Managers of Discontent
By: Diane H. Watson
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2018
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9780203990452
Subjects: Sociology; Sociologie
Description: "In today's political climate the status and future of the trade unions are subjects of particular interest. Yet apart from national leaders of major unions little is known about full-time trade union officers. In Managers of Discontent Diane Watson draws on a rich fund of material, based on extensive interviews and observation, to examine the role of trade union officers, comparing them with their managerial counterparts in three industrial sectors. Her lively and interesting interview material, by allowing the people studied to speak for themselves, raises a series of challenging questions about the future of trade unions."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 Industrial Relations Individuals and Occupations  -- Diane H. Watson; title: chapter 2 The Job of the Full-Time Trade Union Officer  -- Diane H. Watson; title: chapter 3 The Job of the Industrial Relations Manager  -- Diane H. Watson; title: chapter 4 Industrial Relations Careers – Officers and Managers  -- Diane H. Watson; title: chapter 5 Managing the Career  -- Diane H. Watson; title: chapter 6 Managing the Job  -- Diane H. Watson; title: chapter 7 Review and Implications -- Diane H. Watson.