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The main thesis of this study is that the world economy is undergoing a profound structural change that is forcing companies to reorganize their production on a global scale. This is being brought about both through the relocation of production to new...

In this unique text, Christine Doyle provides the student with a cutting-edge introduction to the field of work and organizational psychology. The main focus is on recent changes that have occurred in the world of work, incorporating their causes,...

For centuries we've believed that work was where you learned discipline, initiative, honesty, self-reliance-in a word, character. A job was also, and not incidentally, the source of your income: if you didn't work, you didn't eat, or else you were...

Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides are the recipients (with Peter Diamond) of the Nobel memorial Prize in Economics 2010. They have made path-breaking contributions to the analysis of markets with search and matching frictions, which account...

Expectations, Employment and Prices brings Keynesian economics into the 21st century by providing a new paradigm that explains how high unemployment could potentially persist forever without a little help from the government. The book fills in logical...

Many of the best and brightest citizens of developing countries choose to emigrate to wealthier societies, taking their skills and educations with them. What do these people owe to their societies of origin? May developing societies legitimately demand...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543767Author Mark GrahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

"Ambitious, fast-paced, fact-filled, and accessible."-Science"A compelling case for why achieving the right balance of time with our families...is vital to the economic success and prosperity of our nation... A must read."-Maria ShriverFrom backyard...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838074265Author Michael StrungeFormat PaperbackImprint Nordisk BooksPublisher Nordisk Books

The Clean Clothes Campaign is a worldwide movement that aims to improve the wages and conditions of sweatshop workers. This is the story of their struggle. Large retailers such as Tesco, Walmart and Carrefour lure shoppers in with prices that seem too...

As self-employment and entrepreneurship become increasingly important in our modern economies, Simon C. Parker provides a timely, definitive and comprehensive overview of the field. In this book he brings together and assesses the large and disparate...

According to the UNODC (2015), human trafficking (HT) is the fastest growing means by which people are enslaved, the fastest growing international crime, and one of the largest sources of income for organized criminal networks. It profoundly impacts the...

First published in 1986, this book challenges the notion that the miners' strike of 1984-5 was 'Scargill's Strike'. It shows some of the ways in which the strike, though nominally directed from above, was determined from below by multitudinous and often...

John W. Budd contends that the turbulence of the current workplace and the importance of work for individuals and society make it vitally important that employment be given "a human face." Contradicting the traditional view of the employment relationship...

The papers in this volume examine the conditions and consequences of micro-electronic technology within one or more of various spheres of the labour process.Book InformationISBN 9780333429136Author David KnightsFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint...

As a product of its time, the call centre utilises new developments in telecommunications and information technology to offer cost-efficient delivery systems for customer care. Efficiency, productivity and flexibility are all embodiments of neoliberal...

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A timely, in-depth, and vital exploration of the American labor movement and its critical place in our society and politics, from acclaimed labor reporter Hamilton Nolan.Inequality is America's biggest problem. Unions are the single strongest tool that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398477933Author Stella SticklandFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley Publishers

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788408014Author Alice Morse EarleFormat PaperbackPage Count 506Imprint Heritage BooksPublisher Heritage BooksWeight(grams) 581g

Ladakh, for centuries, has been a land of mystery for the people of many ethnicities. Notwithstanding a rich historical background, Ladakh today is a vastland with its own unique culture and traditions. Known by many names like the Land of Lamas, Moon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528950893Author SJ AspenFormat PaperbackPage Count 398Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788442674Author Heritage Books IncFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Heritage BooksPublisher Heritage BooksWeight(grams) 68g

A practical guide to enjoying every day to its fullest and to making every gesture more self-aware. Gratitude is the first book in a series called "7 Daily Rituals", with the intention to change the readers habits for the better and improve...

Karma, intrigued by his mother's store's name "Karma and Koo", sets out on an adventure to find out who Koo is. Karma soon learns that Koo is not a who but a what, and is in-fact something special that we all have inside.Book InformationISBN...

Newly updated, Adult Development and Aging: Biopsychosocial Perspectives, 7th EMEA Edition incorporates material that the authors, Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Stacey B. Whitbourne, believe is essential to students understanding this rapidly-developing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913378097Author Antonio CanteiroFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Eglantyne BooksPublisher Eglantyne BooksWeight(grams) 156g

A cute series for pre-school children to start gaining more confidence with numbers and colours. In the first volume, children will understand the relationship between numbers and quantity, to learn to count to 100 and to develop their math skills. In...

ASTROPHYSICS The new edition of the popular textbook for undergraduate astronomers, covers the "how" of astrophysicsAstrophysics: Decoding the Cosmos, Second Edition, describes how information about the physical nature of stars and other celestial bodies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912676781Author Magdalena KicinskaFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdPublisher Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988456952Author Christina RicciFormat PaperbackImprint The Media Game LLCPublisher The Media Game LLCWeight(grams) 0g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916109711Author Dave FordhamFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Fedj El Adoum PublishingPublisher Fedj El Adoum PublishingWeight(grams) 210g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913337872Author John TownsendPage Count 10Imprint ScriboPublisher Salariya Book Company Ltd

A delightful and eccentric story about one bird's readiness to share with others. The concept of 'selfless gifting' is told with a simple, quirky humour that makes the simple message fresh and easy to discuss with young readers. The NEW Book Hungry...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912915859Author Lisabelle TayFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint The Emma PressPublisher The Emma PressWeight(grams) 110g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780935995268Author Baldur ThorhallssonFormat HardbackPage Count 198Imprint Cornell University Library, Division of Rare & Manuscripts...

If, in 2021, more than 40 years after the accident that occurred on 27 June 1980, we are still talking about a "mystery", it is because in Italy they have not followed the procedure that all the countries of the world adopt in the aftermath of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913337285Author Tom RatliffFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint ScriboPublisher Salariya Book Company Ltd

Cassandra Fish believes she is out of this world, wearing her orange film-set spacesuit daily in the hope that her absent parents will return and take her back to her real planet. While she waits she accompanies her friends on one last great night out to...

The first edition of English Nettles brought together poems Peter Robinson began writing on his return to England after many years living in Japan. The twenty-three works, evocatively illustrated by Sally Castle, show the poet's ability to catch at...