Employing Bureaucracy: Managers, Unions, and the Transformation of Work in the 20th Century, Revised Edition (Series in Organization and Management)
This volume will be useful for human resources, economics, industrial relations, organizational behavior, and sociology collections. Recommended.—CHOICE Reviews.onlineThe release of this revised edition is a welcome update of this important work. Beyond being a fascinating and well written narrative of the evolution of modern employment relations, Jacoby's book also challenges conventional interpretations of the growing bureaucracy of employment.This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the history of work or seeking to understand the historical basis of contemporary changes in employment. Despite its American focus the book provides many relevant insights to the Australian context, as well as a source of comparative analysis.—Labour HistoryI have long thought that Jacoby'sEmploying Bureaucracyis one of the best (if not the best) books in our field. It is scholarly, well researched, interesting and written so that its important insights are easily accessible to students. Its recent absence from the bookstore shelves was very unfortunate for my students. This new update is great news to me and will be to my students as well.—Walter NordDistinguished University Professor, University of South FloridaReview for first edition:It should be required reading for all students of industrial relations. Moreover, no economist, sociologist, human resource management researcher should be allowed to build theories of personnel practices before reading and absorbing the lessons contained in this important book.—Professor Thomas KochanIndustrial Labor Relations Review