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The Meaning of Work in the New Economy

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  1. Chris Baldry
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  2. Peter Bain
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  3. Phil Taylor
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  4. Jeff Hyman
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  5. Dora Scholarios
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  6. Abigail Marks
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  7. Aileen Watson
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  8. Kay Gilbert
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  9. Gregor Gall
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  10. Dirk Bunzel
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Part of the book series: Future of Work (TFW)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Work Attachment, Work Centrality and the Meaning of Work in Life

    • Chris Baldry, Peter Bain, Phil Taylor, Jeff Hyman, Dora Scholarios, Abigail Marks et al.
    Pages 1-26

  3. Into the New Century: The Changing Terrain for Work and Employment

    • Chris Baldry, Peter Bain, Phil Taylor, Jeff Hyman, Dora Scholarios, Abigail Marks et al.
    Pages 27-49

  4. Organizational Life: The Nature of Work

    • Chris Baldry, Peter Bain, Phil Taylor, Jeff Hyman, Dora Scholarios, Abigail Marks et al.
    Pages 50-84

  5. Organizational Life: The Management of Commitment

    • Chris Baldry, Peter Bain, Phil Taylor, Jeff Hyman, Dora Scholarios, Abigail Marks et al.
    Pages 85-108

  6. Occupational Life

    • Chris Baldry, Peter Bain, Phil Taylor, Jeff Hyman, Dora Scholarios, Abigail Marks et al.
    Pages 109-133

  7. Household and Community Life

    • Chris Baldry, Peter Bain, Phil Taylor, Jeff Hyman, Dora Scholarios, Abigail Marks et al.
    Pages 134-164

  8. Women and Men

    • Chris Baldry, Peter Bain, Phil Taylor, Jeff Hyman, Dora Scholarios, Abigail Marks et al.
    Pages 165-195

  9. Class and Status

    • Chris Baldry, Peter Bain, Phil Taylor, Jeff Hyman, Dora Scholarios, Abigail Marks et al.
    Pages 196-222

  10. Back to the Future? Change and Continuity at Work

    • Chris Baldry, Peter Bain, Phil Taylor, Jeff Hyman, Dora Scholarios, Abigail Marks et al.
    Pages 223-236

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 237-277
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About this book

This book analyzes the multiple levels of meaning which people attach to work today, and the role of work in people's lives. By looking at call centres and software development, the book evaluates some of the claims made for the knowledge economy and argues that defining the work-life boundary is a constant problem for many workers

About the authors

CHRIS BALDRY is Head of Management and Organization Department and Director of the Centre for Human Resource Management at the University of Stirling's Faculty of Management, UK.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Meaning of Work in the New Economy

  • Authors: Chris Baldry, Peter Bain, Phil Taylor, Jeff Hyman, Dora Scholarios, Abigail Marks, Aileen Watson, Kay Gilbert, Gregor Gall, … Dirk Bunzel

  • Series Title: Future of Work

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230210646

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-3407-9Published: 27 March 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-51710-7Published: 27 March 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-21064-6Published: 27 March 2007

  • Series ISSN: 2947-8766

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-8774

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 277

  • Topics: Human Resource Management, Economics, general

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