America at Work : Choices and Challenges / / edited by J. O'Toole, E. Lawler

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961617103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2006
• ISBN: 9786611365790; 9781281365798; 1281365793; 9781403983596; 1403983593
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2006.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (X, 355 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LawlerEdward E; O'TooleJames
• Disciplina: 334.0973
• Soggetti: Personnel management; Office management; Human Resource Management; Office Management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-348) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Part 1 Quality of Worklife of Americans -- 1 Working Alone: Whatever Happened to the Idea of Organizations as Communities? -- 2 The Transformation of Work in America: New Health Vulnerabilities for American Workers -- 3 Restoring Voice at Work and in Society -- 4 Work and Family in America: Growing Tensions between Employment Policy and a Transformed Workforce -- 5 The Effects of New Work Practices on Workers -- 6 Trends in Jobs and Wages in the U.S. Economy -- Part 2 Careers in the New American Workplace -- 7 Is Education the Answer? Trends in the Supply and Demand for Skills in the U.S.Workforce -- 8 Bringing Careers Back in…The Changing Landscape of Careers in American Corporations Today -- 9 The Shifting Risk for the American Worker in the Contemporary Employment Contract -- 10 Itinerant Professionals: Technical Contractors in a ; Knowledge Economy -- 11 The Changing Employment Circumstances of Managers -- 12 Changing Career Paths and their Implications -- Part 3 Organizational Effectiveness -- 13 The Value of Innovative Human Resource Management Practices -- 14 The Economic Impact of Employee Behaviors on Organizational Performance -- 15 Global Sourcing of Talent: Implications for the U.S.Workforce -- 16 Shared Capitalism at Work: Impacts and Policy Options -- About the Contributors -- Notes -- Combined References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: A companion to The New American Workplace , which is co-published with the Society for Human Resource Management and the Centre for Effective Organizations, this volume contains original articles and groundbreaking research, on workplace issues in America today from leading scholars in the fields of business, management and human resources.