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UNINA9910783213503321 |
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Titolo |
The globalisation of labour counter-coordination and unionism on the internet [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors: Margaret Greico, John Hogan and Miguel Martinez Lucio |
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Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-50937-6 |
9786610509379 |
1-84544-735-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (140 p.) |
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Collana |
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Critical perspectives on international business ; ; v. 1, no. 2/3 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GreicoMargaret |
HoganJohn |
LucioMiguel Martinez |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Globalization |
International economic relations |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Foreword; Introduction; The advent of open source unionism?; Union renewal, union strategy and technology; Globalisation, collective action and counter-coordination; Recovering experience, confirming identity, voicing resistance; The networked union? The internet as a challenge to trade union identity and roles; ICTs, distributed discourse and the territorialisation of labour: the case of Balkan trade unionism; Information and communications technology use in British unions; Unions and cyber-activism in South Africa; Epilogue |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Traditional trade union structures have been slow to realise the capabilities of new information technology in respect of the globalisation of labour. Yet the co-ordinative capabilities of international labour with the advent of the Internet are radically enhanced as the actions of workers in the international transport sector demonstrate. |
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