Managing to change?
Subtitle: British workplaces and the future of work
By: Michael White ... [et al.].
Contributors: White, Michael Reginald Maurice, 1938-
Series: The future of work series
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Labor market -- Great Britain; Organizational change -- Great Britain; Industrial organization -- Great Britain; Personnel management -- Great Britain; Globalization -- Economic aspects -- Great Britain; Employees -- Effect of technological innovations on -- Great Britain
Other titles: British workplaces and the future of work
Description: "This book offers a view of where British workplaces are heading during the first decade of the 21st century. Based on detailed evidence collected from managers at 2000 workplaces, it builds up a picture of the realities of change at work, which is by turns reassuring, alarming and disconcerting. The assessment begins with a review of the four major pressures for change upon organisations, then applies this framework to structure and explains the new trends emerging. These include, on the positive side, the growth of 'intelligent' flexibility, the renascence of corporate careers, and greater freedom from the office. But there is also a darker side, with Big Brother surveillance growing, family-friendly policies spluttering to a stop, a downsizing by no means dead. What then are the overall prospects for British employees? And is British business effectively managing to change? This book provides the authoritative answers."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-209) and index.