Employment is closely connected to wealth, status, and security and is therefore a subject of interest across a range of academic disciplines. Employment Relations in the United States incorporates a wealth of research material from these different specialties to provide a historical perspective on the American workplace and the evolution of legal policies affecting employment. The analysis follows both a chronological and thematic arrangement, beginning with the importance of management practices, the growth of labor organizations and the impact of collective bargaining on employment institutions, and the subsequent rise of individual employment rights enforced through administrative and judicial means. Through its evolutionary approach, the book explains the fragmented, overlapping, and conceptually confusing regulatory environment governing workplace relations. It offers an integrated approach to such important contemporary policy issues as health care coverage, pensions, and effective dispute procedures. The book provides an analytical framework for an understanding of the unique nature of our labor markets and the role of government, employers, and unions. Key Features Provides students with the historical background they need to understand how the U.S. system developed and how it differs from systems in other industrialized nations Discusses individual employment rights, including protection from discrimination Covers current policy issues in employment, including raising the minimum wage, the growth of a contingent workforce, and privatizing retirement Offers a unique historical and evolutionary explanation of the nature of employment relations As a general overview of contemporary employment relations, Employment Relations in the United States is a perfect supplement to college courses in employment law, human resource management, and collective bargaining. Human resource managers, mediators, and professionals involved in labor relations will also find this an essential reference.
`As one would expect, this is a well-crafted, literate and absorbing account of European trade union development. Established scholars and advanced students will enjoy the discussion of theory and cases' - The Journal of Industrial Relations `[A] detailed and fascinating history of trade unions in the three countries [Britain, Germany, ......
Understanding Qualitative Research and Ethnomethodology provides a discussion of qualitative research methods from an ethnomethodological perspective. Detailed yet concise, Paul ten Have's text explores the complex relation between the more traditional methods of qualitative social research and the discipline of ethnomethodology. It draws on ......
"Public Sector Management" provides a broad ranging overview of the theory and practice of public service management. Drawing together a number of key contributions to the field, it: outlines the social, political and economic contexts in which management has emerged as a crucial issue in the public sector of industrial nations; introduces the major theories, issues and concepts involved in understanding public sector management; analyzes some of the key values, which underpin discussions of the public domain; and examines some of the main challenges in terms of particular strategies, techniques and competencies, which have been proposed for the better management of public services.
"Social Research: Philosophy, Politics and Practice" provides a wide-ranging and critical introduction to the principles of social and educational research. It draws together a key set of readings which offer a broad assessment of the issues of values and practice in social research. Issues explored include: the relationship between quantitative and qualitative methods; positivism, and the role of the natural sciences as a model for social research; the purposes of research - knowledge of the social world, or its transformation; issues of race, gender and power in social research; the politics and ethics of data collection; the validity and relevance of social research. "Social Research: Philosophy, Politics and Practice" is a set text for the Open University course "Principles of Social and Educational Research" (DEH313). The book is intended for students, academics and researchers across the social sciences, education and health sciences.
9/11. Tornadoes. Emergency preparedness. Whether explaining parts per million to a community exposed to contaminated groundwater or launching a campaign to encourage home carbon monoxide testing, an effective message is paramount to the desired result: an increased understanding of health risk. How people interpret and respond to risk ......
Studying the Development of Individuals in Society
Narrative Analysis: Studying the Development of Individuals in Society aims to help researchers and students identify and evaluate the wealth of rationales, practices, caveats, and values of narrative inquiry for understanding human development. A rich collection of chapters articulates diverse, interdisciplinary perspectives within the ......
Solution-focused therapy is an increasingly popular approach, used by practitioners in a wide range of contexts and settings. Illustrating the breadth and depth of contemporary practice, Handbook of Solution-Focused Therapy brings together contributions from leading practitioners in fields such as social work, education and health care to show how ......
This book analyzes the most important and far-reaching cases of the 2002-2003 year from a classical Madisonian perspective. This edition will review, among other cases, affirmative action, sexual privacy, intellectual property, cross burning, commercial speech, and federalism.
