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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778895403321

Titolo

Change at work / / Peter Cappelli [and five others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997

©1997

ISBN

0-19-770263-5

1-280-45242-0

0-19-535605-5

1-60256-105-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/06

Soggetti

Organizational change - United States

Corporate reorganizations - United States

Downsizing of organizations - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1. The Pressures to Restructure Employment; 2. Downsizing and Employment Insecurity; 3. Work Organization; 4. Job Training Programs and Practices; 5. Implications for Policy: A ""Skills Gap""?; 6. The Effects of Restructuring on Employees; 7. Conclusions; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; X; Y

Sommario/riassunto

This work shows how the widespread restructuring of American firms - usually resulting in a reduction of the workforce to cut costs - has had a profound impact on the lives of workers. The book explains how the new relationship requires high skill levels, but does not provide training for them.