What's the point of studying business from a social perspective?
Mark Erickson, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, School of Applied Social Science, University of Brighton
Harriet Bradley, Professor of Sociology, University of Bristol
Stephen Williams, Principal Lecturer, Human Resource and Marketing Management, University of Portsmouth
Carol Stephenson, Senior Lecturer, University of Northumberia at Newcastle
Acknowledgements
p. viii
Illustration credits
p. ix
Introduction
p. 1
Understanding societies: from capitalism to post-industrialism
p. 30
Societies and change: globalization and the knowledge-based economy
p. 50
The nature of work
p. 78
The meaning of work
p. 113
Changing organizations?
p. 144
Managers, workers and behaviour in organizations
p. 173
Social divisions and inequalities
p. 199
Work, community and action
p. 233
Conclusion - looking to the future
p. 260
Glossary and abbreviations
p. 272
References
p. 284
Index
p. 296
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