by Adrian Wilkinson (Editor), Adrian Wilkinson (Editor), Jimmy Donaghey (Editor), Tony Dundon (Editor), Alexander Colvin (Editor)
Comprising five thematic sections, this volume provides a critical, international and interdisciplinary exploration of employment relations. It examines the major subjects and emerging areas within the field, including essays on institutional theory, voice, new actors, precarious work and employment. Led by a well-respected team of editors, the contributors examine current knowledge and debates within each topic, offering cutting-edge analysis and reflection.
The Routledge Companion to Employment Relations is an extensive reference work that offers students and researchers an introduction to current scholarship in the longstanding discipline of employment relations. It will be an essential addition to library collections in business and management, law, economics, sociology and political economy.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 502
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08 Jun 2017
ISBN 10: 1138911178
ISBN 13: 9781138911178
International in coverage and exhaustive in scope, The Routledge Companion to Employment Relations is an invaluable resource for all who teach and research on the employment relationship. It brings together a global roster of authors who collectively provide a concise summary of what we know about and how we theorize the changing world of work.
Edmund Heery, Professor of Employment Relations, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK
The Routledge Companion to Employment Relations is a welcome and highly accessible contribution towards advancing knowledge and understanding in the field of employment relations. Its thematic structure facilitates a focused analysis of key issues. Each chapter is written by acknowledged experts in the area, and the work is underpinned by original, independent and up to date research evidence augmented by incisive analysis and commentary. The overall work is therefore a great blend of theory, contextual understanding and original and independent research.
Patrick Gunnigle, Emeritus Professor of Business Studies University of Limerick, Ireland
This is a very timely and authoritative publication on employment relations from a global perspective. The editors are leading authorities from top universities in the UK, USA and Australia. This book will be a very valuable reference work for students, lecturers and practitioners in employment relations around the world.
Russell Lansbury, Emeritus Professor of Employment Relations, University of Sydney, Australia