Lindsay Hamilton Contemporary Issues in Management (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Contemporary Issues in ManagementCondition: NewEAN: 9781783470013ISBN: 9781783470013Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 06/27/2014Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmContributor: Laura Mitchell (Edited by), Anita Mangan (Edited by), Lindsay Hamilton (Edited by)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1783470011Description: This book is for upper-level students, managers and academics who are interested in exploring the 'messy reality' of the contemporary workplace and in considering how things might be done differently. In particular, it offers a critical perspective on organisational behaviour and the sociology of work. By challenging common sense ideas about management, this textbook offers an up-to-date view of the complex problems and dilemmas facing managers and workers in the contemporary world. Providing a fresh analysis and overview of several core themes, the chapters focus on applied ethics, social issues, diversity, continuity and change. Theoretical reflections are combined with detailed ethnographic studies to offer both breadth and depth. Individual chapters present studies on issues as diverse as teleworking, apprentices, paternalism, migration, animal charities, factory work and farm work. Underpinning all of these studies is a sense that the world of work could be a better place and that students, practitioners and tutors all have an obligation to question the assumptions in business and management. Key features include: Original in-depth qualitative casesCritical approachNon-standard work situationsPresents lived experience rather than 'model' or 'idealised' problemsFocus on context, understanding and interpretation of complex situationsExamples of a variety of management practiceDiscussion of management issues in wider philosophical and political context Contemporary Issues in Management would be suitable for those studying organisational behaviour, management, ethnography and sociology of work. The book will also be of interest to the general reader with an interest in developing a broader awareness of contemporary management.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Business & FinanceTopic: Society & Culture, Social SciencesAuthor: Lindsay HamiltonRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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