Just Work [electronic resource] : Narratives of Employment in the 21st Century /
Michelson, G.author.
Ryan, S.author.
Exploring major questions such as what people want from their work and why, Just Work discusses both new and enduring themes, examining to what extent this is accounted for by a changing environment of work since the 1970s.
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Cover; Contents; Forewords; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Introduction - Reflections on Work; Narrating work ; A note on organisation ; 1 What Has Happened to Work?; Developments at work; Summary; 2 Growing, Making and Delivering Stuff; Tony, bus driver; Jason, geological technician; Fred, software engineer; Michael, heavy machine operator; Russell, marine operations manager and Paul, marine engineering manager; Patrick, horologist; Lynne, dairy farmer; Donald, farmer and house renovator; 3 Selling and Serving; Savannah, shop assistant; Brooke, sales assistant; David, sales associate
Paul, publicanAlba, image consultant; 4 Helping People; Weihui, registered nurse; Luwigi, business systems manager; Arindita, public servant; Desiree, training and development manager; Anna, emergency physician; Natasha, national recovery coordinator; Robert, migration agent and director; Cynthia, human resources director; 5 Protecting People; Hugh, chauffeur; Samir, security and hospitality; Tim, police inspector; Edward, financial planner; 6 Informing and Entertaining; Katrina, playwright; George, marketing manager (communications); Melissa, production manager
Janine, children's entertainer7 Work - In Progress; What does work mean?; To be continued ...; Appendix 1: Participant Characteristics; Appendix 2: Author Narratives; References
Includes bibliographical references.
Exploring major questions such as what people want from their work and why, Just Work discusses both new and enduring themes, examining to what extent this is accounted for by a changing environment of work since the 1970s.
Management.
Personnel management.
Organization.
Planning.
International business enterprises.
Office management.
Business.
Management.
Human Resource Management.
Organization.
International Business.
Office Management.
Popular Science in Business and Management.