{"product_id":"managerial-control-of-american-workers-9781476664996","title":"Managerial Control of American Workers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Today, surveillance and regulation of employees are pervasive at all levels (except the highest) in a wide variety of American workplaces. Digital information systems have become important tools of managerial control. The constraints built into these systems by so-called business process reengineering are a continuation of scientific management principles developed during the late 19th century. Additional means of control have included employment-based welfare capitalism, and human relations and corporate culture approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book provides fresh insight into various practices of managerial control from the 1880s to the present and their effects on work organization and quality, and worker skill requirements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The author highlights current developments--including those focused on highly skilled knowledge workers--accounting for enhanced automation, offshoring and related changes in the production and distribution of goods and services.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040398901591,"sku":"9781476664996","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/managerial-control-of-american-workers-9781476664996","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}