives and management and the assistance of a qualified, reputable consultant. While the information and tools contained here are designed to serve as a baseline for any organization's solution to workplace violence, the material is useful to inform and educate any member of an organization. The unique framework (V-REEL®) for analyzing the organization's internal environment to determine what can be done to try to eradicate or reduce workplace violence is especially useful. Ancillaries following each chapter provide additional information and tools to assist your planning. We envision this book being used to inform managers, human resource professionals, workers, and academics in all types of organizations. Hopefully, using the material and framework of this book, more organizations will develop policies, procedures, and practices to prevent workplace violence.
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Information Age Publishing Combating Workplace Violence: Creating and
Book SynopsisToday the threat of violence impacting worker safety and business operations is a major concern. It is crucial that thoughtful violence prevention policies and supporting violence response plans be developed before any incidents occur in order to properly prepare to use, respond, engage, and react appropriately. Once violence begins or ends is not good enough. The threats are real, and the risks must be managed. A violent threat from a current or former employee, domestic violence or relationship violence spillovers, and the threat posed by criminals committing crimes against people and property are concerns for which all organizations must prepare. Incident avoidance is not acceptable – indeed, most likely not possible. Our job is to make it manageable.This book, Combating Workplace Violence, provides a basic understanding of workplace violence as well as prevention policy and plan development in nontechnical terms. The key to the successful development and implementation of a w+orkplace prevention policy is the collaborative proactive leadership of company executives and management and the assistance of a qualified, reputable consultant. While the information and tools contained here are designed to serve as a baseline for any organization's solution to workplace violence, the material is useful to inform and educate any member of an organization. The unique framework (V-REEL®) for analyzing the organization's internal environment to determine what can be done to try to eradicate or reduce workplace violence is especially useful. Ancillaries following each chapter provide additional information and tools to assist your planning. We envision this book being used to inform managers, human resource professionals, workers, and academics in all types of organizations. Hopefully, using the material and framework of this book, more organizations will develop policies, procedures, and practices to prevent workplace violence.
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Oxford University Press, USA Work and Pay in 20th Century Britain
Book SynopsisFrom assembly line to call centre, this volume charts the immense transformation of work and pay across the 20th century and provides the first labour focused history of Britain. Written by leading British historians and economists, each chapter stands as a self-contained reading for those who need an overview of the topic, as well as an introduction to and analysis of the controversies among scholars for readers entering or refreshing deeper study. The 20th century was a period of unrivalled change in the British labour market. Technology, social movements, and political action all contributed to an increased standard of living, while also revolutionizing what workers do and how they do it. Covering a range of topics from lifetime work patterns and education to unemployment and the welfare state, this book provides a practical introduction to the evolution of work and pay in 20th century Britain.Trade ReviewThis is an important and interesting book. The chapters of this book, each written by appropriate experts, dig down and uncover the forces at work and the complex interactions between them. The rise and fall of trade unions, the rise of the service sector, the decline in fertility, the fall and rise of earnings dispersion are some of the dramatic changes which are analysed and explained. Overall, the book builds a picture of the workings of the 20th century British labour market which will fascinate anyone interested in how the world works. * Stephen Nickell, Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford University *The British labor market experienced a series of dramatic transformations in the course of the 20th century. Is the current regime of high employment and wage flexibility here to stay, or is it just another passing phase? Do Britain's arrangements reflect a distinctive historical experience, or might they be emulated by Continental Europe? This important book by Crafts, Gazeley and Newell provides the perspective needed to contemplate these questions. * Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley *This is an important and interesting book. The chapters of this book, each written by appropriate experts, dig down and uncover the forces at work and the complex interactions between them. The rise and fall of trade unions, the rise of the service sector, the decline in fertility, the fall and rise of earnings dispersion are some of the dramatic changes which are analysed and explained. Overall, the book builds a picture of the workings of the 20th century British labour market which will fascinate anyone interested in how the world works. * Stephen Nickell, Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford University *The British labor market experienced a series of dramatic transformations in the course of the 20th century. Is the current regime of high employment and wage flexibility here to stay, or is it just another passing phase? Do Britain's arrangements reflect a distinctive historical experience, or might they be emulated by Continental Europe? This important book by Crafts, Gazeley and Newell provides the perspective needed to contemplate these questions. * Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Living standards ; 2. Structural change ; 3. Manual Work and Pay, 1900-1970 ; 4. Wages and wage inequality 1970-2000 ; 5. Work over the life course ; 6. The household and the labour market ; 7. Women and work 1970-2000 ; 8. The 'Welfare State' and the labour market ; 9. Industrial relations ; 10. Unemployment ; 11. Education and the labour market ; 12. Britain's twentieth century productivity performance in international perspective ; 13. Immigration and the labour market
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Oxford University Press, USA The Mismanagement of Talent Employability and Jobs in the Knowledge Economy
Book SynopsisThe knowledge economy conjures a world of smart people, in smart jobs, doing smart things, in smart ways, for smart money, a world increasingly open to all rather than a few. Glossy corporate brochures present a future in challenging, exciting and financially rewarding jobs for the winners in the competition for fast track management appointments. They also convey an image of enlightened employers actively seeking to diversify their talent pool, reflected in their approach to identifying, hiring and retaining outstanding talent. We are told that the challenge confronting governments around the world is to enhance the employability of the workforce. Every effort must be made to expand access to higher education, dismantle barriers to talent regardless of social circumstances, gender, or skin colour, and to harness human creativity and enterprise to meet the demands of the new economy.The Mismanagement of Talent comes to a different conclusion. Those leaving the world of mass higher education find themselves in a scramble for jobs with rising stakes for the winners and losers. The Mismanagement of Talent examines what determines the outcome of this race when a degree loses its badge of distinction. It shows how some graduates are playing ''the game'' to win a competitive advantage and what really happens in the selection events of leading-edge employers. It also argues that talent is being mismanaged by employers that have yet to come to terms with the realities and possibilities of mass higher education. The Mismanagement of Talent will be thought-provoking and controversial reading for those involved in the recruitment of graduates, and those concerned with the way knowledge-based firms recruit and the impact of higher education policy: Professionals working in university careers services, HRM, training, or recruitment generally; Researchers, academics, or students of Business and Management, Human Resource Management, Public Policy, Education, or Sociology; and Job candidates themselves - the ''players'' and ''purists'' described in the book.Trade ReviewThe strength of the book is its empirical material in support of insightful critiques of our contemporary economy, job market and recruitment industry.Table of Contents1. The Promise ; 2. The New Competition ; 3. What Knowledge Economy? ; 4. War for Talent ; 5. The Science of Gut Feelings ; 6. Players and Purists ; 7. Picking Winners ; 8. The Mismanagement of Talent ; 9. The Great Training Robbery
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