Commitment to work and job satisfaction : studies of work orientations / / edited by Bengt Furaker, Kristina Hakansson and Jan Ch. Karlsson

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Disciplina: 658.31422
• Soggetto topico: Job satisfaction; Work ethic; Work - Psychological aspects
• Altri autori: FurakerBengt <1943-> HakanssonKristina KarlssonJan <1948->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Commitment to Work and Job Satisfaction; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. The Relevance of Studying Work Orientations: Bengt Furåker, Kristina Håkansson and Jan Ch. Karlsson; 2. Theoretical and Conceptual Considerations on Work Orientations: Bengt Furåker; 3. Declining Work Centrality in Western Europe: Myth or Reality?: Frans Hikspoors, Tómas Bjarnason and Kristina Håkansson; 4. Work Orientations in Western Europe and the United States: Tomas Berglund ; 5. Work Attitudes, Employment and Work Mobilization: A Comparison between Anglo-Saxon and Nordic Countries: Bengt Furåker6. Work Attitudes in Low-Status Occupations: More than Instrumentalism: Ylva Ulfsdotter Eriksson; 7. Administrative Service Work, Occupational Identity and Work Orientations: Much-discussed Problems and Underrated Strengths: Anette Karlsson; 8. The Development of Attitudes to Work in Sweden: Birgitta Eriksson, Jan Ch. Karlssonand Tuula Bergqvist; 9. Employee Satisfaction, Exchange Paradigms and Community versus Autonomy in Employment Relations: Dan Jonsson ; 10. Work Attitudes in a Crisis: Tómas Bjarnason11. Temporary Agency Workers and Organizational Commitment: Kristina Håkansson and Tommy Isidorsson; 12. Work Travel: Stimulating or Stressful?: Bengt Furåker; List of Contributors; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: People's work orientations and attitudes to paid work are highly important for the welfare of any country. Still, little is currently known about how such attitudes are distributed among different countries, men and women, classes, occupations, age groups and so on. Even less is known about how work orientations have changed during the dramatic social transformations of economies and labour markets during recent decades. What happened, for example, to work orientations in Iceland when the country went bankrupt? The answer is quite surprising. Or, is it true that work is losing its position
• Titolo autorizzato: Commitment to work and job satisfaction
• ISBN: 1-136-48522-8; 1-283-45890-X; 9786613458902; 1-136-48523-6; 0-203-13588-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790450003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Management, organizations and society (London, England) ; ; v. 16.