Sociology of Work & Industry Books

New and Published Books

1. Labour Market Economics (Routledge Revivals)

   By D Sapsford

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1981, Labour Market Economics develops the basic economic theory of introductory courses within the context of labour market analysis and applies it both to particular features and special problems of the subject. The author begins by outlining the nature of the area and the...

   Published March 31st 2013 by Routledge
2. No Place Like Home

   Organizing Home-Based Labor in the Era of Structural Adjustment

   By David Staples

   Series: New Approaches in Sociology

   No Place Like Home examines the emergence of home-based women workers as paradigmatic figures of contemporary capitalism, neoliberal governmentality, and socio-political contestation. Far from an isolated or contingent situation, home-based work constitutes today an enormous arena of 'invisible'...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
3. The Sociology of the Workplace (RLE: Organizations)

   Edited by Malcolm Warner

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations

   This volume adopts an interdisciplinary approach. The study of the workplace is approached from the standpoint of industrial sociology, industrial relations, industrial anthropology and other related disciplines. It includes contributions from economists and psychologists as well as from...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Sociology of Work (RLE: Organizations)

   A Critical Annotated Bibliography

   By Parvin Ghorayshi

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations

   This reference volume reflects the changing world of work. It includes research on the various dimensions of work, such as the structure of the labour force, labour market segmentation, technology, employment/unemployment, trade unions, and industrial democracy. This book provides an integrated...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
5. A Sociology of Organisations (RLE: Organizations)

   By J. Eldridge, A. Crombie

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations

   An understanding of the nature and forms of organisation, particularly with reference to industrial societies, is a key area in sociological analysis. This book discusses and explains what concepts to employ and what analytical procedures to adopt as well as conveying a sense of the theoretical and...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
6. Organization, Class and Control (RLE: Organizations)

   By Stewart Clegg, David Dunkerley

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations

   In this volume the authors develop a systematic and chronologically based critique of the major concepts, figures and schools in organization. Themes discussed include: the development of scientific management and the responses of Gramsci and Lenin to it the meaning of Mayo and the Human...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
7. The Foreman (RLE: Organizations)

   Aspects of Task and Structure

   By David Dunkerley

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations

   The foreman is usually regarded as a filter in a chain of command in industrial organizations. In this book, however, the author suggests that this view is not adequate, and he proposes instead a model of analysis which employs a systems perspective. The role of the foreman is seen in terms of the...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
8. The Study of Organizations (RLE: Organizations)

   By David Dunkerley

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations

   In this introduction for undergraduate students, the author surveys the development of the study of organizations from an historical point of view. He studies organizations within the framework of the main schools of thought, looks into the various levels of analysis involved, and considers the...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
9. The International Yearbook of Organization Studies 1981 (RLE: Organizations)

   Edited by David Dunkerley, Graeme Salaman

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations

   The diverse topics in this volume bring together developments in the field of organization studies. Although the approaches are by no means undifferentiated the articles share a commitment to a revitalized organizational analysis, an historically based analysis and one which attempts to understand...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
10. Managing Organizational Change (RLE: Organizations)

    Human Factors and Automation

    By Fred Fallik

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Organizations

    The United States Internal Revenue Service introduced a multi-million dollar program to automate its operations in the early 1980s. This book describes a multidisciplinary study of the experiences of several thousand users in this program, based primarily on questionnaires, observation and...

    Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge