The Realities of Partnership at Work [electronic resource] /
Upchurch, M.author.
Danford, A.author.
Tailby, S.author.
Richardson, M.author.
A definitive study of partnership at work in the UK, with extensive surveys and interviews in organizations from the finance, NHS and local government sectors. The authors challenge conventional assumptions about the mutual interest associated with partnership, and find evidence of work intensification where partnership has been introduced. .
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on the Authors; Acknowledgements; 1 Partnership at Work; 2 The High-Performance Workplace: Fact or Fiction?; 3 Gambling with Employee Voice in the Finance Sector; 4 Best Value in a Local Authority; 5 Partnership on Prescription in the NHS; 6 Goodbye Blue Sky: Partnership in the UK Aerospace Sector; 7 Whither Partnership?; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A definitive study of partnership at work in the UK, with extensive surveys and interviews in organizations from the finance, NHS and local government sectors. The authors challenge conventional assumptions about the mutual interest associated with partnership, and find evidence of work intensification where partnership has been introduced. .
Personnel management.
Human Resource Management.