New directions in the study of work and employment revitalizing industrial relations as an academic enterprise

Charles Whalen's book identifies avenues leading to the revitalization of industrial relations as an academic discipline. The contributors, a stellar assemblage of the field's leading scholars, demonstrate there is much work to be done: the scope and intellectual content of industrial rela...

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Main Author: Whalen, Charles J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham Edward Elgar c2008
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Summary:Charles Whalen's book identifies avenues leading to the revitalization of industrial relations as an academic discipline. The contributors, a stellar assemblage of the field's leading scholars, demonstrate there is much work to be done: the scope and intellectual content of industrial relations need to be reconsidered; academic and social institutions must be reshaped; and new conceptual and practical issues demand attention
pt. 1. Rethinking industrial relations -- pt. 2. Reconstructing institutions -- pt. 3. Reenergizing practice
Physical Description:xii, 250 p ill
ISBN:184720452X
9781848445208
9781847204523