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Autore |
Jacoby Sanford M. <1953-> |
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Titolo |
Employing bureaucracy [[electronic resource] ] : managers, unions, and the transformation of work in the 20th century / / Sanford M. Jacoby |
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Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004 |
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Edizione |
[Rev. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (330 p.) |
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Collana |
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LEA's organization and management series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Personnel management - United States - History - 20th century |
Working class - United States - History - 20th century |
Bureaucracy - United States - History - 20th century |
Labor unions - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previous ed. has subtitle: Managers, unions, and the transformation of work in American industry, 1900-1945. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-298) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; Employing Bureaucracy; Introduction to Revised Edition; 1 The Way It Was: Factory Labor Before 1915; 2 Systematic Management and Welfare Work; 3 Vocational Guidance; 4 Problems, Problem-Solvers, and a New Profession; 5 Crisis and Change During World War I; 6 A Different Decade: Moderation in the 1920's; 7 The Response to Depression; 8 Another Great Transformation, 1936-1945; 9 From the 1950's to the Present; End notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Deftly blending social and business history with economic analysis, Employing Bureaucracy shows how the American workplace shifted from a market-oriented system to a bureaucratic one over the course of the 20th century. Jacoby explains how an unstable, haphazard employment relationship evolved into one that was more enduring, equitable, and career-oriented. This revised edition presents a new analysis of recent efforts to re-establish a market orientation in the workplace. This book is a definitive history of the human resource management profession in the United States, showing |
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